The food is quite good. I like the way the menu is structured, it makes it more fun for groups. It is a fun atmosphere, although like most places in OTR it can be quite loud.
The quality of the food is immediately apparent, from when the first dish lands on your table to when the very friendly service sees you off at the end of the night.
Grilled octopus was delish! Could have used a bread like item to sop scoop up!
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Wrong To Compare Siblings, But............... While I had very little good to write about Senate, Abigail Street's older brother, its sister restaurant was excellent and innovative. Fortunate to find a place at the bar, this place is packed all the time, I was the only one at the bar and wondered if the OTR neighborhood was evacuated due to another suburban invasion. I guess I just hit it at the right time. The older bartender was friendly, with no attitude, and was informative about the food and cocktails. Abigail Street had the pervasive small plate menu, restaurant trends are like a brush fire, with preparations representing what they called street food from around the world. I have seen this street food concept done first in Denver, then New York, Chicago and Miami with mixed results, but Abigail hit the mark. I tried about eight different dishes, and they were all tasty, interesting, and prepared with care. The Chorizo stuffed dates had just the right amount of caliente, and the restructured untraditional Borek was delicious. It reminded me of the Boreks served at the Serbian restaurants in Milwaukee, but with a modern twist. Ingenious! I had seconds on the Batata. The only let down was the Gnocchi, which were a bit heavy for my taste.
Abigail Street's decor is a bit lighter then next door, and I found it more pleasant, but there is nothing special in its narrow, claustrophobic design. The room is styled for maximum profit. Perhaps I was just lucky, hitting Abigail on a quiet evening, but thankfully, it appeared to lack the "taken with itself" vibe of Senate. I just wish these restaurants would take reservations in order to accommodate some of us older NDY folks, who find waiting at a packed bar physically uncomfortable. If I could get in, I would eat at Abigail often and with pleasure.
Cincinnati's Best. I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite among the bourgeoning food mecca that is Cincinnati, but if I had to choose I'd have to go with Abigail Street. The ambiance is amazing, the service is excellent, the food and wine selections are world class. The restaurant has a strong Mediterranean and seafood slant, with all of the options served as large tapas. The Grilled Octopus has to be tried. Cooked to succulent perfection, this normally tough meat melts in your mouth, crusted with a perfect amount of spiced fried chickpeas. The Gnocchi is excellent as well, little pillows potato perfection cooked in plenty of butter with pieces of asparagus and mushrooms. I could go on, but you will really need to just try it for yourself.
Great date night. Food was delicious (we had the dates with chorizo, beat salad, artichokes, and scallops. We were stuffed.
Our server Brad was friendly and attentive but not while giving us plenty of space.
My dinner companion was very impressed.
Great date choice.
Sophisticated, Delicious Food. Abigail Street is a cool spot in OTR that featured some of the best individual dishes in the city. We had the Chorizo Stuffed Dates, Ricotta & Local Honey, Batata (potatoes, coriander, cilantro, smoked paprika, garlic, lemon), Lamb Sliders, finished off with amazing Turkish coffee - a unique experience in itself. Everything was great - go with a group and enjoy the tapas style food, trying as many dishes as possible. The Batata was my absolute favorite item.
Great!. Had been to Abigail Street a couple of times and liked it, this time returned with a friend who had just had a less than pleasing experience there. They outdid themselves. We shared the beet salad, outstanding. We had a potato dish with an aioli that was really good. The lamb meatballs with polenta were fantastic! I could only eat one of the two that are served, took the other one home. A friend with us has to eat gluten free and I was very impressed with the waiter's knowledge of what was ok on the menu for her. He was also very sensitive to some of the aspects of gluten free, asking her if she could eat something that came out of the same fryer as a gluten dish. The service was excellent. We had a bottle of the wine special for the evening, a Malbec that was pretty great, too! My only drawback would be the sound level, very loud but not much to be done about that!
Good, but for a price. A good friend of mine came into town to visit and meet up for dinner. Her and I decided to try somewhere new in OTR and chose Abigail. I must start with the service, it was amazing. The man who waited on us was attentive without being annoying and joked with us when we joked with him. He also offered good and thoughtful suggestions when asked. The food all tasted good, which is why I indicated that I liked the place. What I didn't like was the price for portion. I understand going to eat in OTR on Vine street will cost me more than most places, but I spent damn near $100 on a meal for 2 people that left me feeling less than full. With only 1 glass of wine each, that just doesn't seem reasonable. I would love to go back and have more plates for less money and leave full, or spend the same amount and get a full plate. They have entree prices for tapas, and that just isn't sustainable long term.
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Perfect. My first trip to Abigail St and definitely not my last! My best friend from Belgium was in town and an admitted food snob, that travels internationally on a regular basis. He had seen reviews and wanted to come here and we were not disappointed. We had the shrimp, hangar steak and octopus.. And then another order of the shrimp- it was that good. We had the best table in front of the kitchen, which gave us a great view of the chefs at work and a bit more privacy then the dining room tables. We were lucky enough to have a waiter and waitress, both of which were awesome- engaging, helpful and put up with us :) The chef brought us out a surprise dish of a phenomenal sweet corn soufflé which was to die for (apparently our back and forth banter was somewhat entertaining) and I was happy to be able to share some lovely Belgian chocolates with all the staff before we left.
This is probably the best dining experience I've had in a number of years and look forward to my next trip back to Abigail St!
This is tapas style, but I don’t think that the plates are that small, so be careful when ordering. Really good vegetarian options. The broccoli, peach and tomato salad, and falafel are excellent. I also really like the short rib. Great service and atmosphere.
We tried half of the things on their menu and everything was fantastic. The ambiance was great, food was delicious, drinks were great and the service was top notch. Definitely going there again.
This is one of the must visit places when you are in Cincinnati. I have been here a few times and have never had a thing to complain about. Great atmosphere and such flavourful food. They have a number of vegetarian friendly dishes also. You definitely should get their Hummus and the Falafel. Service is top notch.
Had a wonderful dinner here. Great meal all around. We got three plates for 2 adults - the honey ricotta, broccoli and the short ribs. All of them were fantastic! Everything was so good, I forgot to take pictures of the other dishes.
For dessert we had the baklava and Turkish coffee. It was excellent, not as sweet as most.
One of the best restaurants in the city. The food is always incredible and the service is amazing. Their menu has some longstanding favorites and then they switch it up. Right now, I highly suggest their bacon wrapped dates and short rib! The waiter was fantastic. He coursed out the meal perfectly and refilled our wine glasses without me even noticing. Love this place!
Abigail Street in OTR Cincinnati offers an excellent atmosphere with a friendly staff. The sharing portions are great, allowing you to try a variety of delicious dishes. The location is conveniently close to a parking lot in OTR, making it easy to access. Great hummus pita and beef short rib dishes. If you’re a bourbon fan, their custom recipe drinks are excellent. Highly recommended!
My new fav Cinci restaurant! Great mediterranean food with sharing style tapas portions that, surprise surprise, are really good size! Baklava is a MUSST! Short rib, gambas, broccoli, enjoyyyy and come baack
My wife and I were in town for a wedding and our local friend booked us a reservation here. We were blown away at how good this place is! From food, service, to atmosphere, this was definitely one of our best dining experiences in recent memory. Everything was 5/5 and I will be coming back next time we’re in town.
Had the most amazing server, Sarah! She knew the items on the menu that had dairy (I can't eat dairy), she wore a mask (I noticed most servers were!), and was overall super friendly. We sat outside and felt very safe. The food... Amazing! We had the octopus, some type of seafood bisque, and chicken hummus type kabobs. Everything was fabulous!!! I will be craving this place now!!
Update: second visit just as delish! My top fave. Their hummus is top notch!
I’m from out of town. Abigail Street was recommended to me by several friends of mine. Hands down, it is one of the best meals I have ever had in a very long time. The food was phenomenal! Service was excellent - attentive and friendly. Our server answered all of our questions and was super knowledgeable about the menu and the concept. I would visit Cincinnati just to eat here again.
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