Russet

It was our first visit to Russet and it was fantastic! It has a lot of character, the staff is friendly and engaging. I enjoyed the porkchop, which was cooked perfectly, paired with tasty mushrooms and potatoes. The dessert was artistic and delicious. I would recommend it to anyone that enjoys farm to table cuisine.

Fantastic! Fresh ingredients and great combinations of flavors. Pasta dishes were amazing and vibrant. Main dishes were excellent as well (my branzino and mussels dish was crazy good!). It's a smaller place which was very nice for conversation. Our waiter Tony was so kind and sweet. We stayed for about 3 hours and had a fantastic time.

Russet was on our short list of BYOs to try and perfectly fit into a randomly-free Tuesday night. The location is fun being located in Center City on the first floor of a brownstone and has a clean, calm design. The service was good and personable. The menu was nicely varied and offered seasonally-focused dishes. While we enjoyed the experience, it was shy of ideal mainly due to both of our entrees tasting too salty and the accompaniments not being a strong fit for the protein of those dishes (my scallop dish more so than my wife's beef dish).

Been here twice. Loved both. Cozy BYO venue. No fixed menu. The chefs create their food according to seasonal availability of local ingredients. The daily menu is short but there's plenty of options, with several appetizers, entrees (meat and vegetarian options) and desserts changing daily. They also have charcuterie made in-house, which is outstanding. I also had the chance to host a private event here, and their willingness to adapt to your requests, and commitment to high levek of service made it the perfect venue for our event. The private room in the back is really nice and has a private terrace where you could host a cocktail or toast if weather allows it. Totally recommended!

Man, this is a cool restaurant. It's small and tucked away BYOB in what looks like a regular apartment building. The atmosphere is eclectic but fun and the food, oh man the food. I came here for restaurant week and loved each course. It is more on the pricey side of things but its status as a gourmet restaurant is firmly established.

Favorite BYO in Philly! Fantastic, creative food. Constantly changing menu based on fresh ingredients chef finds personally. Hosted the rehearsal dinner for my wedding and an extended party afterward. Of every vendor we worked with for the wedding, they were the most helpful, responsive and generous. Please support these wonderful people and have a great time!!!