The Provinces

Great quick spot for lunch during a conference. I tried the Mediterranean gyro salad. It was large, and the favors were great. Kitchen was a little slow, but it was the lunch rush.

This hotel is stunning! I stayed here while in town on business and had dinner here last night. They have quite a large menu with lots of options on it from seafood, steak & pasta to bar burgers and fries. I had the crab cakes which were okay but not the best I have ever had. The service was wonderful!

As a Hilton Honors member I have travelled throughout the US and stayed and eaten at several Hiltons. This was my first time eating at the Hilton in Frontenac and it didn’t disappoint. We went for Christmas Brunch. Upon being seated there was a large basket full of fresh baked goodies. The cheese Danish was divine. We then helped ourself to the buffet as the waitress was making our mimosas with fresh squeezed orange juice. The shrimp cocktail was jumbo sized shrimp. Their smoked salmon was delicious especially mixed on a fresh bread with their goat cheese. The prime rib was cooked perfectly with a nice subtle horseradish sauce. The buffet was very impressive with such items as biscuit and gravy, French toast, eggs Benedict, a very tasty ham, prime rib, spinach ravioli, grilled salmon, fresh potatoes cooked two different ways, breads, and a huge dessert table full of home made pies and cheesecakes. I was very happy and full when I left. I certainly will be making reservations again next year!

We had brunch at The Provinces yesterday morning. The service was excellent and the price has not increased since we first went several years ago. Pretty much everything else had gone downhill. This is a seafood restaurant, but the peel and eat shrimp were tough and chewy. This was a brunch, and the coffee was really awful. We decided that it was because they weren’t using enough of it. My fiancée loved the Thai chicken wings and I thought the breakfast items, with the exception of the biscuits and gravy were fine. Biscuits = dry and hard. Gravy = no sausage flavor. The desserts were good, too; but the breads were dry and the roast was fatty. Not a particularly enjoyable experience.

Pretty good standard hotel fare. The executive lounge is closed for renovations, so they have moved the benefits to the bar area. Nice enough… Free appetizers and snacks in the bar area during the evening. Also the breakfast buffet is nice and has a good healthy mix for a quick breakfast. All in all, a good hotel restaurant…

You can order from the Bar Menu or the Dining Room Menu since on a Saturday night the dining room was closed at 6 P.M. That should have told me something. I have nothing against bar food when properly done.
I ordered two appetizers, as none of the entrees was in the least bit exciting or appealing. The Calamari was a generous portion, but was so heavily battered you cannot taste the squid. The remoulade sauce was very good.
The worst experience was Clam Chowder. I should have known better, but this was perhaps canned, it had the consistency of milk, my bowl had 2 or 3 clams and a couple of squares of potato. At least it was served hot.
My wife had frozen ravioli’s that came from a good supplier, but if it is on your menu, I think the kitchen should be able to make the item.
We were a party of 11, and the grille was empty when we arrived. The server was good, until she got swamped. The bar tender, busboy and manager had to take orders. At least she refilled water glasses once during the 2+ hours we were there.
2 in our party were not served with the others at the table, they had to wait another 10 minutes.
Pretty disappointing for a pricey menu.

This year we decided not to hassle with cooking Thanksgiving dinner opting to eat out. What I was expecting and what I received were completely different. The meal was outstanding, carved Turkey was still moist, prime rib was cooked perfectly. Along with the traditional Thanksgiving meal they had traditional brunch items with the best eggs benedict I’ve had in many many years. There were enough choices to satisfy anyone’s taste. In my opinion this is one of the best kept secrets in St Louis County. Never did I anticipate that after this meal I would be writing a raving review but the quality of food and excellent service left me no choice. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone wanting an upscale brunch experience.

We were exhausted from traveling all day and decided to try the hotel restaurant. We both had the Reuben and it was excellent. The fresh made pub chips were delicious. We ate at the Bar and Grill mainly because the dining room was freezing cold! The service would have been better if our waitress had not also been tending the bar, however, I would go back.

Hotel restaurants can be really bad. One of the reasons, I imagine, is the constant turnover of patrons, and the sense among staff that there are no regulars, with everyday a new landscape of mysteriously high expectations.
My experience of Provinces was unusual, but pretty good. I entered the door off the back parking lot, and immediately was engaged in conversation by a guest, who seemed lonely for attention, and in five minutes told me more than I intended to hear, more than I needed to hear after a 45-​minute drive w/​no caffeine.
Once settled at my table for eight, I enjoyed the pot of hot coffee, and conversation with tablemates. Service was a little slow, but the fact that our party arrived over the course of 30 minutes probably confused the server. Once it arrived, the food was very good, like four-​star good, more than I expected for an early morning hotel breakfast. My advice: tell the server up front exactly when you want to order, and how much time you have before you need to leave. Servers seemed friendly enough, and think would do their best to accommodate requests.

Not a lot to choose from, the only fish they had was tilapia so that is what I ordered. The meal was good; however, overpriced! If it is late and you are already in for the evenings would recommend — But, if you have time or several in your party there are better places in the area.

Nice place ate at the bar. Service was great and the place had a very comfortable feel. The food was OK, but not bad. Typical hotel food. I would go back if my plan were to stay in at the hotel. Great place for a drink before going out to dinner. If you need to stay in the area this Hilton was very nice. I would recommend it and will return. Ciao

My friends and I have been going to new brunch spots around STL monthly, and the Provinces has been my favorite of 2012. We made reservations on a Sunday AM and we had a groupon type of coupon (which we used without a problem or snooty look, for those of you that have gotten those before, you know what I mean!) and our waitress was excellent.
We started off with their special homemade orange juice which was fantastic, then we headed over to the buffet. Let me just say that this spread put most buffets to shame! There was a mixture of breakfast and lunch choices, I think I made 3 trips up there! The food was fantastic, everything was fresh and rotated out of the buffet as things ran out, got old, etc. and their omelet station was wonderful. I left completely stuffed and satisfied, so happy we decided to take a chance on a ‘deal of the day’ groupon!

This restaurant is located inside the Hilton Frontenac. I went here for Sunday brunch. They have a fairly extensive selection: cold pastas, potato salad, cheese, smoked salmon, fruit, warm foods (salmon, tilapia, prime rib), breakfast foods (cheese blintzes, waffles, French toast, grits, eggs benedict), dessert (German chocolate, cherry pie, bread pudding), etc. Most of the dishes were not very well executed however; the waffles, cheese grits, and cherry cobbler were the notable exceptions (that’s like a 12% success rate if you’re mathematically inclined). Basically, if you prioritize quantity over quality, this place is for you. Although when I’m in the mood for that, I prefer IHOP myself. The ambience is dark, depressing, empty, and outmoded. The décor is sort of French countryside meets plantation.

The Sunday buffet has a lot of good options: prime rib, cheese blitz, breakfast potatoes, cocktail shrimp. The entire service was really good only thing that might need some updating is the ambiance. Would recommend this place!

Sunday brunch is fantastic. Food (especially the prime rib) and staff are wonderful. No negatives here. Margie V.‘s reveiw is right on target.

Who knew? Not me. Now, I do!
Thanks to Travel Zoo, we found a restaurant that we did not know exsisted, We redeemed a voucher I bought for $ 29 for a brunch for 2. Normal price $ 55. This brunch was a buffet.
One buffet table had huge, cleaned (devined), and peeled shrimp. An array of FRESH fruit (pineapple, honey dew, cantelope, red grapes, and strawberries), pastries such as muffins, danish and bagels. An array of salads.
There were two tables of hot food. One with entrée items such as Baked Chicken, Tilapia, Salmon, roasted potatoes, mixed vegetables, and assorted breads. The other offered breakfast items such as waffles, bacon, sausage, breakfast potatoes, biscuits and gravy, Eggs Hollandaise, and fruit filled crepes.
The fourth table had a carving station that included Prime Rib. A gentleman was standing by for you to” create your own omelet”.
Lastly, there was a bounty of desserts. Carrot cake (oh, so delish), cheesecake, several other types of cakes, and pastries.
This also included Coffee, Mirmosa, Fresh Strawberry-​Orange juice and Water. Each table is given there own beautiful stainless hottle of coffee… love, love, love this! No waiting for coffee.
The restaurant is located inside the Hilton of Frontenac. It screams *old money* with its ornate, dated décor. I was mentally stripping the wallpaper as I ate. However, with that said, it was beautifully maintained.
On to the staff, this is an eccletic group. Our server Niecey (sp?) was a very gregarious gal with a good sense of humor and a great personality. She joined in on our laughter and provided her own material to keep us grinning throughout the entire stay. Ice water, coffee, and juice was kept filled.
I like presenting my coupons/​vouchers upon ordering to prevent any problems with any restrictions. I noticed many tables with the Travel Zoo voucher and our service did not lack… no coupon attitude here;).
Stupid side note: All the while was writing this review I had the soundtrack from Storage Wars playing in my head…“MONEY OWN$ THIS TOWN”…lol