It doesn't look like much from the outside, but it's a really classy joint. The interior dining room makes you feel like a million bucks. The service and the food formed an elevating experience, worth every penny. We truly enjoyed this culinary journey and appreciated the excellent service by all of the staff! Looking forward to visiting again soon!

Terrific seafood focused restaurant run by Chef Mark Grosz. All the fish is wonderfully prepared and other dishes are equally delectable. The bouillabaisse is a favorite of my husband's I lean towards the fish preparations. Save room for dessert. It's worth it!

Credit to Chef Mark, Pete and Braulio who totally spoiled us with phenomenal food and attentive, professional service. Their playlist is another thing that hit the spot besides your appetite. Start to finish, it was non stop surprises. If you are a wine person, you'll spend hours to explore their wine selection. Fresh oysters, beet goat cheese salad, swordfish, lobster, scallops, lamb.. all is too good to be true. You can't miss it

Great food and excellent service. All the food was hot, fresh, and simply delishes. Staff was incredibly nice. Clean. Indoor and outdoor seating.

It was our first experience in fancy restaurants in Chicago. And it was fantastic. Love food, love atmosphere, love servers. All aspects were very high quality. But you need to know that tips are necessary in this place, just not to be surprised.

Very nice restaurant with an emphasize on sea food! Good idea to purchase the Groupon 5-course tasting menu option in advance, which can save you a 100 dollars. If not purchasing anything else other than the tasting menu, the total price is about 70 dollars per person (Groupon purchase fee included). Not like other French restaurants, you will get really full here😄

My absolute favorite restaurant in Evanston!! The chef/owner Mark is top notch and the staff is always accommodating! The food is excellent and never disappoints. The wine list is out of this world! I have never seen a list so extensive or well curated. Please go. Especially if you want to impress your date! You will thank me later!

Excellent excellent excellent! Exceeded expectations in every way. The 5 course tasting menu was so perfectly flavored - definitely going to be our new go to nice dinner restaurant! We had the the salmon tartare amuse bouche, lobster salad, peach sorbet palate cleanser, sea bass, and a pumpkin and chocolate cream dessert. It was all delicious!! In addition to amazing food. the team there was just lovely and thoughtful. We throughly enjoyed ourselves. We will return and highly recommend it to others!

We had dinner there, food was great I have nothing to say about that 5 stars. Sea food dishes are the best of menu also the surprise dessert (chocolate mousse) is the best I have tasted. Prices are incredible expensive compared to other restaurants of same category. Decoration of place is not bad but doesn't match with prices 3 stars.

Wow, just wow. Amazing food, amazing presentation. Great ambiance for a romantic dinner. For the first time ever, we asked a chef to come to our table after our meal and gave him an ovation. We don't drink alcohol, so while the wine list is impressive, we can't comment. A MUST-SEE!

Classy restaurant in Evanston with high quality cuisine. Servers were also spectacular! Restaurant is family owned and operated, with Chef Mark Grosz and his wife, Renee Andre. The chef came out several times during the evening to personally check on patrons. For saffron lovers, I highly recommend the bouillabaisse. Family enjoyed the Salmon, Walleye and Filet Mignon. We also ordered quite a few desserts (not pictured as the family dove in before I could snap photos 😂). For a group of 6 we spent $750 including tip so expect to dish out some cash for a full experience. This is not a place you can skimp.

Made reservations for a celebratory family dinner. We were greeted by Harry, the Hospitality Mgr and promptly seated at our table. Not for a moment did we want for anything. Upon being seated we were immediately asked for our desired libations , water and bread were promptly served as well. The specials were offered, orders taken, wine tastes inquired upon and suggested wine pairings made. I must say that we were ALL most impressed with our selections. Food was absolutely phenomenal and the service spectacular. We were personally checked in on by Owner and Chef Mark Grosz, several times throughout our experience. The experience left us all wanting for words. You will not be disappointed, Oceanique not only delivers on food and service but it delivers the complete experience of what fine dining should always be.

Omg what a great experience. The food was incredible the service astounding. Now I went on a Groupon ,dont laugh at the groupon, now the only bad thing is they shouldve listed in the fine print about having to pay 40 for a tip is mandatory and you will need to factor that in bc wuth the tip and drinks it was almost an additional 100 yes for the tip n drinks. N I only had two. So I gave it a like but had I known about that ahead of time wouldve loved it.

This restaurant by far was an amazing experience. The food and service were very good.

I would give Oceanique 4.5 stars. I attended Evanston’s version of Chicago’s Restaurant Week with a couple of friends. As always, the fish was prepared to perfection. The house appetizer and pate were delicious, and the in between courses sorbet a welcome touch. The chef occasionally comes out to exchange a few words with the mostly tipsy and aging crowd, a very nice gesture. The place is old school, not a bad thing, but the decor, carpet in particular, could use a revamp. The nostalgia is nice but feels a bit melancholy. Perhaps that’s the half star, which is so subjective, ambiance, but also the prices for small portions, though the place seems to take pride in that exclusivity… but then upgrade the flooring please 😬 (to be fair, one of my companions loved the lived-in old school vibe). This review is based on a January 2023 visit.