"Limited menu but okay food. Really liked the vibe of the place and how cozy it felt inside. French toast was decently good and I liked the berry compote. Personally didn’t like the fresh market fruit due to it having an onion aftertaste and some of the fruit not being the freshest. Coffee was okay but I did have to add quite a bit of sugar to mine to get rid of the bitter taste. We did have a wait at the door even though there was no line (there was no greeter at the door and were questioning if we had to go further into the place to find someone who worked there). The wait was a bit of a bummer and it seemed like they were somewhat short staffed and behind on getting orders."

"Truly have loved this place since my first visit! The ambiance is very chill but more elevated than a local pub. The food is stellar. Everything I've had here, I've enjoyed - from the cheese curds to the crab pasta, to the martinis and crisp beer selections, but overall THE BURGER! I usually sit at the bar, as I often come here for a solo end of week wind down. Cici the bartender is so lovely and brings a pleasantly welcoming, yet cool and casual vibe that I enjoyed engaging with. Def a stable pub with excellent food."

"Adjoining the Study Hotel on the campus of the University of Chicago in Hyde Park is a restaurant named Truth Be Told (“TBT”). Our recent visit was deeply disappointing. Upon arrival, there was no greeter and no clear view of the dining room, leading to an awkward and unnecessary wait. Service was extremely slow—25 minutes for water, over an hour for food, and long delays for both black coffee (15 minutes) and a cappuccino (20 minutes). The open kitchen revealed chefs without hairnets, raising concerns about hygiene. Most disturbing was the loud obnoxious waitress, who adopted a performative, stereotyped persona with us as a Black couple—behavior she noticeably toned down when serving the white woman next to us. Her inappropriate comments about her “Black baby daddy” were offensive and unprofessional — no kidding she thought it was okay to chat us up like that! There was a positive— Spinach & English Cheddar Quiche: Egg Custard, spinach, English cheddar cheese, shallot, garlic, served with a mixed green salad. The pastry puff the quiche was prepared in was a huge surprise (not described on the menu) and it made for an outstanding unique quiche, but also resulted in an hour long wait for our meal. Our waitress did not think to tell us the dish took an hour to prepare when we ordered it. When it was finally ready the other routine breakfast had not been prepared! (“Study Breakfast” — Two eggs, sausage, home fries, wheat toast). Even when they finally brought the food out it was short the side of bacon that I ordered! The oysters were served with a magnificent pickled beetroot and champagne mignonette, but were tiny in size and definitely not worth $5 an oyster! BTW $5 for a cup of simple black coffee is downtown prices — $2.95 at Salonica’s a few blocks away! Jasmine Y. “Very disappointing experience,” Elaine H. “Slow service,” and MATT T. “Our dinner experience … was poor and disappointing” all describe my experience which is in stark contrast to that of one reviewer who stated that he can’t say enough about his positive experience at TBT. I will not likely return for breakfast—maybe a cocktail at the bar."

"TLDR; worst hotel restaurant I’ve had in ages For pub food I never expect fish fish. It’s always been a fish(?) But for shepherds pie. It definitely isn’t soup. 😭 let alone without cheese. Lights are so dim the moment 8pm happens. It adds to the /Club/ vibes. And prices. A simple side of fries is still clawing about $9. If you’ve got choices; I’d still pick anywhere else. To top it off. Absolutely understaffed. One man and his busser tackling a whole room. He was absolutely phenomenal for how overworked he was. There should have absolutely been a second server."

"Truth be Told was absolutely amazing! My server Andrea(I love her) please be sure to ask for Andrea you want be disappointed The atmosphere freaking amazing! The service was omg awesome! The food & drinks is delicious and I’m not exaggerating I swear coming here made me love Chicago even more I’m definitely coming back to see my girl!! Memphis to Chicago"