mesh on mass avenue

this place is my heaven on earth. i've been here once with my parents and once with my boyfriend. each time i really enjoyed my meal and experience at mesh. my dad said the shrimp and grits was top five all time that he has ever had (and he is difficult to please). i always get steak and it's always wonderful. wine selection is fabulous. this is a great place to eat for a special night downtown.

in all fairness i ordered the tuna tartare. to me it's one of the easiest things to make. theirs was insipid. wasn't confident enough to try anything else

really fabulous. my new favorite indy restaurant. server was one of the best i've encountered in a long time. food was exquisite. everything was absolutely delicious.

miller's farm amish chicken. this is one of the best dishes i have ever had.

chicken salad. nothing to write home about but yummy


-----22 dec, 2014-----

salmon tartine. the mayo didn't get to the fish--stuck on the bread

soso good. great food and amazing service! thanks jesse for taking care of us.

we had an incredible experience here for dinner. we dined outside by the fireplace. my husband and i shared the brussel sprout salad. he chose halibut for his main course and i had the filet on special. it was amazing and our wine and beer selections also very good. it is a must try if you are in the downtown area. great nightlife within walking distance for after your meal.

very good. good service. lots of very good dishes.

superb in every way.. i have written over 920 restaurant reviews to date and out of all of those, only 13 of them had wow'ed me to the point of me declaring/voting them as my "favorites." mesh is now number 14 on my list.

mesh, you did everything perfect last night. from the person being kind and caring in my reservation process to all 3 people at the hostess stand quickly shutting up and giving us their full attention when we walked up to our excellent, excellent server whose name i can't remember for the life of me. the whole evening was excellent. first, on sunday nights they apparently have all of their wine bottles 50% off. schweet. however, the one thing that made me scratch my head that night was that the wine menu was already cost-adjusted to represent the half off savings. a california chardonnay, which our server declared was a "steal" because other places in town were selling this particular bottle for up to $300, was now just $36. we looked it up online and sure enough, it was running anywhere from $76 to $140, so i'll be darned, he was right.

up next, the appetizer came out which was a sort of bruschetta smothered with goats cheese, arugula and blackberries. excellent flavors. then came the coupe de grace with my wife getting the crabcake and myself getting the ny strip steak. i didn't realize how much i love ny strip steaks over ribeyes lately, but this place confirms the tender and juiciness are all still there. the sauce on the top was semi-sweet, but went perfectly with the great beefy flavors. the waiter happily obliged my request of substituting potato puree ( a fancy way of saying mashed potatoes) with the bleu cheese mashed potatoes. these things were absolutely terrific as well. not too strong, not too weak, just right. the fritters (all two of them) were the star of the show even with so little of them and i'd love to learn how to make them.

the perfect finale to our meal was that although we politely declined dessert (our secret agenda included going to graeter's afterwards), our perfect waiter brought us the bread pudding dessert anyway saying that we couldn't leave without it. compliments of the house. this was such a kind and thoughtful gesture and it was almost as if he knew my wife lusts after bread pudding in the first place. crazy. of course it was excellent and amazingly, he said that they used graeter's ice cream on top of it all! it was almost too good to be true.

our bill came to a high $114 or so, but it was worth every penny. there was nothing i would change and nothing that they could do better as everything was already the best. i'd come here every day if i could and mesh is one of indianapolis' few gems in fine dining.

delicious. the miller's farm amish chicken was outstanding. had a try of the steak frites and it was excellent as well. we split the chocolate terrine and bread pudding for dessert. both were very good. excellent choice for dinner on mass ave.

mesh is a mess!!!! decor and service was outstanding! after that not so much.they brought out beautiful warm bread with an exotic dipping sauce, the problem is that was the best and most exciting part of the meal, for lack of a better word the food was just pedestrian and not worth what they charged. burgers were bland and boring. my dish was some kind of pre- made entree that they just added a boring sauce to. my advice they need to rework the menu

excellent service. i can't say enough good things about the service at mesh. one member of our party uses a wheelchair, and the staff at the restaurant not only went well out of their way to accommodate us (calling ahead to help us navigate mass ave, reserving parking, opening doors, making sure seating was in the right spot, and even offering to wash the diner's special utensils) but also served us a great meal along the way. when a restaurant makes its guests feel this special, we'll definitely be back.

good food great atmosphere. i had the halibut which was perfect and gf had white chedder cheeseburger which was also very good. it really is the atmosphere that sets this place apart. beautif building and lighting was perfect - dim but not too dim. price was a steep for what you get but is appropriate for the area. we were well taken care of service-wise.

yum!. loved it! everything we had was excellent. layers of flavor. highly recommend.

liked due to wonderful wine list and great service from lunch bartender. will be back for sundays 1/2 price bottles.