It had been some years since I had been to Cincinnati, so I decided to head to my favorite neighborhood of the city for dinner, Mount Adams, and wanting to get a view of the city, I decided to eat at the Celestial Steakhouse. With a location on the edge of Mount Adams, Celestial does offer one of the best views of downtown Cincinnati, as its big picture windows face west toward the skyline. As for the food, I was somewhat disappointed. The filet mignon was very good, but the baked potato was dry and not at all soft, and while such a criticism might seem petty, at Celestial’s kind of prices, everything should be perfect. More disappointing was that the management has decided to replace the usual jazz music (which would have been very appropriate for the ambiance and setting of Celestial) with a rock-oriented pop group.
There had been coffee bars on Mount Adams the last time I was there, and there is still at least one, called the Bowtie Cafe, which was open, although not at all crowded. They serve Intelligentsia Coffee, as well as a small selection of baked goods and foods.