Every now and again you find a place that you just love, everything is perfect, the atmosphere, the food, the service. Those places are gems. It is a must see. Easily quality enough to be in any major city in the world, but tucked away in little old Cedar Rapids, I am thankful.
Justice Marti
My favorite restaurant in town! Great food and amazing service
EmilyEmily D.
This place is awesome! We got a tour from the owner, wow has she done a lot of work. Furnishings, decor, fixtures were all amazing! I cannot wait to see how this place unfolds for her! She has plans to add a coffee shop and an ice cream parlor! The owner was amazing, she gave us cheesecake and samples of her focaccia bread, breakfast shots on the house! We loved our cocktails, bees knees, cate's meow, coconut martini. Cannot wait to try cheesecake! We will definitely be back. Her menu sounds amazing, we will be back
Keith Simmonds
I hate giving negative reviews for small businesses, but if a business is making mistakes I'd rather tell them so they can fix it. Please also note that this was during the pandemic and nothing is normal right now.The service was excellent, however the menu is very limited.The parmesan truffle oil fries were delicious (but a little greasy).The smoked chicken fajitas where pretty bland and the queso had split (was grainy)
Bernie Crump
Very few places in CR have a nice quiet patio to have a quality cocktail ?
Sarah A.
This place is absolutely amazing. The food is the best around. The atmosphere and dicore make the dining experience so much better. The staff make you feel welcome. I appreciate how clean and friendly everyone is. Definitely a place that's a must try!
Priyanth Manjooran
Went a month or so ago but forgot to review. Nice atmosphere and great food. Also, the cheesecake is amazing!!
Carly Fleming
Yummy hand crafted drinks and a cozy, unique basement bar. We had a great night!
Mike W.
My wife and I had heard really good things about this place and after reading a bunch of reviews and comparing options we decided to give it a try for Valentine's Dinner before a show at The Paramount. We arrived right on time for our 6 pm reservation. (Show was at 8 and less than a mile away). Our first clue of the night was walking in and standing at the hostess table for 5 minutes before an employee recognized our presence. Then the very nice hostess gave us 3 options of where to sit. 2 options were living room chairs with a coffee table between them. We chose an actual table in a room with lighting brighter than an autopsy room. We sat at our table for a dozen minutes before our server arrived. Andrew. We ordered our drinks and appetizer. The Valentines menu was "fixed" with limited options and $135/ couple. We knew that going in and were ok with it because we had heard such good things. Drinks arrived 10 min later and appetizers 10 min after that. We were now 30 min in and Andrew took our order for main course. We started to get nervous about time and told Andrew we needed to leave in an hour. No problem Andrew replies. 20 minutes later Andrew brought our salads. He never asked us which dressing we wanted and never brought the bread that was on the menu. 10 minutes later he came back and tried to take our order. Remember, he had taken it 30 minutes earlier. Oh yea, Andrew said. 10 minutes later he came back for our second round of drink orders. 14 minutes later I received my drink and my wife didn't. Bar is backed up Andrew said. 730 comes, no main course had arrived and we speak to hostess and say we are leaving. They charge us for what we've eaten, we don't leave a tip and we will NEVER be back. We moved to Cedar Rapids from Phoenix 18 months ago and have visited over 50 different restaurants. This is BY FAR our worst experience.
Vamsinadha Reddy Mallavaram
It's a nice little place to hangout with friends for a few drinks. Their food is also really good.
AMAZING food and drinks! Flavor of the food tastes like it is homemade. New cheesecakes weekly for dessert that are definitely a specialty. Cosy atmosphere. We highly recommend this place!!
Duroje Gwamna
Love the good food and the amazing people that run this great establishment. Well worth the experience and familial, speakeasy setting
Pegi Anton
Great service, bar tender made a special request drink. Had the chicken marsala. Very good!!! Will go back again. ?
Aaron Connolly
Disclaimer: normally I leave pretty good reviews.
Paul Desmond
Oh my gosh what a gem this place was! The environment was cozy, comfortable and done fairly well. The service and dynamic family team was amazing, easy to converse with and enjoyable to have. Let me get to the food, AMAZING. No need to have a Cheesecake Factory like menu when all you do is execute the options you have to perfection.
Every now and again you find a place that you just love, everything is perfect, the atmosphere, the food, the service. Those places are gems. It is a must see. Easily quality enough to be in any major city in the world, but tucked away in little old Cedar Rapids, I am thankful.
My favorite restaurant in town! Great food and amazing service
This place is awesome! We got a tour from the owner, wow has she done a lot of work. Furnishings, decor, fixtures were all amazing! I cannot wait to see how this place unfolds for her! She has plans to add a coffee shop and an ice cream parlor! The owner was amazing, she gave us cheesecake and samples of her focaccia bread, breakfast shots on the house! We loved our cocktails, bees knees, cate's meow, coconut martini. Cannot wait to try cheesecake! We will definitely be back. Her menu sounds amazing, we will be back
I hate giving negative reviews for small businesses, but if a business is making mistakes I'd rather tell them so they can fix it. Please also note that this was during the pandemic and nothing is normal right now.The service was excellent, however the menu is very limited.The parmesan truffle oil fries were delicious (but a little greasy).The smoked chicken fajitas where pretty bland and the queso had split (was grainy)
Very few places in CR have a nice quiet patio to have a quality cocktail ?
This place is absolutely amazing. The food is the best around. The atmosphere and dicore make the dining experience so much better. The staff make you feel welcome. I appreciate how clean and friendly everyone is. Definitely a place that's a must try!
Went a month or so ago but forgot to review. Nice atmosphere and great food. Also, the cheesecake is amazing!!
Yummy hand crafted drinks and a cozy, unique basement bar. We had a great night!
My wife and I had heard really good things about this place and after reading a bunch of reviews and comparing options we decided to give it a try for Valentine's Dinner before a show at The Paramount. We arrived right on time for our 6 pm reservation. (Show was at 8 and less than a mile away). Our first clue of the night was walking in and standing at the hostess table for 5 minutes before an employee recognized our presence. Then the very nice hostess gave us 3 options of where to sit. 2 options were living room chairs with a coffee table between them. We chose an actual table in a room with lighting brighter than an autopsy room. We sat at our table for a dozen minutes before our server arrived. Andrew. We ordered our drinks and appetizer. The Valentines menu was "fixed" with limited options and $135/ couple. We knew that going in and were ok with it because we had heard such good things. Drinks arrived 10 min later and appetizers 10 min after that. We were now 30 min in and Andrew took our order for main course. We started to get nervous about time and told Andrew we needed to leave in an hour. No problem Andrew replies. 20 minutes later Andrew brought our salads. He never asked us which dressing we wanted and never brought the bread that was on the menu. 10 minutes later he came back and tried to take our order. Remember, he had taken it 30 minutes earlier. Oh yea, Andrew said. 10 minutes later he came back for our second round of drink orders. 14 minutes later I received my drink and my wife didn't. Bar is backed up Andrew said. 730 comes, no main course had arrived and we speak to hostess and say we are leaving. They charge us for what we've eaten, we don't leave a tip and we will NEVER be back. We moved to Cedar Rapids from Phoenix 18 months ago and have visited over 50 different restaurants. This is BY FAR our worst experience.
It's a nice little place to hangout with friends for a few drinks. Their food is also really good.
Restaurantji Recommends
AMAZING food and drinks! Flavor of the food tastes like it is homemade. New cheesecakes weekly for dessert that are definitely a specialty. Cosy atmosphere. We highly recommend this place!!
Love the good food and the amazing people that run this great establishment. Well worth the experience and familial, speakeasy setting
Great service, bar tender made a special request drink. Had the chicken marsala. Very good!!! Will go back again. ?
Disclaimer: normally I leave pretty good reviews.
Oh my gosh what a gem this place was! The environment was cozy, comfortable and done fairly well. The service and dynamic family team was amazing, easy to converse with and enjoyable to have. Let me get to the food, AMAZING. No need to have a Cheesecake Factory like menu when all you do is execute the options you have to perfection.