We got their price fix Japan menu and it was delicious! The salt bread was great, light and airy. Other standouts include the shrimp skewers and mushroom onigiri. The broth in the onigiri was perfect and balanced the crispy rice really well. Atmosphere was nice and chill, really great for a date or a group dinner read more

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We came here from out of town based on a local recommendation for a good date night. I was not expecting attentive service and next level foodie options. I ordered the On The Fluer cocktail, the olives, focaccia, yellowtail carpaccio, potatoes, carrots and Chicken Cordon Bleu. My partner's cocktail of choice was the taxman. The flavors of the cocktails were balanced and natural. The small plates were out of this world. The olives unexpectedly nutty and warm, the focaccia perfectly crispy on the outside pairing beautifully with balsamic and olive oil. The stand out for us were the potatoes served with an aioli. I believe the top note was paprika but couldn't place the other flavors - my date was excitedly recommending the dish to all nearby tables. We considered ordering a second one but for small plates the sizes were generous and we were satisfied. We rounded out our dinner with a buttered rum drink, which nearly had the consistency of crème brûlée. Everything had been so gorgeously prepared that I regret not being the kind of person who likes to take pictures of food. Cannot recommend enough for a special event or date night. Real gem here. read more

Bloom - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Roanoke, Virginia

I had a great time at bloom! It is a unique restaurant and really does live up to the hype. I went here for my husband's birthday and we ordered the chef choice which is plenty of food for the both of us. Their charcuterie selection was also very good and their cocktails were well made as well. I am glad that I made a reservation because it is such a small place. I will definitely be back here once they get a new menu to try something different. read more

Let's get this straight from the start - as a beekeeper, farm to table dinning is my preference. I was in Roanoke for the weekend, selling honey. I asked ChatGPT to give me the top five farm to table restaurants in the area. I landed here due to the perceived ambience via photos on both Yelp and their website. I was NOT disappointed! Enjoyed the Niçoise salad to start. Perfect replica of my experience this past summer in Paris. Tart with amazing texture. It's a home run. Next up were the panisse - everywhere in France where we experienced these we were quite disappointed with dryness. Not the case here. They are moist and delish!! Third corse - the beef skewer - perfect. Meat should always be served medium rare for optimum flavor. This comes from the kitchen demonstrating their true talent for perfecting a meat service. It can easily be cut with a butter knife. I mean come on!!! Any farmer would be so proud to see their beef served like this! The green beans are incredibly charred in this dish adding a deep flavor complexity that's is delightful on the palette and when accompanied by the carrot hummus makes the dish sing. Dessert - why not at this point!!?! They were offering panna cotta after all....different- a twist on the normal that made my pallet confused at first but then humbly wanting more!! Well done! Overall I wish I could give this pace beyond 5 stars and here's why - the kitchen has a relatively open structure. If you're curious about how a place operates it's always a combination of front and back of house. BOTH make a place happen and only both make it great. Front of house staff were personable and just lovely. But back of house. You can see the dishwashers from the bar. No hidding. Diligent and committed. When there was a need for speed you could see their dedication - sterilizing each plate and getting it ready for the next guest. No one abandoned post. They were present and ready to execute. Continuously. You can watch the expediting openly. That's a TEAM. That's what makes a restaurant really work. Kudos!!! read more

Took a long weekend to visit Roanoke, VA and had dinner at Bloom the first night here. Wow - what a cool spot with delicious food! We didn't have a reservation and the place is pretty small but they were able to seat us at the bar immediately. Awesome bartender/server was friendly and knowledgeable about drinks and the menu. We ordered the whipped goat cheese feta, focaccia bread plate and beef skewer. Every dish was fantastic! They were the perfect portion for a light dinner. Would recommend this place 100 times over! read more

My husband and I visited Bloom for a date night and had a great time! We decided to be adventurous and try their menu that night that featured "A Taste Around Asia" (menu attached). The food tasted absolutely amazing, but unfortunately, we did find a piece of hair in our Roti and had to ask for it to be exchanged. Our waiter was super kind about it, and we also received an apology from someone in management as well. Overall, the food was great and we definitely would return to try other items on the menu. For this visit, we sat inside, but the restaurant also has seating outside in the back which offers a great variety of places to enjoy your meal! read more

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Bloom is not your tipical kind of restaurant. Yet people gravitate to it all the time. Maybe in search of a haven to go to, alone or with close family and friends to enjoy an evening of gourmet food and an amazing dining experience. This restaurant is not big in size but in quality of food and extraordinary customer service. It has a reputation of always being full and because of this there is a need to make reservations early to successfully be able to have dinner there. And that is precisely what I did and was pleasantly surprised with what I found. I arrived at the restaurant just in time of the reservation I had made for last Wednesday evening at 5:00 pm. When I arrived I found a relatively small building with a small restaurant front with a few red bricks, a glass door entrance and two windows one on each side of the door. High above on the right side one can see a non-ostentatious sign with the name "bloom" in lowercase white letters surrounded by a green neon light that captures your attention, especially the darker it gets outside as the sun retires for the day in the horizon. Inside I found a clean organized environment with exposed ceiling painted white; a green counter in front of the bar in the back and of the open kitchen on the right side. The few tables and booths are light colored wood. An there is also a counter facing the windows with some comfortable high chairs. As I arrived an elegantly dressed host gave me a warm welcome and showed me to my table. Starting with her and all the other employees I immediately noticed an unprecedented attention to detail, teamwork, hospitable attitude, and joy of life and work. My server Ginny greeted me with a big smile and warm welcome. She has a wonderful personality and did an excellent job in explaining to me the kind of restaurant this was, the menu, and answered my questions about individual menu items. This restaurant and wine bar is specially tailored to start with a drink or glass of wine, and then enjoy a few tapas from the menu, small in size but large in presentation and flavor. This is the epitome of gourmet fine dining cuisine. The gran finale being an amazing dessert. For a drink I ordered from the Not With Alcohol Menu the Cinna-Mon. It was a creative drink with a mixture of pineapple, lemon, lime, and orange, as well as a ritual NA rum. For the tapas dishes I ordered the Happy Rangoonies, the Shrimp "Caesar," and the larger size of the Beef Skewer. I enjoyed every single bit of them all, savoring each dish and the moment. For dessert I ordered the "Chocolate." It was simply extraordinary. You can read about what it contained from my photograph of the menu and admire it's presentation from my photographs included with this review. It was the perfect "Gran Finale" of an amazing dining experience. I highly recommend this restaurant to all food and drink enthusiasts out there. You will be happy you followed my advice, and will never forget this amazingly memorable culinary dining experience! read more

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Outstanding dining experience! Came on a Fri night just before 6PM and the place was already pretty full. We were able to get seated (without reservation) in the "speakeasy" area....aka a separate dining room next to the main dining area. They're playing albums (yes, you heard right) for background music which was unique and created an enjoyable environment and allowed for great conversation with my bride :) They had decent beer selection (Union Jack IPA :). We ordered the Horiatiki Salad ($13), Pide Flatbread ($13) and full entree of Flounder ($34). All of our choices were simply fantastic and exceeded our expectations! The flatbread was a little on salty side which some may not enjoy :) Service from Ginny was really prompt and super pleasant! If we lived in town this would be a frequent "go to" spot for us. read more

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Excellent quality food, service and ambience. Our breakfast was prepared expertly and served with great attention.Great experience!

This is a small venue but cozy and charming. We sat in the main dining room which was nicely decorated for Christmas. The host took our jackets when we arrived which was nice to not have to lug them around. The wine list was fair and varied with several lower price point options from well known viticultural appellations from all over the world. Our party ordered the swordfish, a small charcuterie board, the focaccia, an autumn salad and the vegan veggie and rice bowls. All were small which was expected and fairly priced with the exception of the vegan bowls which were $23 for a simple small bowl of veggies and a couple sticks of rice. For not having any meat and by the look of it I thought that price point was high but the other dishes were fairly priced and very tasty. The salad was okay, the greens were a bit limp/wet and I regretted not getting something else instead even though the portion of the salad was larger than all the other dishes we ordered. The service and the potatoes were excellent and the ambiance was inviting. read more

Bloom - Autumn Salad - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Roanoke, Virginia

Eclectic menu, very nice staff, and delicious tastes from front to back, Bloom made for a memorable anniversary dinner. We chose Bloom on a recommendation and got a very early (5:00) reservation for the next night. They open exactly at 5:00; I am habitually early, so we walked to the river and back to kill time. Upon entering, the music was very loud, but was turned down once we were seated. Booths are for parties of 3 or more, so we had one of the six doubles in the center of the room. Bloom is small, and once it filled up it got quite noisy so don't expect an intimate dining experience! As mentioned, the menu is unique with lots of options. A lot of non-meat dishes, and we had many questions. They were all handled with polite, patient answers describing what made the items unique. We had a charcuterie with four options (choose from 8), plenty of nice cheeses and sides. Very tasty, nice start. We ordered the beef skewers and NC sea bass. Both were tasty, offered tastes that complemented the proteins, and just enough to fill us. Dessert was mango sorbet and a tart-like pastry with a very tasty filling. French-press coffee rounded it out, and we had a very satisfying meal. Not inexpensive but worth the price. Only negatives? The loud environment made conversation difficult, and I was forced to drink Woodford Reserve because they don't serve Jack Daniel's! A definite high recommendation and we will return! read more

All the positive reviews were dead accurate. This place is legit. The waitress, Jenny, is a shining star. The beet salad, potatoes, pork loin, sea bass, and carrot cake were absolutely wonderful. read more

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We sat at the bar and enjoyed happy hour wine as well as non-alcohol cocktails. Both were great! Appetizers were wonderful. I'm an olive fan and theirs were great! Loved the bartenders too! Cool vibes all around. read more

I had made a res for Saturday brunch for 6 but 3 friends couldn't make it. We were set up in the lounge- no problem. Our host Michael took us to our table and removed a table for 2, which made our seating perfect. Wait staff very friendly and efficient. Cocktails and food were delicious- especially the potato crust quiche topped with salad and the oven roasted potatoes and BLT! Can't wait to go back! read more

Food 8.5 + ambiance 5 + value 6 + service 7 = overall 7.3 / 10 (good) I would eat at Bloom again in a heartbeat. The food was just that good. The food. The food. Did I mention the food? Everything you want in food. Attention to flavor combinations. To texture combinations like chew and crunch and smush and smooth. Even size and shape combinations, like heaping, delicate spirals; languid leaves; spirited, sprinkly seeds. FRESH and CREATIVE ingredients. These are not the same thirty ingredients you get prepared roughly similarly everywhere. And color and presentation--Bloom definitely ascribes to "We eat with our eyes." The lettuces in the "Lettuces & Beetz" were, bizarrely, and wonderfully--luscious? I can't believe I'm describing a lettuce as luscious. The "Potatoes Aioli" had the most delicate crisp crusts with mush nuggets inside. The "Beef Skewer" came on a motley bed of perfectly grilled little vegetables of variegated flavors. The "Bocadillo" (a Spanish sandwich, new word for me) did not wow like every other dish, but it was more filling, and, understand, it was in some stellar company. We ended with the "Chocolate." This is a large dessert. You can share this. There were at least three different main elements - a soaked sponge cake, super creamy hollow Easter bunny fragments (OK, probably not actually Easter bunny), and I don't know what they did with that whipped cream, or even if it *was* whipped cream - all strewn with crunch crumbs of, what, mocha Oreo LOL?, again I don't know, and topped with straws of candied lemon. My favorite parts of the ambiance were the food preppers behind the counter, which is front-and-center in the dining space, and the aprons and garb of all the staff, "casually"-carefully coordinated in minimalist shapes and muted colors. The space itself is a bit cold for me, physically and emotionally, and also sound-wise. A bit of a cacophonous din. I would have LIKED to hear the details the server was sharing as she put dishes on our table. The dining room seemed to get darker earlier than it should in the evening, too. Our eyes had to adjust to the sunlight when we stepped out the door leaving. And of course you can't see the beautiful food as well as you'd like when it's too dark. We noticed large patches of paint drooping off the ceiling over the bar area - cover your drinks! Dinner for two, including four small plates, one dessert, and no drinks, came to $88, tax and 20% tip included. read more

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The place is quiet for such a small venue. The service was excellent. My drink was never empty and the staff were more than happy to answer questions about the menu and the meals. As far as the food goes, my words fail to convey the delicious and delightful taste and textures that each course presented. I wish I had, had the presence of mind to take more photos of the food but I was caught up in the moment and only snapped shots of the deserts. Been in Roanoke 5 yr now and wish I had made the trek to eat here way sooner. Will definitely return and highly recommend you make it a point to try it when you can. read more

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Food and drinks are great but patio bar is not. The metal seats are sooo uncomfortable and the bar has this scratchy plastic fake plant covering that hits your knees. If you're in a dress or shorts, you'll need to put a napkin over your knees and on your lap. Very poor design! read more

We had to find a last-minute venue for a group of 20+, and the staff at Bloom could not have been more accommodating and welcoming. Chef Nate immediately came up with a fantastic food spread within our budget, Stephanie the GM coordinated everything seamlessly, and Ginny our server handled all of us warmly and professionally. The North Carolina ham sliders were memorable, the patatas bravas were some of the best I've had, and they have great wines even at the lower price point that we needed to fit within our budget. Ambiance of their outdoor backyard space was great. Food was great. Wine was great. Craft cocktails were innovative without being fussy. I was in the restaurant business for a long time and it takes a lot for me to gush about a place, but I simply don't have enough superlatives to describe how thrilled we were with our experience. Can't wait to come back next time we're in town. read more

Always an excellent dinner at Bloom. Love the fact they are always changing the menu. Great quality and good times read more

This is the best food I've had in a LONG time. It might be one of the five best restaurants I've ever eaten at. The food is artful, fresh, and so flavorful. Everything is like nothing you've ever had before, and it feels like culinary exploration. I got such a sense of place from the dishes, and it was all gorgeous. As a vegan, I was so impressed by their approach to making the vegetables the stars of the plates. I wish all food was like this. It was flawless. read more

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Really wanted to have a better experience but... I won't share too much about my specific visit since it would be telling of who I am and I'll unfortunately have to visit again since others in the group like the location. We had reservations but at 1 hour in we were made aware we would need to leave within the hour for the next reservation. Makes it difficult to enjoy a long meal with multiple purchases from numerous folks while feeling rushed. The wine list is a joke. I'm a snob, but one wine in particular was so bad I sent it back. Still paid for it Pricing as a whole, on a very limited menu, is remarkably high for the space and portion. In the future I'll eat in advance and sip the one wine I enjoyed. read more

Bloom - Boasting high end but still serving PBR was comical. Wine list was sad. - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Roanoke, Virginia

Overall I enjoyed my meal and the cocktail was tasty! I've never had bocadillo anywhere else but it was the most appealing on the menu. The sandwich definitely had a kick to it but in the best ways! The salad was also good, the dressing wasn't heavy and it seemed to have a slight sweetness that balanced out the spicy of the sandwich. While I definitely enjoyed this cocktail, at first I ordered one of their sangrias and apparently they top them with soda water (which is not listed under the sangria ingredients) so when it came carbonated it just felt like a sour taste to me. One of the guests I was dining with tried it and he loved it so that's how I came to get his cocktail, the main st. Plaza and I'm glad I did! read more

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Great food in a great walkable area of town. All of the tapas we had and were presented with a flair!

Sophisticated little place with small but mighty menu of thoughtfully composed dishes. My traveling partner and I were passing through Roanoke and were looking for a nice dinner. Luckily, Bloom had bar seating available and we were able to be served promptly. It was fun watching the wait and kitchen staff while we chatted with our drinks. This place was busy but seems to run like a well-oiled machine. Food was impeccable. read more

Bloom - Earl grey tea cake with raspberry and crème fresh. - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Roanoke, Virginia

This is truly one of the most delicious meals I have had. Every dish was so thoughtfully crafted - see pics below. Favorite was probably the potato aioli and the delicata squash. Potatoes not pictured since I devoured them immediately. The service was lovely! If you're ever in Roanoke, you must make a reservation at Bloom. read more

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Enjoyed an amazing dinner here while in town celebrating with family. Stephanie curated an incredible, intimate experience. We were seated in their private room which is SO cute and had the perfect ambiance. The food was absolutely out of this world. The dishes were delicious, unique, and beautiful. I cannot say enough good things about it! Syd provided attentive service and made us feel so welcome. Thank you so much, and I can't wait to come back!! read more

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No wonder it's tough to get reservations at Bloom. Every small plate we ordered, from the best carrots I ever had to the swordfish with peaches on a grit cake, was delicious. The Twinkie dessert and the flan were outstanding. Our server Brooke and the rest of the staff were attentive and knowledgeable about the unique choices on the menu. The small second room is perfect for private parties. We'll be back, even if we have to chance sitting at the bar or outside without reservations. read more

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Five stars for the food (menu changes regularly), the greeting, the servers, and the mixologist (the guy's a magician with the drinks). Been here several times...all food 5 stars. read more

This place is located in Wasena neighborhood. Like that because it has a Main Street feel. Cozy establishment, with full view of bar and kitchen staff. The staff does an excellent job with taking care of you. Oh, by the way, the food is fantastic, and not crazy expensive. Awesome drinks as well. read more

5/25/24 What an amazing dining experience . It was our 50th wedding anniversary and without my knowledge, my husband had called ahead to coordinate a delightful evening. We were seated in the lounge with a spray of red roses on the table. The staff graciously offered "happy anniversary" as they served us. The food was excellent. Very reminiscent of tapas restaurants that we went to when living in Barcelona. When we were nearly ready to leave, the music changed to Elton John's "Your Song" - a song played at our wedding dinner fifty years ago. All of this made for a wonderful evening. A special thank you to all of the staff at Bloom. It was awesome! read more

My group of friends and I were staying the weekend and Roanoke for my partner's birthday and made a reservation in advance for Bloom on a Saturday evening in August. We had looked up some places beforehand and Bloom seemed like a great choice with a selection of unique tapas and dishes. We arrived for our reservation and parked pretty much right outside. It was a little bit embarrassing because we weren't from the area, so some of our group was not dressed for the occassion (a little more formal than we thought). The space inside was pretty intimate and you could see the chefs cooking from all the tables which was cool. Definitely seems like a date night spot. The four of us ended up splitting a charcuterie board and 4 dishes, but we definitely could've ordered more dishes to have a more filling meal. I think they recommend 1-2 dishes per person. Food: Charcuterie - Chorizo, salami Toscano, whipped Chevre, Farmhouse. The charcuterie board was unique. There were the assorted meats and cheeses we ordered along with flat crackers, pickles, nuts, mustard, etc. The accompaniements were not what I imagined would be placed, but I did enjoy the cheeses and meats. Baba-goodness - Thornfield eggplant, cherry tomato, Curtin's feta, argula, gastrique, flatbread. The baba-goodness was delicious! Smoky babaganoush with pieces of flatbread and the feta + sauce was an awesome addition. Potatoes Aioli - Roasted scallion aoili, harissa, lemon zest, rosemary. I am a big fan of this type of Spanish potato tapa and the sauce was just delightful. Solid dish. NC Shrimp - Full Circle summer squash pasta, "scampi" sauce, herb pistou. The NC Shimp was my favorite dish of them all. The shrimp just tasted so fresh and perfectly cooked and the sauce + herbs really brought out that fresh seasonal taste. 7 Hills Beef Bavette - golden shallot, charred okra, confit baby potatoes, pickled corn, chimichurri. The 7 Hills Beef was also an exciting dish. The potatoes were really good and I enjoyed the chimichurri sauce over the beef. Homestead Peach Ice-cream - The ice cream was just the Homestead peach with a little twist by Bloom, but it was really good. We had tried Homestead ice cream earlier in the day, but the peach was delicious. All the dishes we tried at Bloom were excellent. Not a single one was bad. We were so impressed by the quality and execution of the whole meal. Service was great too. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who hasn't tried! read more

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Service is always excellent and they make a great drink. It's a Tapas menu. the room adjacent to the main dining area is intimate and quieter than the main area. The main can feel cramped and loud. Would love to see a tasting menu with wine accompaniment. Unfortunately, skip the cheese board, it's over priced and not put together very well (basic and needs more) read more

My awesome girlfriend took me here to celebrate my anniversary of being cancer-free. I am a picky guy and this place was great. Our waiter was very nice and attentive. The bartender was great and made pretty good drinks. The food was plated well and everything tasted fantastic. The steak was cooked correctly and blended nicely with the other items on the plate. The bathroom was very clean and smelled nice. A couple of things to note: The sangria was tasty but a little too spice heavy. The chairs around the tables sit you a little too low. The value is probably the best part of this place. My steak plate was very good and well worth the $15. Great job, Bloom. read more

Bloom - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Roanoke, Virginia

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Wow I did not know this place existed I found it searching for another place and I'm so glad I found it. The plates are small but I like that it gave me a chance to try two or three things that would add up to one big plate price wise. Great wine and drinks ,intimate setting and cozy atmosphere great for a date night. Not really a place for large groups or for people expecting all you can eat for 9.99. I loved it and will be back soon. read more

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I had the vegetarian options of hominy chipotle dip, and the potatoes aioli. Both were amazing, along with the Breadcraft bread. We loved everything that we ordered, and the service was great. Highly recommend, and I can't wait to keep coming back! read more

Bloom - Scallops - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Roanoke, Virginia

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When we hear people complain that there aren't any good nice restaurants in Roanoke, we always have a few options to give them. However, newly to the very, very top of the list is now bloom. bloom is simply awesome. We're sitting here trying to think of a single thing that wasn't awesome and we have one piece of feedback and that's it. But the rest of it was so phenomenal that honestly, it doesn't even matter. First, the atmosphere and decor. We sat in the back area (small room off to the side) with the record player. It was delightful in all ways. The waitress was PHENOMENAL. She was truly amazing - whomever was working the back room 6/11 at 7:30pm is great. We've been lucky enough to go to some of the best restaurants with the best service and she was as good (if not better) than any of them. Perfect balance of checking in and not checking in. The food was awesome. We had the full charcuterie board and it was perfectly crafted and balanced. It was also very pretty to look at. We also had the chicken and the potatoes with aioli. The potatoes were a DELIGHT. The chicken (here's the one iffy part) was dry. LOL, but honestly, we were full by that point so who cares. The drinks were absolutely crafted to perfection. They were made with incredibly good ingredients - and they weren't fake sweet with terrible pre-made mixes. The mixed drinks should qualify as art. Overall: bloom will be a staple. read more

Great atmosphere .... Delicious small plates and craft cocktails. The cheese and meat plates are small servings. Hard to share. We will be back! read more

Bloom is adorable. Bloom is different. Bloom is fun. We hadn't been to Roanoke since May and were excited to try out a new place. The couple at the next table were finishing up as we were seated and gave us a bit of advise. The portions are small so order the large sizes. For some this may be true, but Schweety and I love to share so the portion sizes seemed fair for the price. (though this is not a cheap date night place.) Our server was great. She was attentive but gave us time to make our decisions. Starting with glasses of wine, we were a bit disappointed in both the pour size and temperature. One can choose a 3oz., 5oz. or bottle of all the wines on the list. The 5oz. pours seemed small but I didn't measure and I'm sure that they did.... The red was a bit too warm and my pinot gris was too cold, not really opening up for quite some time. She recommended the beetz ($9) which were fantastic. Followed by the Farmer's salad ($8) and the pork dish ($14) which were both unique and executed very well. The desserts looked wonderful but we didn't try any on this visit. Bloom has a casual vibe. You can go there for a drink with friends, a romantic date night, or just stop in for dessert and coffee. It's a great addition to the many fine Roanoke dining establishments. read more

So happy Bloom exists! Brunch food and cocktails are really tasty, but portions are on the smaller side for the price. Interior is cute, I brought friends here from out of town and we enjoyed ourselves. Server was very friendly. I will visit again for dinner! read more

Comically overpriced. I ate here with a group last night and wasn't impressed. Don't get me wrong, the food is amazing... but the portion sizes are suited for a small child. I know it's a tapas place, but I've never paid so much anywhere for such little food. We ordered several different dishes and shared around the table. It took way too long to get the food once we ordered. I woke up this morning starving. You'll easily have to drop $60 a person to get enough to eat. read more