The Sausage Smash with a cup of coffee was the best breakfast I've had in a long time! Great local…read moreingredients. Very well prepared. Reasonable price. Peaceful atmosphere. Prompt service.

The menu features burgers, sandwiches, pot pies, bowls. The Chicken Salad was a little different…read morethan a usual chicken salad. There was a thin layer of slaw on the bun. It was an interesting addition to the sandwich because it made the sandwich a little more sour. I added a little hot honey to help counter some of the sourness. The Hive bun was very fresh. It had great texture- crunchy edges but spongy middle. The burgers looked good but appeared very small. I was a little surprised by the portion size considering the cost. It was very expensive for such a small burger that did not come with sides & drink. I liked the big plastic cups for water. It had a bunch of advertisements on the cup, but thought it was great sizewise for water. Usually we get a small plastic flimsy cup for water at other restaurants, so it was a nice surprise. The staff was friendly and served our order relatively quickly. Patrons came in waves. The outside is deceiving because the sign isn't flashy and looks relatively small. But, once you walk in, it appears a lot more spacious than from the outside. Plenty of seating for big/small groups.

My favorite restaurant in Bloomington for 25 years! The quality of food is still the same -…read moreexcellent!

Took a quick detour off 69 while heading south and found Uptown Cafe in Bloomington, IN. What a…read moreGREAT find!! Hands down the best Caesar salad I've ever had (complete with anchovies which are optional). Too many good looking choices on the menu and settled for a Cajun pasta special that was more than I could eat. Sat at the bar and service was excellent. Prices are reasonable and the place had an upbeat vibe for being a random Tuesday during July when most IU students are home for the summer. Overall - Fabulous dining experience !!

We ate at Farm Bloomington two weeks ago and had an absolutely wonderful dinner! From start to…read morefinish, everything was outstanding. The food was delicious, beautifully presented, and full of flavor. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, making it the perfect setting for a great evening. A special shout-out to our server, Emma, who provided fantastic service throughout the entire meal. She was attentive, friendly, knowledgeable, and made sure every detail was taken care of without ever being intrusive. Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our evening and would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a memorable meal!

we shared the Brussels and Garlic Fries, both were wonderful. My husband and I both ordered the…read morefilets, which were perfect. Our server, Emma, took great care of our table. We'd love to go back next time we're in Bloomington for dinner.

I continue to believe Cloverleaf South is one of the best diner options around. I wish it remained…read moreopen for dinner, but breakfast and lunch will suffice. Great food every time, with plenty of variety. I even strayed from the norm on this visit and ordered the breakfast burrito. To be fair, I prefer the large breakfast platters (and biscuits and gravy) but I knew I had a big lunch ahead so I ordered small. The burrito was great, though the sausage distribution was uneven. Half of it was amazing and full of sausage. The other half less so. My son had on of the platters and I apologize for forgetting the name, but it was ham, eggs hash browns and toast. Loved it of course, and probably would have ordered more if I let him! Service always quick and friendly, and it's a place we repeat often.

This is a fun little diner on the south end of Bloomington. I went there to try out their breakfast…read moreduring a snowstorm, and the waitress described being in the restaurant at the time like being in a snow globe. I think she was right. The staff are all very friendly and take care of you while you're there. The menu is a little confusing, so it might take a minute to figure out how to navigate it and understand what exactly comes with this or that type of meal. The food was good, though you can probably tell in the photos that the English muffins were overcooked and the omelette was a bit dry. This might be due to the breakfast rush starting to slow down, but the pancake was one of the best I've had in a long time. They can accommodate small or large parties and get the food out pretty fast.

Lennie's is such a great spot in Bloomington. Tons of seating--both inside and outside when the…read moreweather cooperates--so it never feels cramped. We had the flatbread and the house salad, and both were excellent. They've got a surprisingly nice wine selection and some solid Bloomington-brewed IPAs. The vibe is a modern diner with a big, varied menu: pasta, soup, salads, pizza, plus a really good lineup of appetizers. The staff is super friendly and really hustles.

Right on Kirkwood. Clean, friendly and prompt service. We picked this restaurant wanting healthier…read morefood options passing through town. Diners seemed more affluent and menu prices on higher side. Our kids unfortunately didn't like the grilled cheese probably because it wasn't highly processed or buttered which is a good thing nor the mandarin oranges it came with. Kids were likely overstimulated from our travels. I did try their foods and could see why they didn't take to it at first. Didn't taste bad by any means. Husband liked his sandwich the Lennie Original that has roast beef, bacon, lettuce, mayo, marinated red onions, tomato, and mozzarella on house bread. I opted for the soup of the day, the Hungarian Mushroom soup, never having something like that before. It was a smidge heavy on the salt for me but again I'm sensitive to salt having cutting it down in my diet. It was a very flavorful soup with dill and other seasonings. The salad didn't really do much for me except help me feel like I was getting fiber into my diet. Overall the vibe and service would bring me back to try more. Their drink menu certainly looked interesting featuring local Bloomington Brewing Company drinks.

Went here over my honeymoon and we were blown away by the quality of the food that we went back…read moreagain later in the week! The service was great and the vibe was intimate but without feeling like you are fighting for room or speaking at a louder volume. Highly recommend this spot!

Super cute place, great service and excellent food. This is always a 'must stop' place when I am in…read moreBloomington.

Kip did a fantastic job. He was friendly and accommodating, gave a great recommendation and made a…read moredelicious gimlet. All this while serving up the crab-remoulade on fried green tomatoes that could have been a meal on its own and absolutely delicious. Had a cup of thick and tasty seafood soup before my sous vide fried chicken with herbs and spices that was one of the best versions of fried chicken I've ever had. The playlist and low lit foliage had me relaxed while enjoying my gimlet. Y'all did an amazing job!

This place was dead on a Sunday afternoon so I'm somewhat surprised it's making it. The location is…read moreodd and not really near anything else in Bloomington so I have my doubts it will survive, but it definitely has potential. The decor is fun. Very aesthetically pleasing and cute spot for brunch. Our food was pretty mediocre and way too salty, plus for a place that's billed as a steakhouse, they claimed they did not have any steak sauce for the table. I'm not sure I believe that. My Nashville hot chicken sandwich was nothing like Nashville hot chicken. It wasn't bad, but the sauce wasn't hot and completely missed the mark on the correct flavor for that style of chicken. We had a great server, just overall this place isn't really anything exciting so I definitely don't think we'll be back, especially with all the different cuisines that B-town has to offer.

Classic Burger with Gouda cheese was excellent! He fries were crispy and had just the right amount…read moreof salt! My favorite French fries so far! The beer roasted salmon with the sweet potato fingerlings and shiitake mushrooms was very good. The silver skin was not completely removed from the salmon. There was not a lot of spinach. Would have preferred more spinach & less sweet soy syrup. Service was spot on! Server was very attentive and helpful with beer and food selections.

Upland has an industrial, comfortable feel with unique vibes. They brew their own beer obviously…read moreand do it very well! We drank Courtside & Wheat Ale. They have drink specials and offer happy hour. Casey was our server and did a wonderful job! Appetizers: Chicharrons & Soft Pretzel. Very cracking and delicious. Entrees: Sweet Plum burger, Bad Elmer's burger & Blue cheese slaw. We loved the plum sauce & BBQ sauce. The chef has a neat and different take on dips using in-house beers. Blue cheese slaw had lots of red cabbage but maybe missing something or more sauce. Suggestion: order bbq sauce on the side for dipping the Bad Elmer burger. Overall, our meals were correct, service was excellent and worth going back to try other menu items.

Street parking and lots of available seating…read more Food was decent and service was friendly.

The Dats we went to used to be on Kirkwood and is around the corner on 4th Street. I'm not sure why…read moreYelp still has it on South Grant. Long ago, Dats used to be Yats, but while retaining the Yats format, they changed. It's not quite as good as Yats in Indy but it's still pretty good. This is inside of a tiny market, and they serve Middle Eastern foods, too. We ordered Cajun, a Thai Chili ettouffe and another with spinach artichoke and crawdad etouffe. These are served over rice, and come with garlic bread. These had been simmering for a while but were still pretty flavorful. Unlike Yats, there aren't a selection of hot sauces, but they were pretty nicely-spiced. Warn them if you can't handle spice. You get a beverage from a cooler, and many are available. There are seats for about 25 or so inside, more outside. The price isn't high for this restaurant row. Parking on the street costs money, unless it's Sunday. It's low-key, reasonably good food and a wide variety of it. We'll be back to try the Middle Eastern items, like falafel. The store is somewhat tiny and caters to Middle Eastern and South Asian tastes, with a few Latin additions. It's like a bodega in some ways, perhaps Bloomington's version of a deli with seats and variety.

They remodeled and things clearly look updated, but cleanliness is an issue. A server was literally…read moresitting looking at her phone when I walked in. The table I wanted had an old straw wrapper wadded up on the table and shredded cheese on one of the seats. The sugar dispenser hadn't been wiped down in a while... time to step up, crew.

Went this A.M. for breakfast, and the one word I use for all of it is...BLAND...I had the breakfast…read moreskillet with fried potatoes instead of hash browns. The only thing that had any taste was the bell peppers. Potatoes OK, sausage was so overcooked it had no flavor. eggs had nothing, cheese had no flavor. Sausage gravy predominant flavor was flour. Even the sausage in the gravy had no flavor. English muffin barely even toasted. Place is fairly nice and food was presented well, but nothing in this meal would have me return.