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    Char and Barrel

    4.0 (16 reviews)
    Closed 4:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Victoria S.

    Great drinks and whiskey/tequila ledger. They have whiskey flights that are priced really fairly. Cocktails were delicious! Food could be improved on. The smash burger and fries were good. The tuna crudo was thick cut but was sitting in too much oil, plus the grapefruit on top just made it taste all around bitter. Our waitress was super sweet and checked in at all the right intervals. Was nice to visit and would love to give it another try once their kitchen settles in.

    Ha N.

    Ambiance: beautiful warm interior Service: a little rushed Food: food was mid. Drinks were good. This is a new restaurant in the new Hotel Rose in downtown Rockford that just opened in September 2025. I do hope they do well because Rockford isn't very lively and not a destination. We came to celebrate my sister in laws birthday and the host did wish her a Happy Birthday wheh we checked in and the waitress gave her a dessert. I thought those were wonderful gestures from the staff. We ordered the tuna appetizers and the smash burger. The tuna was sliced very big and the sauce was mostly olive oil. Maybe some yuzu sauce or ponzu would give it a bit more umami. The smash burger was juicy but just average. Drinks were strong and good. Hoping they can improve on the food since they just recently opened not too long ago.

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    Had a good time! Good food and drinks. We were pleasantly surprised. I will return and recommend to others.

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    Amazing staff and food and drinks. Love our experience. We will definitely be back already Been here 3 times.

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    The appetizers are very well paired , the rotating cheese , the crab cake and bone marrow and egg salad sandwiches are all unique .

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    Noodles and Company

    3.1
    (67 reviews)
    14.3 mi
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    I was SO excited to come here since I haven't been in several years after moving away. However it…read moreturned out to be a bit of a disappointing experience. The place looked the same and a bit outdated to be honest. Seemed like there were no updates in many years and the bathroom could've really used some TLC. The girl at the counter was friendly and helpful during my experience at least. I was happy to see they still had the Japanese pan udon noodles because that's what I always got. I asked her to hold the carrots and add bean sprouts. She told me they didn't carry it anymore. I was devastated because that's one of my fave components on that dish. So I asked her to add chicken and just hold off on the carrots for now. She recommended the Korean noodle dish that had a small kick to it. When we got our food, I noticed I didn't get any chicken, the noodles were very dry with very little sauce coating them and there were carrots and no mushrooms. I brought this back to the counter to show her what was missing and if they could just add the chicken and mushrooms and I'll get over the carrots. She took it from me and had him "fix it." The chicken was fine but the mushrooms were still quite raw. It was like he threw the raw sliced mushrooms back in with the noodles in the wok and just tossed it a couple times so it wasn't exactly pleasant to eat. My sister's dish was more flavorful but the noodles were definitely overcooked (too soft) and was over sauced. I was pretty bummed since I waited to choose and eat lunch here for my birthday. Not sure if I'll ever return again to what used to be one of my favorite places in GR.

    Got this to go, and it was okay. The mushrooms and steak were good but I felt like the sauce…read morecould've been better and the noodles slightly more cooked. It does seem to have potential though!

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    Mancinos Pizzas and Grinders

    Mancinos Pizzas and Grinders

    2.6
    (43 reviews)
    39.8 mi
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    Have always had great service and food at this place but always pickup myself so not sure about the…read morenegative reviews about delivery. $5.99 14", 1 topping pizza, what! Pizza is good too. College town deals at its finest. I work this area quite a bit and usually stay in a hotel while here so this is a go-to during my stay. Grinders are crazy good and their wings are excellent (baked and very tender and juicy). That is all!

    Change management Definitely DO NOT ORDER for a big event…read more I ordered for our daughter's graduation party from college 10 pizzas and 2 cheese sticks and 2 pizza sauces when my son picked up the order we received 10 pizzas and 2 sauces well I called and asked for management or ower I was told management was not there call back in 15 minutes so I wait about 20/ 30 min call a 2nd time someone answered and I asked again for management or ower and was told they were not available so I asked who I was speaking with the kid was rude and refused to give me his name he insisted on getting mine so I gave my name and was told the same thing there not available so I say ok then wait another 15/20 minutes then call back but this time I just stayed with the party and management finally answered I tried explaining what was wrong and she was not corporative would not let me get a word in so my sister in law tried helping me out because she works on the phone all day and again she wouldn't let her get a word in then everyone else tries helping me no results but they said I didn't pay for the cheese sticks ( but why would they give me the sauce if I didn't pay for the cheese sticks) what make this situation bad is the cheese sticks were for me ( who paid for the order and my sister in law who has difacalty with some foods (so we could even eat ) then we ordered the BLT pizzas there was literally 2 inches of mayo on the pizza it was gross then the pepperoni pizza had very little pepperoni on it So I was very upset so I take My neighbor in with me In person knowing I was upset I needed someone to help keep me calm THIS MANAGER Looked at my neighbor who is 80 years old with the most disrespectful attitude and said YOU DIDN'T make THE order and YOU DIDN'T PAY for it SO I AM NOT TALKING TOO YOU so I'm crying because of the treatment of my neighbor and friend and I told her that she was there to help me out The MANAGER said this is not a COURT OF LAW excuse me Then I'm requesting my money back and I was told I WAS NOT. Getting ANYTHING back we ate the pizzas which these pictures show whole complete pizzas that was returned what tops the whole thing off to never going back again is I paid with my debit card Early so my son just had to pick it up with no issues well NEVER DO THAT my order tolal came to a $ 151.00 even and I asked if they were charging me the extra 20.00 he ( the managers husband is the one who took the order and payment ) said no don't worry about it so on Monday I checked my account and they had charged me way More than that so I finally got a call from the OWNER he was kinda okay he was aplogic to the situation but when I was telling him what she was saying he said she would never say those things BUT my neighbor and my sister in law and everyone in the party were all witnesses to the situation well the owner said I was over charged for the pizzas in the first place so he was going to fix that well then I was soposed to get the extra money that they took out of my Bank ( money that was no soposed to take) which I didn't sign for which my bank said is illegal to do so I got 31.oo and a certificate giving me 2 Free specialty pizzas we I redeemed them on Tuesday and Guess WHAT THEY TRIED CHARGING ME AGAIN I'm sorry I have my own business and I would never EVER treat a customer this badly THERE WAS A PARTY OF 30 Guess what 30 people giving bad advice this isn't on us it's all on you and your horabale management you will be loosing a lot of customers due to this

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    Prime Casual Steakhouse

    Prime Casual Steakhouse

    3.9
    (37 reviews)
    8.1 mi

    My friends and I decided to have a girls night here and was pleasantly surprised at the experience!…read moreThey truly do embody the "casual" environment and is very approachable. They have a smaller dining space, so a reservation is recommended (you have to call, no online option) but when we arrived, they were ready and seated us promptly! We each got some sort of steak, potato and veggie combo and it was all VERY delicious! They offer you complementary homemade bread (this did take a bit of time, but they were warm when they came out) and we easily devoured it! I will say that it was a little slower than anticipated, but still very good. I would hope the bread would come out sooner than our appetizers. I ordered the caesar salad (very large) and included bleu cheese which was not listed on the menu. I would definitely list that on the menu unless it was an accident? We got bleu cheese on the bruschetta which listed another cheese, so again, I do think that they need to disclose this. I like it but most do not! I also ordered the $29 steak deal, which for the size and meal, I am very happy with! I ordered it medium rare and it was cooked properly. More rare than medium, which is how I like it! I think I'd like to come back and try it again, but for a good steak meal, it's approachable without feeling like it's TOO casual with peanuts on the ground. Parking is available across the street, but you do have to cross West River Drive, which can be a lot, but cars were patient while we made our way across. I'll definitely be back!

    I am honestly shocked by how great some of the reviews are. It makes me wonder if it depends…read moreentirely on the day you go. My husband and I decided to check this place out on a Monday night for dinner. He had been craving a good steak for awhile, and we were excited to try a new spot. Nearly immediate disappointment. It was completely empty when we walked in, and right away we were asked if we had a reservation. We did not. The hostess seemed a little put off by this, but sat us anyway. I do understand that it's possible they had a whole group of reservations about to show up, but it was an off-putting reaction for our first time in. Our tablecloth was a little dirty and the music was a little loud, but we didn't want that to deter us, so we ordered drinks, and started looking over the menu. I decided on the salmon, and my husband was deciding on which steak. It turns out, they were out of the 6oz and all 3 of the 10oz steaks. If we had known this when we were seated, we may have come back another night. He decided on the 16oz Prime New York Strip with asparagus and mashed potatoes as the sides. Oh, they were also out of the salmon, so I ordered the shrimp accompaniment and the side Caesar salad. Already facing disappointment since they were out of so much of the menu. It got so much worse when the food arrived. The steak certainly didn't look like an actual 16oz cut, and was as thin as a cafeteria steak. It was at least cooked as asked at medium rare and had a decent char, but it was also served nearly room temperature. The steak knife was also super dull, which didn't help. The asparagus melted in your mouth, in a kind of over-cooked way, and the potatoes were so dry it was like they had been under a heat lamp for half an hour. The gravy basically tasted like a cheap canned gravy. My Caesar salad was...weird. Yes, it was a side salad, but the bowl it came in was huge, so it looked like a sad little thrown together salad. It tasted fine until I got to the bottom and there were massive chunks of bleu cheese. First of all, the menu did NOT say the Caesar would have bleu cheese - I wouldn't have ordered it. And I'm not sure it was supposed to be there since it was just chunks at the bottom, almost like they started serving the wrong salad and just plopped the correct one on top. The shrimp accompaniment was the star of the whole meal. Decent sized, seasoned well, and not over-cooked. The whole experience was just not good. I'm giving 2 stars since we did eat our food, and didn't complain to anyone, but realistically we probably should have just left when we learned they were out of 4 of their 8 steaks and the basic fish entree. Based on the experience, and how many other restaurants there are in town, I'm pretty confident we won't go back.

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