We've been here a few times and thought the food was good. However, we went to Five West for their Mother's Day brunch and were disappointed. The eggs on the buffet line were old. The cheesy potatoes and chicken pasta dish had no flavor. The roast beef was over cooked. And I got the first slice. There was a lot of unpeeled shrimp but no cocktail sauce left in the serving bowl. And who serves UNPEELED shrimp for a brunch!?!? With all of the things I didn't like, the Eggs Benedict, that we had to wait quite a while for them to refill, was delicious. I think that next year we will try somewhere else. read more

This place gives you a good social environment to talk with your family/friends. The food is tasty, just know some sides are large. The servers are helpful and are always making sure you're happy. read more

I came here for lunch with a colleague - my first impression was a bit of surprise at how busy it was for Thursday lunch! I started with a lemonade that hardly passed as a lemonade since it was very watered down. I ordered the flank steak salad which redeemed my experience. The salad covered the steak and potatoes. Everything was well seasoned (maybe a bit salty), and the dressing was good. The patio was quite nice although shade was scarce. read more

Five West - Flank steak salad - New American Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

I want to like this place, I really do. This is the third time I've updated my review because it is so terribly inconsistent. It has been sporadically good, it's close to our home, and the cocktails are usually good (although what place runs out of a popular brand of a common liquor? What manager wouldn't send an employee to a store to get some to just get through the shift?). But just when I'm ready to give it a nod, it fails hard again. Poorly managed, and everything downstream from the food to the service suffers as a result At our last visit, after waiting for half an hour for our food to come the waitress finally came to our table only to tell my wife that they were out of the dish she ordered. She changed her order to a NY strip, and then they brought her a ribeye. My pasta dish had a puddle of oil in the bottom of the dish a good quarter inch deep. The fries were overcooked, looked and tasted like they were fried in oil that should have been changed out long ago and sat under an warming lamp to age. Recommend for drinks and appetizers only. Service and food are terribly inconsistent and often subpar to bad. read more

Great food, atmosphere and service. Unlike some restaurants, Five West delivers the best breakfasts, lunch and dinners. We were pleasantly surprised at the reasonable pricing of food. They serve the best omelet ever! read more

I had brunch here the other day with my friend. I ordered the Blueberry Cakes and bacon and my friend ordered the Smore's Waffle. I love good bacon and this place delivered! It was done just right! I thought that I got a good portion of the pancakes too which I appreciate. The presentation was nice as well. My friend was a big fan of her waffle! This is my third time coming to this restaurant and it always is on point. The food and the service are great. read more

Five West - blueberry pancakes! - New American Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

I wanted to like this so much - good thing that my lunch companions loved it. Had a work lunch with clients - 5 of us. Started with buffalo won tons and crispy shrimp - both pretty good. Table ordered steak tacos, a margarita flatbread, a burger, a patty melt, and I ordered a spicy flatbread. Everyone's meal came out but mine did not. They said it would be a couple minutes - which turned in to quite a while. I didn't say anything - I didn't complain. The manager came over with a cup of soup and explained it would be a few minutes more. I took two bites of the soup and they delivered my flatbread - and immediately took away the cup of soup I was eating LOL. Problem is that the flatbread was not cooked (raw dough and cheese barely melted). The others in the group ate all of theirs and enjoyed it. I left hungry but the waitress did not charge me for mine. I'm sure my lunch companions will be back - but I will not. read more

Best breakfast omelet ever. Great coffee and service! Nice atmosphere. Great location.

Never disappoints. Five West is a solid date night choice for the hubby and me. Love the menu- something for everyone and I've honestly never had anything that wasn't great. Especially love the Blackened Chicken Quinoa Salad. read more

This place was great! Service was awesome and quick, the food was delicious, and the restaurant was beautiful inside with a very nice patio to have dinner! They also have a craft cocktail menu that was very good! Will for sure be visiting again next time I'm in Rochester! read more

My husband and I waited 20 minutes for a table which was fine. Ordered food and drinks. Coffee was undrinkable absolutely horrible. Waited 15 minutes more oh we can't make pancakes, would you like a waffle instead? Umm sure. Waffle out 5 minutes later by someone else but, not the rest of our food. We wait thinking it will be out momentarily nope. 10 more minutes cold waffle eaten. Our waiter comes by and says the manager will be by to speak with us. She apologized and said the kitchen had a delay and fell behind. Finally 10 minutes later our breakfast comes out. I ordered the Philly skillet with over easy eggs. My husband ordered the Jalepeno Popper grilled Cheese with Sweet Potato fries. The "roast beef" in my Philly skillet was so over cooked it was beef jerky! Manager came back to see how our food was and I stated that I had jerky Philly instead. She did nothing to remedy or rectify the horrible food situation. I picked out the jerky and went to cut my over easy eggs. Lol yeah right they were completely fried as in 100% done. Manager happens to come back. At this point was done. Everything about this breakfast was horrible and not to mention insanely greasy. I explained exactly what was not ok about my breakfast and asked her to take. She asked if I would like something else and I declined. Husbands food was ok nothing to write home about. Tried to get server's attention to get our check. Got it and he acknowledged that we need something. 10 minutes later our server has not come by to see what we needed. Asked another person for it and our server brought it to us. Paid and left. I'll never go back again. read more

One of the best restaurants in Rochester. Great atmosphere, delicious food, awesome drinks, and excellent customer service. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner- they have what you need! read more

Friendly staff, one of my top breakfast places in Rochester. Love, Love, love their different cheesecakes and always excited to see new flavors. read more

We have always had wonderful service at Five West. The orange chicken flatbread was amazing! The drinks were great too, especially the mojito flight. read more

TL;DR: LOVED the hash browns but the cinnamon roll...not so much. I came here for a weekend brunch around 11am and was promptly seated. Service was good, as I was checked on a reasonable amount of times during my meal and didn't have to call for or wait long for the check. I enjoy the ambience here as well! The lighting and layout is cozy and enjoyable. When I saw "Homemade Cinnamon Roll with Pecan Cream Cheese" Frosting on the menu, I was so intrigued. Hoping it would be as soft and fluffy as a certain cinnamon roll chain, I was sorely disappointed. It was dense and tough. The flavors were alright and the cream cheese frosting was light, but I didn't enjoy the texture. On the bright side, the roll was very nicely portioned aka HUGE (about the size of my hand spread out). Now, the side of hash browns though were delish!! Perfectly crispy- yum, I do love a well-prepared potato. I have had dinner here before, and I got a tuna burger (which seems to have been taken off the menu). I did enjoy that, so I was sad to find it unavailable. I still would probably come back here, as it's one of the few restaurants around Rochester with nicer decor and good vibes but next time, I'll try something else. read more

Five West - Side of Hash Browns - New American Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

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We have been coming to Rochester for 15 years to go to Mayo Clinic. We found this place thru a friend and went two nights in a row. I've been a server/bartender for 20 years. I asked the server, who turned out to also be the bartender about the cider on tap and he was very knowledgeable. It was delicious. Ended up ordering it the second night as well. We had the spinach dip both nights also. My teenage son had the Jack Daniels burger and he said it melted in his mouth as well as a salad that he said was very good. I had shrimp tacos that were amazing!!! The chips were stale but it didn't even matter, the 3 tacos were more than enough food. We will be back, maybe before we leave again. read more

Five West - Spinach Dip with Pita Bread - New American Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

Food is mid. Drinks are well overpriced. Service was acceptable. Ambiance was good. I ordered the chicken lettuce wraps as an appetizer. The chicken strips didn't even fit in the lettuce so I basically cut up the chicken and ate it as a meal. The bartender also didn't mention this was a ton of food. At least five whole chicken strips. I asked her to cancel my actual meal because this was so much to consume. read more

Was excited about getting back out and about and went here once the patio was open for business after the shut down with covid. I have to say the food and service were both just non-eventful and I feel like they should deliver and execute a bit higher standard with the price point. read more

Two parts: Had breakfast on a Sunday. The atmosphere is warm and rich. Service was on par. While the food looked good, it was average. The pancakes were very dry despite drenching in syrup. The hash browns were good, but perhaps a little on the oily side. Have never returned for breakfast. Have been several times for lunch/dinner (why? Someone always has the discounted Costco gift cards for this place!). The most recent experience involved a tuna salad which could be best described as flavorful, that is, if you enjoy the flavor of orange windex. Another dish was mediocre. However, by far, the worst part of this experience was the "chippers" for dessert. These were downright inedible. They were basically gummy flour that was hard to swallow. They were not cookies in any way. Overall, how this place continues to successfully butcher the most simplistic recipes is beyond me. read more

Five West - Eggs Benedict - New American Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

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Food 0-1 stars Ambiance 5 Stars Friendly staff 5 stars Go for a beer and ignore the stupendously bad food. Seriously one of the worst dinners ever. We left most everything on our plates and paid in full. Ambiance was great, servers nice. Go for a beer... forget the food... you've been warned! -Fries... an $8 plate of burned greasy mess (how do you mess up fries, and how do you set this mess in front of customers with a straight face?). I mean tasted both bad and bland... a rare feat! -Filet pasta- absolutely tasteless... I mean tasteless. Like eating the soggy box from a frozen dinner. How can you turn fillet mignon into a tasteless piece of steak... I have no idea, but 5 west knows! -Potato walleye... generic food truck walleye that actually wasn't terrible (hence the 1 star vs zero stars). The siracha taters could have been amazing, but the heat overpowered any flavor. My guess is that they survive on the 'one and done' business from nearby hotels. As noted, it is a really nice space both inside and out; and I would not hesitate to choose for a beer with buddies... but my gosh the food was stupendously bad. read more

My husband and I decided to dine out for our 47th Anniversary and we chose to dine at Five West. First let me say that it's a sparkling clean restaurant and our waiter was exceptional. We started with cocktails and the calamari appetizer. A+ for those. Next my husband had the fish sandwich and the brussel spouts with pancetta and honey. They came lukewarm and we're so overly sweet that after trying they were pushed aside. The fries were also lukewarm and limp. I ordered the chicken fingers and waffles with honey Bourbon syrup. The chicken was crisp and flavorful but the waffle was totally cool and dry with very little syrup. Our waiter did bring more syrup but it was also cold so opted to not bother. This was such a disappointing meal. read more

In addition to lunch and dinner, Five West offers weekend brunch. We shared the Cinnamon French toast, which was delicious. The toast was generously proportioned, and had a great texture. It was crispy without being too dry. The Five West omelet with smoked pork was very indulgent. It was a large enough serving for 3 people. The hash browns were extra crispy! Service was great, our waitress attentive without being pushy. A word about their dinner service. On a previous visit, we shared their fried chicken lettuce wraps, which were incredibly good. The chicken was tender and moist, and went perfectly with the crispy fresh lettuce. The peanut sauce was rich, and made for a delicious appetizer. The BBQ short rib pizza is incredible! It is very indulgent, not for the faint at heart or calorically conscious. I had the honey and lime shrimp salad, which was a miss for me. The combination and quinoa and lettuce made for an odd texture. The dressing was avocado based, but because the flavor of avocado is mild, it lacked a bit of identity. I wouldn't order it again, there seemed to be plenty of other options on the menu. read more

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Nachos, Nachos, Nachos! I will forever remember Five West for the absolute biggest plate of nachos I have seen in my life! We were staying in Rochester for the evening and our hotel was just up the street from Five West so we thought we would have some dinner. They have a nice patio area outside when the weather is warmer and the inside is really big and open. Lots of TV's surround the restaurant. I deviated from my usual burger order as the blackened chicken avocado melt sounded really good this evening. My wife was not too hungry so she ordered a bowl of the smoked chicken gouda wild rice soup. We thought we would also try some nachos. Well the nachos came out quickly and they could have been delivered on a flat bed truck. My pictures won't do this an justice as this plate was huge. Full of crispy chips, melted cheese and all the goodies. Getting hungrier as we were eating we worked on these for what seemed like a long time only to notice we had hardly put a dent in them. I am one who DOES NOT like to waste food but this was going to be have to be one of those times. Our meals followed shortly after we were getting stuffed on those nachos. My blackened chicken avocado melt was excellent. The chicken was juicy and had a nice seasoning from the blackening spice. The avocado creamy and was a perfect balance. The smoked chicken gouda wild rice was also excellent. Big chunks of chicken, the smoky flavor and gouda provided a different flavor profile than the typical chicken wild rice soup. Would definitely order both of these again. Since we were only going to be in town for the evening we did take a huge pile of nachos with us to. We tried to snack on them during the evening however eventually the pile of nachos won out and we had to toss them. We did put in a good effort. Very good nachos and good food. One of the better places that we have eaten at in Rochester! read more

The food was good but only good like in a regular this-tastes-like-something-I-could-have-made-from-a-mealkit sort of way. It just wasn't what I was hoping for for a special occasion meal, but it was definitely still edible. The pork chop dish seemed dry like it needed a sauce and the meat was slightly overcooked, and I didn't care much for the chunky onion potato stuff it came with. I think this place is more of a "quantity over quality" place because the portions seemed generous but the flavors just seemed a bit bland. I do like that it seemed home cooked and not overly salty or greasy. I enjoyed the rocky road dessert though. read more

Stopped in for some appetizers. Very generous with the Edamame which is delicious. The calamari is fantastic. Topped everything off with orange dreamcicle cheesecake which is really good. Great atmosphere and great wait staff. read more

Very good food and drinks, such as the mixed cocktails. The wait staff is also very nice and timely. The downside is that the prices are a bit expensive. read more

Food consistently good, great service, nice outdoor space as well as excellent indoor dining

A good choice for a restaurant outside of downtown. The interior seemed too dark for my liking, but sitting outside was the perfect balance. They have a good variety in drink menu and food, so there's something for everyone. read more

Ordered online and stated it was ready just as I pulled up. Well they hadn't even started making it. Took about another 10-15 minutes I think because this one lady customer was causing confusion with the order taker. Food was great when we got it home. read more

The food is dry, soggy fries. Service slow, service does not refill drinks or return to our table; had to ask for bill.

The service is great and so is the food! Five west has a nice atmosphere and we like the bar area- both inside and outside. We especially love wine Wednesday with Colleen and Elena, but all of the bartenders are great and friendly! read more

We had the best experience here - the bam bam shrimp blew my mind and so did the chicken wraps. I was in a good heaven like never before. The outdoor seating was magical and our waitress was a blast. Highly recommend. read more

This review is long overdue! My wife and I actually found this place back in March of this year on our first trip to Rochester (wife had to visit the Mayo clinic) and we made sure we went back in June. Boy am I sure glad we did!! I cannot recall everything we had during our March visits, yes we loved this place so much we actually ate there two nights in a row!! But I know on one visit we the Buffalo Chicken Wonton appetizer and it so good!! We also had this in June and both times we ate everything on the plate. Even the coleslaw they garnish the plate with. One of my entrees in March was Steak Fettuccine, a blackened filet in a delicious red pepper and red wine demi-glaze with portabella mushroom and spinach. Unfortunately, I cannot recall what my wife had and their menu changed right before our June visit so I can't jog my memory. Now, my meal in June was simply unforgettable!! They added a section of steaks to their menu and it was probably the best thing they could have done. Most of the steaks are dry aged with one being wet aged (the NY strip if I remember correctly). Quoting Harry Carrey, HOLY COW, that was a good steak! And yes pun intended. I will let the before and after pictures tell the rest of the story. The restaurant is very cool and has a huge patio. The best thing for us and one of the reasons we even chose this place is that it is NOT in downtown. The service was excellent and the cocktails we had were wonderful. Especially, "TIS' THE SANGRIA". We have to go back in December and we have a little dilemma. Due to the success of my wife's treatment in March it is probably only going to be a one night stay and come back the next day after the appointment. We have to figure out how early we need to leave Omaha in order to get to Five West and have dinner before going to our hotel. read more

Five West - Bone-in rib-eye, now you see it... - New American Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

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We chose Five West for a birthday celebration. The service was excellent from the time we were seated to the time we left. Drinks were delicious and everything we ordered was perfect. We had appetizers, edamame and queso with chips. Blackened Chicken avocado melt sandwich and Caesar salad was spot on. Highly recommend. read more

Great restaurant with plenty of options for food, our server mary Beth was amazing and accommodating.. definitely be back!

The food was amazing. What really stood out to us was the service. Our server, Nikki, was phenomenal. She anticipated our needs and was very friendly/welcoming. When we asked for boxes, she wrote the date and the food on each box. We all agreed that she is the best waitress we have gotten at any restaurant. read more

It works. Food is fresh and hot. Can get loud during dinner hour. Service is not consistent.

We ordered through grub hub for supper. Ordered a couple burgers and a pizza. The burgers had a weird flavor and not juicy and the pizza had very little flavor- we ordered the Margarita pizza- the sauce had zero flavor!! Im not sure what happened or if this is their usual- but we were very disappointed!! read more

I've been to Five West several times and whether it is busy or not, I have had great service and great food. I will recommend it for my patient families and for friends family coming into town. read more

Good food, changes seasonally. Great outdoor seating. Service is ok, not speedy but not the worst in town.