From the first phone call I made to Rick's inquiring about a gathering we wanted to have there, to the actual retirement dinner we had, Rick's employees were top-notch. Courteous and friendly from the hostess to our server. Then there's the food- all very good and cooked to perfection. Appetizers were perfect not to mention the wine that accompanied them. All of our menu choices for dinner were exquisite. We would highly recommend Rick's on Main to friends and family for their next dinner or a gathering for an occasion. read more

We live in the southern tier and were really in the mood for Bacchus in downtown Buffalo, but it was snowy out and my wife has been wanting to try Rick's on Main. We checked the reviews for Rick's on Main on Yelp and decided not to make the drive into the city. When we arrived at a little after 6pm, the place was booked up until about 8:30. However, a table in the bar area was available so we took it. We both enjoyed the atmosphere and found it to be warm and inviting. Our server was Laura M. Service was super friendly and reasonably attentive. We were served warm fresh bread which was very good with garlic butter that was a little too garlicky. My wife ordered the warm walnut and goat cheese salad and I had the Boston Bib salad. Our assessment of both was that they were made by a chef long on clever and short on talent - which proved to be the recurring theme for the rest of the night. The salads looked great... but the component flavors simply didn't blend harmoniously. My wife decided not to have a main entree but got the appetizer crab cakes as her main course. I had the 8 oz filet mignon. Our assessments largely mirrored those we applied to our salads. My steak had a Cajun seasoning which overpowered the savory flavor of the steak. It was accompanied by bland vegetables and halved baby potatoes which were pretty flavorless and gave me the impression that they were served from a hot well. The crab cakes were similar in that the added flavors of a sweet and sour sauce and a wasabi thousand island overpowered any flavor of crab that may otherwise have been perceivable. As with the salads, the crab cake presentation (plate appeal) was very nice. We had a bottle of Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio with our meal. It is a nice medium body crisp white wine with a nice fruit overtone that we often enjoy. It was priced at $40 a bottle, which is pretty normal for this wine at a restaurant. Our final bill for two was $141.32 with tip. Though the atmosphere was pleasant and the service was good, our overall feeling at the end of the evening was that for the price, we wished we had made the drive into Buffalo for Bacchus. read more

Went here tonight (7/31/14) as it was new since the last time I was in East Aurora a few years ago and it was near my hotel. Requested to sit on the porch which had a wonderful ambiance. The cocktail menu was limited to martinis...and the bread to start was stale. But my starter of tomato soup was delicious. My companion's starter of cherry salad was also wonderful. My entree (which was technically an appetizer) of marinated and grilled Greek shrimp was perfect and flavorful for a summer dinner! My companion's dinner of mussel stew left a bit to be wanting as the mussels were extremely small and the sausage was an overpowering flavor in the stew. The staff was pleasant and wonderful, and I would return based on my entree. read more

We visited Rick's on Main for the first time last night. To start off our dinners, we had an appetizer called; Tempura Portobella Mushroom Fries with a horseradish cream sauce on the side. $9.95. Now, remind you, our reservation was at 5 p.m. when they just opened for dinner. When our appetizer came to the table, it was very greasy. We should have just sent it back, and told the waiter, Greg, that it was awful. Instead, we ate more and started to remove the batter, and just eat the mushroom. We didn't finish it, and when the waiter came to clear it off the table, I stated, "it was very greasy, and a heart attack waiting to happen." He said, "Well, we have paddles in the back if needed." I am sure he was just trying to be funny, but it wasn't a joke. The grease must not have been hot enough for this dish to be so greasy. We continued with our meals which my husband had the, Garlic & Herb Ribeye Steak 18oz. grilled and topped with a garlic & herb compound butter and shoestring onions & served with horseradish mashed potatoes and sautéed greens. $41.95. I had the, Filet Mignon 8oz.cajun spiced and grilled with a roasted red pepper butter, served with vegetables and garlic & herb redskin potatoes. $39.95. I didn't get the cajun spice on my filet. The waiter suggested that I get the head and butter on the side. Our meals were very good, but we had a "bad taste in our mouths" with the appetizer. We most probably wouldn't return. There are too many other places to eat in our area, then go back there. read more

Always the best and freshest ingredients used. I usually get the cranberry turkey sandwich and soup sampler. My favourite place in East Aurora! read more

Rick's On Main - Nice decour - New American Near Me - East Aurora, New York

One of my favorites. Great vibe and excellent food! You only need to order an appetizer - the portions are huge. Give it a try, it will likely become one of your favorites too. I highly recommend the stuffed peppers and my wife raves over the scallop salad. read more

Really appreciate the service of Jen the bartender. Also, the food and value was great.

We stopped in for a light bite and ended up with a fabulous meal of starters, soups and salads. Perfect night to sit on the patio and have a nice bottle of Sauvignon Blanc and some good eats. Everything was high quality, served hot and quick, by a very nice server who got it all right. We will be back for a more extensive meal when the weather is cooler. For now the summer calls for lighter fare. read more

Rick's On Main - Seafood sampler. Shrimp wrapped in bacon, scallops and mini crab cakes. - New American Near Me - East Aurora, New York

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Rick's has been around for a number of years, and the food is phenomenal. They have a wonderful outdoor patio in the front, which makes it a wonderful place to eat in the summer. Many people think that the only top-tier restaurant in East Aurora is the Roycroft, but if you're down at the East End of town already there's no reason to go anywhere but Ricks. The converted-home-turned-restaurant can be awkward seating-wise; we've been taken to the upstairs dining area more times than not, so if you or anyone in your party have trouble with stairs you should absolutely call to make a reservation and tell them of any limitations. I've had several different dishes here and was never disappointed. It's a classier place than most other East Aurora options so I wouldn't wear your tattered jeans and a tee shirt. But the environment is very friendly and not stuffy, and the service has always been pretty solid. If you've never been, it's definitely worth a go. read more

Had lunch at Rick's a few days ago celebrating my cousin's birthday. Had my 3-year-old grandson with us. As they didn't have a children's menu the waitress gave us 4 options for his meal. He chose pasta with butter. Small bowl of pasta was delivered for his meal. When the bill came the cost of his meal was $12.95. Are you kidding me?? He could have had a full meal (sandwich & fries) for only $14.95. His meal could not have cost more than $1 to make!! The rest of our food was delicious, but unfortunately won't be going back there anytime soon! read more

I've visited Rick's twice now, and both meals have been outstanding! The stuffed hot banana peppers are excellent, and the tomato sauce pairs quite nicely with it to counteract the heat from the peppers. We've ordered steak and/or seafood both times and the meals come out cooked to perfection. We've yet to have dessert from Rick's but we are certainly working to try and order it next time! I look forward to trying lunch here sometime, hopefully on the patio come the spring/summer. read more

We stopped in for a nice dinner to celebrate a friends birthday last night. The building is quite unique and the food was great! They claim that all of their food is made in house or made locally for them and nothing comes out of a "box". I believe them, everything was fresh and tasted wonderful! We shared both of the stuffed pepper appetizers and I enjoyed the Bacon wrapped pork entree. The serving sizes were very generous and the food was very tasty! We also had two desserts the peanut butter chocolate pie and the apple pie (both made in house). The peanut butter cake was just alright to me (although the birthday boy loved it) and the apple pie was phenomenal. I would of given this place 5 stars but the service was a little slow. There wasn't a lot going on in our "section" assuming that's how service is divided up. The waitress took a while with some of our drink orders and the bus boy was a little invasive when removing unused plates. In fact he asked us several times if we were done with our appetizers while we were still eating them. I am being very critical at this point. All in all this place was wonderful and would recommend to anyone. It is a bit on the pricey side but they do have some more reasonable options available too. Filet was $35 and the Pork was $18. I did not see the Filet but if it was anything like the Pork entree I am sure it was a huge serving! read more

Enjoying a great Blackened Haddock sandwich and a fresh tomato and mozzarella salad. Janet has a nice Tarragon Chicken Salad sandwich. Great lunch. Our server Kirsten is spot on and very nice. Sitting on their patio on a fantastic Saturday afternoon. read more

Rick's On Main - City scape of East Aurora. - New American Near Me - East Aurora, New York

Fantastic service, above average food which is plentiful, fresh, beautifully plated. Chef makes great soups,salads,sandwiches that are lovely to look at and even better in taste. My husband and I ate lunch here one day, met with Kathy the owner, along with her husband Rick to plan a family lunch for the following day. Everyone was so impressed with the service, food and drink. If we lived in this area we would be regulars at Ricks. It is a five star place in a delightful small town. read more

Rick's On Main - New American Near Me - East Aurora, New York

Been to Ricks many times, Had out of town Friends coming in so I reserved a Igloo. It was fun. Arrived early, I had every one review the menu before we went. You are allowed 1:45 min for your meal. The staff is very efficient. drinks,wine salad,dinner. Not rushed but no time for desert. Our Server Laura was wonderful. The food was very good but she made the Igloo experience a pleasure. Thanks Laura read more

I've been to Rick's a few times and have never had a bad meal. Service is spot-on as well even on holidays (our first visit was on Mother's Day a couple years ago). I almost always get the bacon wrapped pork tenderloin and my husband almost always gets the salmon. I'll warn you that though, Rick's is pretty pricey by Buffalo standards so don't be shocked when you get the specials menu - most entrees were over $35 and salads are ala carte so add anothe $5-10 more to get your green stuff! There are less expensive options like my favorite pork tenderloin but you need to be careful when making your choices. They do take reservations and I recommend calling if you want to go at a prime time. read more

This place never disappoints. It's really hard to get a table in the dining room, as they don't take reservations, so be prepared to eat at the bar or seated at a bistro table. I'm good with either/or, so I've never really cared that I'm 0-forever at getting seated at a table outside the bar area. The food here is really good. The star on the menu, IMHO, are the banana peppers appetizer. A staple in this part of the world, Rick's take on the dish includes a delicious tomato-based sauce, crumbled sausage and delicious cheese. Not too spicy, just right! I've never had anything but a great meal here. Although Main Street EA has many interesting choices, I always end up here. Take my advice...Get. In. Here! read more

Rick's is fantastic, and their lunch menu has perfect, if not big, lunch portions for a reasonable cost. Had the mahi mahi with spicy coleslaw sandwich special for lunch today, along with the soup sampler. The potato soup is fantastic, along with the French fries. Sandwich was huge! Excellent service, the place was packed at noon on a Wednesday. read more

Rick's On Main - Mahi mahi sandwich with spicy coleslaw and fries - New American Near Me - East Aurora, New York

I wish I could say that our experience was top notch but it wasn't. We celebrated our anniversary tonight and we were disappointed in just about everything. We were sat at a table that had a vent blowing cold air. Instead of being moved like we asked, a menu was thrown on the floor and set over it. My husbands pasta had a lot going on and was just eh and my steak was under cooked not once but twice. The patio is beautiful and maybe we should have venture outside, as where we were and what we had just didn't cut it today. read more

Stopped on with a co-worker for lunch. Got a nice seat outside and were greeted immediately. The list of soups and specials was endless. Settled on turkey noodle soup which was stocked with fresh turkey and veggies...excellent. Then came the blackened salmon Caesar salad...the salmon was cooked and not overly blackened... Just perfect. My co-worker got a massive burger which he was very happy with. read more

Conveniently located off highway since we were traveling! Food was decent not very impressed with the variety offered on the menu! No childrens menu but the waitress had one in her head to tell us about! Worse thing was we left the baby bottle on the table, spent 15 mins in parking lot situating the kids and no one came looking for us! When I called 15 minutes after that the girl said yeah it was in the table I have NO IDEA what we did with it!!! read more

Really nice place. First time eating wasn't the greatest but I came back and had the lobster pasta and it was fantastic. Definitely pricey but the drinks are good read more

After reading previous reviews, my husband and I looked forward to a nice lunch in a 5 Star local restaurant. We both ordered the Chicken club sandwich, with fries. A simple lunch. To our dismay, the meal was not good at all. The portion of chicken was small, thin, and overcooked. The edges were burned and left a bitter taste in your mouth. The meat was dry, and chewy. The roll was doughy and cold. If not for the lettuce, tomato, and pesto mayonaise, it was difficult to swallow without taking a sip of water between bites. The French fries which looked like McDonald's fries, lacked any flavor. Portions were small, but were put on a small plate presenting the illusion of a full plate. The price for this sandwich and fries, was $16.95. At that price, a bigger, juicier chicken sandwich is expected, and the meal should fill you up. We were very disappointed and will not return to or recommend this restaurant for lunch. read more

Good food, nice ambiance and attentive wait staff. Been here a few time and had the same experience. Not sure why people complain about the parking? Last visit had the Puttanesca with Shrimp and Scallops. Excellent and a lot of food. read more

It's a 20 minute drive from downtown Buffalo but worth every minute. We ordered too much food since we underestimated the portion sizes but everything was delicious. Salads were well-balanced, the mussels with andouille were excellent, copper river salmon and ribeye were also great although we could t finish them. We did save some room for the delectable chocolate cake which did not disappoint. This is simply a lovely restaurant in a lovely village. Do go. read more

Rick's On Main - The building. - New American Near Me - East Aurora, New York

We got takeout from Rick's last night and my first reaction was, why can't other restaurants do it this well. The food was outstanding as usual, but the online ordering was the easiest I've seen, curbside pickup, having the order ready at exactly the time requested and the attention paid to packaging the food was the best I've experienced since the pandemic. Best stuffed peppers around and the molasses cowboy steak was so flavorful. This place is one of the crown jewels of East Aurora. read more

Rick's on Main is my favorite restaurant! Last night we had Crispy wonton ravioli as our appetizer, which never dissapoints. We also enjoyed the filet cooked to perfection, gorgonzola prime sirloin, bacon wrapped pork tenderloin, chopped salad and wedge salad. Everything was excellent. Our server Alex was very attentive, genuine and professional. Our family comes here for special occasions and for just because occasions as well. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who enjoys excellent food and excellent service. read more

First time here but definitely not the last. Had a fantastic dining experience last night at Rick's. Started with well made cocktails at the bar until our table was ready, then the real fun began. Flat bread pizza and roasted beet salad were excellent starters. The bacon wrapped pork loin was fantastic and you couldn't ask for a more tender piece of pork with a nice smoky flavor. The mussel stew was loaded with more mussels than expected and the broth was very flavorful, I would skip adding the angel hair pasta next time as it made the dish larger than I wanted but that's just me. The seafood pasta dish was one of the tastiest I have had and would recommend it to any seafood lover. Wish We would have had room for dessert as the one I observed being served at nearby tables looked fantastic. Rick's is one of those places for the times when you need some place to go for a special dinner or lunch. read more

We came here for lunch. Everything was clean, fresh, and bright. Our food was very flavorful. We had sandwiches and salad. Perfect pairings of all ingredients together. Definitely be back when we are in the area again. Our waitress Isabella was super sweet also!! read more

after visiting Ricks tonight.... We found out our gift card was only worth half the price of $300 and we were given only $150 credit there is no date on the gift cards. do not buy any gift cards from this restaurant. our server was excellent. Food was fair. and the manager was not very polite giving us a phone number, telling us to call if we had any problems. we were given a phone number , I asked when I could contact this person and they didn't know when they would be in what day or what time very displeasing after spending hundreds of dollars for our meals I do not recommend this place. read more

Friends and my husband chose this place as our 43rd anniversary dinner celebration. We ordered the stuffed peppers as an appetizer which were excellent. The special with scallops with filet mignon which was cooked properly and served with a risotto. The special was great. Our friend ordered a filet mignon prepared medium. The filet came to the table and was so overcooked you could tell just by looking at it. It took us several minutes to ask for our server, Jill, to return to our table to request the fillet to be prepared as originally requested. Very disappointed. Our server, jill, lacked in finesse as a server and professionalism. Several times we had to request from the bus girl page for silverware, salt and pepper, and the fact that meal was improperly cooked. I have to say this is not the Rick's we used to know. Very disappointed and we'll rethink what restaurant we will go to to celebrate a special occasion. read more

Perfect! Perfect Service. Blackened Scallop Caesar Salad Perfect. Setting perfect. Cappuccino perfect. Please open a place in Virginia.

Nice atmosphere and service. Good size portions. However, food was extremely salty. Scallop tostada appetizer was excellent. Roasted beet salad had great potential, but was overpowered by too much red onion. Both fish and chicken entrees were extremely salty and slightly over cooked. Prices are rather high for the quality when you consider the above comments. read more

Although I am a fan of Ricks top end dinners and service the Lobster Tail I had last night was disappointing. It was mushy and soft like mashed potatoes. At an $80.00 dollar price point I really expected more. read more

Eclectic menu. Consistently good for lunch and dinner. Nice outdoor patio seating with a view of historic Main St. In my opinion probably best restaurant in town. Service is very good. John and Molly at the bar keep it lively, humorous and fun. Great happy hour place Thurs thru Saturday. Nice place to bring a date. read more

Wonderful food and service for lunch. The service was amazing and the best dining out experience since COVID. I would highly recommend Rick's and the stuffed banana peppers were the best I have ever had. read more

Was my first time here and wife's 3rd. Great porch to sit and eat. It was an anniversary dinner, service and atmosphere were great. We had Bibb Salad which was great. I ordered $45 Kansas City steak which unfortunately was one of the worst I've had lately. It came with what appeared shake and Bake seasoning on top. Ordered med rare. Was medium and dry with very little taste. Side of bacon deep fried which made no sense and bacon is bad enough and doesn't need deep fried. Veritable sides were good. read more

I am thoroughly disappointed in our dining experience at Ricks last night. What should have been a lovely dinner with my family for Mother's Day was not even close. The service was slow, inattentive, and downright rude. I feel we were discredited against because we had our children with us, ages 9&13, even though they are well behaved and polite. I will never go to Ricks again. The menu is really nothing special and the prices are ridiculous for what you get. read more

Rick's was a upscale establishment in a nice town. New management seems young & inexperienced. From hostess dressed unclassy, to the waite help needing to learn how to properly greet & serve patrons. I suggest everyone involved, attend Trocaire college, & enroll in Russ Salvatore's hospitality class. read more

I've visited ricks a few months ago and had a stuffed pork chop I have to say I was extremely disappointed for the amount of money I have paid for it it was not cooked properly and tasted awful the bacon on it must've been from the night before. This weekend I ordered a scallop appetizer dish that was out of this world but when it came to the main course I ordered the ribeye the steak I have to say it was awful not to mention I was givin A steak knife that cut like a butter knife come on can't we afford better knives I am very disappointed that I have gotten too bad meals in a row time for a new chef read more