This place is amazing! First time here. And it started with the complimentary valet parking. That's appreciated seeing I'm not from the area and don't really know where to park. Now to the food. Oh good lord the banana pepper dip. Whatever they do to make it they need to teach all my friends who try to make it during football games and such. It's incredible. The crispy wonton ravioli is the best wontons I've ever had. Had the cowboy steak and KC strip steak, both of which melted in your mouth! A++++. Keep up the good work. Cya again soon!! read more

Rick's On Main - 24oz cowboy steak - New American Near Me - East Aurora, New York

Everything we could have wanted in a high end meal. Good service, food was excellent and the vibes were great.

I've never been here before, but I definitely am planning on coming back. Beautiful building, great food and great service. The summer sangria is fantastic! Everyone enjoyed their food and the portions are a good size. My steak was very thick, and still cooked perfectly! I do not believe they have a parking lot, but I'm not 100% on that. The patio looked really nice but we choose to eat inside. The chopped salad is large enough to split with someone and is a great starter. Highly recommend!! read more

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The atmosphere was very nice. Waiter was attentive. The food was delicious. I ordered my steak medium well, but it came out medium rare. When told about the error, they were quick to fix it. Definitely will be back. read more

Great food, great service, and atmosphere. Little pricey, but it was worth it. Would definitely go back.

Had an excellent dinner. Had the Garlic & Herb Ribeye Steak and it was cooked perfectly. Steak was tender and the potatoes were delicious. Service was great and the wine list was good too. Maybe not a frequent place to go as it's a little pricier but the meal was worth the price. read more

Simply Incredible! We were visiting Buffalo area and decided to try this restaurant bases on good reviews. It's a cozy little restaurant, gives you 'homemade' feeling. We had grilled veggie flatness and quesadilla, both were well done. The chocolate raspberry cake was to die for...Checkout the picture! read more

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

I love bringing people here that have never been as it's just such a great place to show off. I brought three friends here for dinner on a Saturday. Reservations are highly recommended as they get very busy and may not have room for walk-ins. I requested a patio table, as it's a great patio and right on Main street for great people watching! Our server Brett was fantastic, and helped with all our questions and many requests. We started with the seafood sampler appetizer which was amazing. The bacon wrapped shrimp was my favorite! For our meals, two of us had the lobster pasta, and the other two had the seafood risotto. The lobster pasta is so creamy and flavorful with large pieces of lobster. It was a little saltier than normal, but still delicious. I was told the risotto was amazing as well. It was a perfect evening to sit outside and we had a great time. I will be back as I just can't get enough! read more

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

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Spotty service. Nice Porch patio experience. Generous sandwiches from the lunch menu. read more

Stopped in Friday evening with three friends for a holiday dinner. We were seated very promptly, the staff was super friendly and the decor was beautiful. The restaurant was so festive with great holiday music playing. I had one of the offered specials...the pasta with crab... and it was amazing. Such a fun night! read more

I had the Crispy chicken wonton ravioli small plate as a meal. With the included Asian slaw, it was more than enough for my appetite. Beautiful ambiance. We sat outside on kind of a wet night, but the staff kept us dry by moving umbrellas around. Very accommodating. Highly recommended if you want to rest & relax in Niagara on the Falls after a day of shopping in town & don't want fast food. read more

The drinks food and atmosphere are fantastic. Staff was super nice from the hostess to the bartender to our waitress. I cannot wait to go back. read more

Wow! Just wow. Sat down to reservations on their beautiful patio on a Wednesday night. Ordered the seasonal margarita with jalapeño, rolled in a sugar rim by my request. Very good. We start with some apps..the stuffed banana pepper dip was surprisingly really delicious, and I'm not a fan of stuffed peppers in general, I find they are usually lacking in flavor. We also got the crab cakes with both a sweet and sour sauce and a creamy roumelade. I love how they gave enough sauce, I love to dip so it was perfect for me. On to the entrée. Chilean sea bass. Absolutely cooked to perfection. Crispy outside juicy inside. The sweet pea mashed with pancetta was really delish, could have done with less pancetta. Ordered a lavender martini, very good, booze forward. Brett our server was knowledgeable and very attentive. We will be back, thank you for a wonderful experience! read more

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Billed as fine dining which exaggerates it some but this place is very nice with good food and nice service. The menu has something for everyone and the staff is very attentive. Good location but make reservations as it is very popular. read more

Always a great experience here. Food is always on point, specials are usually delicious. Great atmosphere and the staff is always attentive and friendly. A true staple of East Aurora. read more

Service was excellent! Food was exceptional! One of our favorite restaurants!! Quiet and romantic ambiance!

Amazing sandwich, delicious fresh brewed ice tea, yummy sweet potato fries.......outside on the porch enjoying a sunny September afternoon.......a great memory that I'll take into the long winter ahead Thanks Ricks In Main read more

Rick's On Main - Flight of soup and chicken club sandwich with sweet potato fries. - New American Near Me - East Aurora, New York

First time back after Covid shutdown for lunch on the patio. As good as I remember over the years. Great soups and creative salads enjoyed today. Tasteful preparations made with quality ingredients. Good service. Only concern was small (miniature) bottles of Diet Coke with near (1 day) or past (2 months) expiration dates having "off" flavor. Server did although offer to replace. Traffic noise level was generally good except during periods when heavy truck traffic was passing by. Nice clean surroundings with good shade provided by movable umbrellas. read more

A Restaurant like Ricks On Main is known as THE restaurant to dine at in East Aurora, the only issue with them is that they don't uphold to the standards of their lunch menu. If they cared as much as they did during dinner I wouldn't be giving 2 stars, but it's honestly quite sad, it's almost as if they let a 2 year experienced cook take over the lunch line. I've gone to eat twice now 5 years ago and then this year both with my mother, as a cook myself that's been in the kitchen industry all my life, Iknow what good food is, and the lunch is nothing close too it. The textures are all off and the seasoning is out of proportion, bland flavor and put together like the dishwasher needed to give hands and help out. Both times I've gone I've been absolutely disappointed and left feeling unsatisfied, they need to fix the menu or just stop serving lunch all together. Do better. read more

Classy little restaurant that feels like eating in someone's wooden kitchen as they cook exactly what you want. The menu choices were different than what was listed on here, and my dinner was more beautiful than the photos uploaded here. Dinners ranged from $22-55 in general, but specials went up into the 70s. The salads are big and desserts exquisite, and you could easily make a meal out of small plates, salad, and dessert... But the main course was fabulous so why miss out? Our server, Nick, was attentive and knowledgeable about the menu, and worked with the chef to accommodate requests like no sauce on the salmon or sweeter mixed drinks etc. We were there when they opened at 4 with a couple other tables, and it only got louder at 5:30 when another few tables came in. It's a small space but the experience is worth it. read more

Nice patio lunch with good friends pre-music fest hour with sweet potato fries and haddock sandwich and mocktail martini. read more

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If you're looking to have a nice dinner out, Rick's on Main will check all the boxes. The service was prompt and accommodating. We sat in the upstairs dining room and I liked that it wasn't too loud. The herbed butter was very good but I wished the rolls were toasted more. The dinner was up to par and came out in a timely manner. I ordered the seasonal pumpkin pie martini which was as tasty as it sounds. Last, we ordered the pumpkin cheesecake which was a large and delicious serving. Would return! read more

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It's with disappointment that I'm giving this rating, but well-deserved by Rick's on Main. While the food is excellent, the service was well below average for an establishment of this par. Other customers were unhappy with the noise and we agreed. It ruined the evening. The bussers were slamming dishes the entire night, the small blonde server we had was rude and continuously slammed our dishes on the table, and our experience was a stressful experience due to this. This has been my favorite restaurant and we will never come back. We bit our tongue but could see customers around us feeling the same way. The servers need much more training. What happened to Rick's on Main?? read more

Had a frustrating day but wound up at Rick's for Anniversary. Glad we did. It's not our first rodeo, so we know what to expect and we're not disappointed.. the pork chop and steak Gorgonzola pasta were great. Our server, Maddie H made the whole experience, very enjoyable. I have been somewhat disappointed that a salad is not included with the meal, but on second thought, the more than ample portions are even better. I do eat quite a bitbut was still able to take some home. My wife says it was the best pork chop ever. We will return. read more

What can I say, Ricks is always good. Attentive staff, great menu, consistently terrific food. Why go someplace else?

Never been ... didn't get in because although most of the patio was completely open - they were "booked for the evening" according to the not very pleasant Hostess. I call BS on this. I won't be back. See ya Rick. read more

Molly is great! We enjoyed scallops tostadas and fabulous desserts! Park in lot at end of Temple. read more

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It was our first time dining at Rick's On Main. The valet parking was a lifesaver, because we had already driven around the block and there were no spots nearby. Our cocktails were very good, and I especially enjoyed the Mistletoe Mule. We started with a special arancini rice ball appetizer as well as the sausage stuffed hot banana peppers. The rice ball was attractive, but rather bland, really nothing special. The banana peppers were delicious, but lose points, because the seeds were left in. You can't stuff much sausage inside when it is full of seeds, maybe that was the idea, but biting a mouthful of seeds was unpleasant. Two of us ordered the Steak Gorgonzola Pasta. The meat was tender and the portion was good, but it was so heavy in garlic that it overpowered all if the other flavors of the dish. I honestly couldn't taste the gorgonzola, and interestingly the description sounds like it is full of wonderful flavors and doesn't even list garlic. A friend ordered the cowboy steak, and really enjoyed it. I was able to taste the honey glazed carrots which were delightful and the bacon and cheddar potato croquettes sealed the deal. They looked just like the arancini, but had 3 times the flavor. The service was great and the ambiance perfect. read more

Excellent ambiance and service although we often live to sit and eat in the bar area. Food is delicious and portions are generous.

When we were visiting family our kids took us to here. We had dinner in the igloo. It was beautiful. It was so nice to be able to control the heat and music. So enjoyable to be able to be able to hear each other talk. Food was incredible. We travel a lot and are foodies. This was the best meal we have had. The server Conrad was the best. He was engaging and made not only the food outstanding but the whole experience outstanding. So respectful, funny, professional and kind. read more

Stopped for lunch. We had wonderful salads. Delicious! Great service. I had the shrimp thai peanut salad. My friend had the steak salad. read more

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Save your money... We went to Rick's after being invited out there by friends. I was really looking forward to it because it looked like it had a really good menu, although a bit on the expensive side. We got there and were seated at our reserved table with no problem. Our waiter was a bit cocky, but in a pleasant sort of way, so that wasn't an issue. The restaurant has several rooms and all are well decorated, although they have a couple of lights that are a danger to anyone over 5'8" sitting underneath them. We ordered a couple of glasses of white wine, which was very drinkable, while we waited for another couple to arrive. My husband and I decided to split a salad, as we had been told they were large, and ordered the walnut crusted warm goat cheese salad. When the dinner rolls came, I thought this was going to be one of my new favorite restaurants - warm, sourdough squares, with a hint of herbs, they were absolutely delicious. Unfortunately, that was the end of anything edible. The salad came drenched in dressing, and had been sitting in the dressing long enough that the lettuce was wilted. The walnut crust on the goat cheese might as well have been sawdust for all the flavor it had. One half of a kalamata olive in the whole salad. I ordered the seafood sampler for dinner (since the salad was supposed to be so big) and my husband got the gorgonzola pasta with steak tenderloin. The description of the seafood sampler was a far cry from what came to the table. Two tiny, breaded shrimp, with no discernible bacon wrap, mini crab cakes that tasted like Stouffer's stovetop dressing, mixed with an egg and also breaded, and two scallops, also breaded. None of them were very good and the sauces that sounded delectable on the menu were not. I thought I'd try my husband's pasta and maybe it was just a bad night for the seafood. His pasta was overcooked, with a dense, pasty sauce completely overwhelming the whole dish. No taste of white wine in this floury mess. Even the roasted red peppers tasted like they had just come out of a jar and thrown in the mix. The pasta tasted like it had been overcooked ahead of time, then run under hot water and way too much sauce added to cover up the lack of flavor or texture in the pasta. I think it's the first time I've ever seen my husband give up eating his dinner in a restaurant. A big "no thank you" when they asked him if he wanted a box to take it home. Barilla out of a box at home would have had more flavor. Too bad, we were hoping for good things, but we're definitely not going back. read more

My significant other and I had a lovely dinner at Rick's on Main recently. I gave this restaurant three stars mostly because prices are high and we didn't feel like our experience was consistent with the prices. I would've given them a 3 1/2 stars if that was an option, though. We were there on a Wednesday evening in January. We ordered the Thai shrimp appetizer to share, I ordered the Gorgonzola crusted strip steak entree with sweet potato fries, and he ordered the Wagyu steak special which came with roasted potatoes. Both were cooked nearly perfectly based on our medium and medium rare requests and were good. However, His Wagyu steak didn't live up to expectations. It wasn't as tender or as fatty as previous Wagyu experiences, and the flavor wasn't exceptional. The shrimp appetizer was very tasty - three massive shrimp crusted with a tasty coating and served with a jelly type dipping sauce with a nice kick. Our waiter was quite friendly and attentive but did not have the demeanor we would've expected from a pricey restaurant. At one point he asked if we wanted ketchup or honey with the sweet potato fries, and he brought out two takeout size Smuckers honey packets in response to my honey request. This was at a restaurant where entrées are $40-$60 a piece! I would go back to this restaurant and try the less expensive entrées in the summer when the front porch is open for outdoor seating, and that may be a lovely experience. But we just don't think the expensive steak entrées are worth the price. read more

We had the specials of the evening: sea bass and wagyu steak. Both were out of this world. The sea bass was buttery and paired really perfectly with the Chardonnay, and the wagyu beef was cooked medium rare and had the most amazing char flavor. My spouse said it was the best steak he's ever had. And the sea bass might have even out done Mangia's in OP... read more

I love this place. Me and my boyfriend went here for lunch and got to sit on the patio. I suggest making a reservation, even for lunch it is pretty busy. I made a reservation and we didn't have to wait at all. I got the soup sampler and half a sandwich combo, food was delicious. The tomato basil soup had amazing flavor. My boyfriend got banana pepper burger and added cheese to it. There was a lot of cheese on the burger, maybe a little too much. Only reason I did 4 stars instead of 5 is because it is taking a while to get the check, we have been waiting for 20 minutes. Other than that, everything was delicious. read more

Rick's On Main - Cranberry turkey club sandwich - New American Near Me - East Aurora, New York

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Great meal! Started with a salad - minor thing but we split the salad and had to do it ourselves - usually splits are done for you. Had a fish special - well prepared; moist and flavorful. Good wine and drink selection. Good service. read more

Such a great spot and historical building. Oh yea...and the food is great! All of the soups are so tasty, the crab cake Sandwich is enormous, and the personal pizzas are more than filling. Don't forget dessert, the apple pie or crumble and vanilla ice cream are A-mazing! Go to Rick's on Main today! read more

Rick's On Main - Out front of restaurant - New American Near Me - East Aurora, New York

Ricks on Main is incredible for both their staff, service and food! First, when we arrived I needed to use the handicap ramp in the back of the restaurant and the young employee told our family just to park in the back employee lot because we had a handicap family member! So nice! Then in the restaurant we were immediately met by a wonderful hostess who was so accommodating to my physical needs by helping with a table and chairs to fit my needs. Our party had an exceptionally nice server who was also accommodating and fast! The food we had was amazingly delicious too! My Turkey sandwich was made with real carved Turkey! People in my party had various different things on the menu and everything was scrumptious! This restaurant is truly amazing, and I highly recommend it! I know we are going back! read more

I first came here over five years ago and had one of the best meals in a restaurant. Then came back two years ago and the food was terrible. I decided to go back last night to see if they had gotten a new chef, and I'm afraid to say the answer was not only did they have the same chef, but the food was even worse than the second time I went. The seafood sampler was the first dish to disappoint. The shrimp wrapped in bacon was overcooked, the crab cakes were undercooked, and the scallops were just plain terrible. The Caesar salad didn't have a REAL Caesar dressing, so I advised the server to take it off the menu altogether. The dressing was watery and tasted bottled, and the salad was wet. My dinner partner's Miso encrusted Salmon was so salty he couldn't eat it, and the rice was severely undercooked. The asparagus were overcooked and bitter as well. My sea bass was okay but tasteless. The lemon risotto had so much lemon in it that it was inedible. If I were paying close to 200 dollars for food and overpriced wine, it would be great, and this place was far from that. Will never eat here again. read more

Restaurant week participant. Heard this place was expensive so I figured this would be my best bet to come. Such a warm feeling when you walk in. They do take reservations. I ordered the Chicken Milanese. I want to say that I DID enjoy it. But I do want to note that the chicken was a little too thin and crispy. And they put a mound of arugula on top of the chicken that I couldn't even see the dish underneath. Overall, not the best chicken Milanese I've ever had but the overall experience was so great! Rick's lives up to its reputation. I hope to be back again. read more