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    The Hemmingway Room

    3.9 (63 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Classy
    Outdoor seating

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    Cranberry colada blizzard! So tasty
    Cortney F.

    The drinks are delicious and fun here. The hostess that greets you when you walk in has zero personality. It's a first come first serve so if there isn't an opening you really can't wait. We tried two time and the second time we were able to grab a table. It's decorated beautifully with lots of fun Christmas decor to look at. Many of the drinks come in fun mugs. Our order took almost 30 minutes but they were delicious.

    This is a must stop on your Christmas pop-up bar list! The drinks are phenomenal! The ambience is incredible and the food is really tasty. Such a fun place!

    Mocktail drink

    Such great service and amazing staff! Drinks were delicious and it was a really nice cozy corner. It's October and they offered dozens of festive drinks and desserts, definitely in the holiday spirit. By the way, Thursday nights they have live music. Such a great place, I can't say that enough.

    Winter wonderland sangria & Old St. Nick

    Cool vibe! We got a table pretty quickly, staff was nice! Drinks were priced reasonably. It did take 45-50 minutes to get the check & cash out, hence the 4 stars instead of 5

    Auralia H.

    This is a vibe! It's a smaller sized space, a dark ambiance with lights that up the bar. Definitely more like a lounge with craft cocktails and small plates. The menu was on the smaller side. This would be a good place to start your evening or have a cocktail to end your night! They also have live music on Thursday evenings.

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    Nancy S.

    Nice 'speakeasy' atmosphere at this cocktail lounge in downtown Rochester. The atmosphere is welcoming, decorated with everything Hemingway. The owners are fans. The craft cocktails are just okay, not very polished or imaginative. I hope they come up with something exciting and different on their menu. The food is nothing to write home about, it lacks the elegance of its surrounding. I ordered a charcuterie plate to go which ended up being a tiny styrofoam container with bits of cheese and pepperoni for $20. It's obvious the food comes from too-ra-loo next door. It's a nice environment with occasional live music, but it could benefit if they added a little more class.

    Passion and Hemingway cocktails

    We had a fantastic time! The ambiance is beautiful, drinks were perfect, and service was top notch! Couldn't ask for better date night!

    Pizza with Brussels sprouts
    Sheila P.

    Ambiance was fun. Beer cheese dip with pretzels were ok. Pretzels were warm. Nachos were ok, chicken was dry and not all that flavorful. Pizza with Brussels sprouts was delicious, very flavorful. Drinks were good not worth the price - 15/16$ Unfortunately will not be going back.

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    I highly recommend this place. Jordan made the most phenomenal drinks 10 out of 10 recommended

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    Great drinks and service. I would definitely go back. The specialty drinks were awesome.

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    Loved the ambience of this place! Our drinks were delicious and the drink menu had lots of cool options to choose from!

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    Great atmosphere, warm cozy place with live music which was wonderful. Will definitely be returning

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    Lots of top shelf cocktails. Bartenders know what they are doing. Staff is a lot of fun.

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    Try the Death in the Afternoon! Very cool atmosphere, and the servers were very attentive.

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    Ok we had Easter Brunch there today. It was $87 per person and all you can eat. I was impressed…read morewith the food as well as variety of food. The food was delicious and the presentation was impressive. I would say definitely worth the price buffet.

    This review is only for its (wedding? banquet?) facilities. A friend had her engagement dinner in…read morethe conservatory last night, and it was a wonderful and beautiful venue. I had seen the Royal Park Hotel before but never been in - the lobby is gorgeous as well, and a front desk staffer directed me to the conservatory, which is directly behind it. I've also heard they have a nice restaurant on site, so I'm hoping to come back and experience that, at some point. All of the catered food at the conservatory was tasty, as well - we had appetizers, salad, and I had an herb chicken dish, I believe. Waitstaff was very courteous and when I went up to the bar to get a Diet Coke, they asked how everything was tasting, etc., even though I wasn't the hostess of the party; nice customer service. My engaged friend said that they originally looked at Royal Park as a wedding venue, but unfortunately the conservatory wasn't large enough for their number of guests - I'm glad they had their engagement dinner there, so I got to experience it. There were about 30 guests there last night but the space looked like it could fit more, I would guess 40-50 total, easily, and possibly even more. Based on this experience, I'd love to come back to the hotel either to dine or to stay overnight.

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    I am so sad to be writing this but I think customers need to know what happened to us…read more 20 minute wait on a Saturday night approx. 650pm. We waited and were sat in about 20-30 minutes. We are a table of four and waitress only brought two waters. Had to ask for two more. We ordered around 730pm and my husband needed one minute, she went to the table next to us and never came back to get his order. She comes back with a salad (we never ordered a salad) but said we could have it anyway. My husband ordered and we got our soups and bread very quickly. We had to ask for the kids chocolate milks since they were never brought out. But then came the wait. Our waitress came out around 8pm and told the table next to us that "she has her prime rib (pointing at me), but we are now out so you two cannot get yours, hers was the last piece (again pointing to me)" so unprofessional to call me out as if it's my fault I ordered prime rib so they cannot. Our food did not land on our table until 840pm! When questioning the waitress and manager they both said the kitchen is backed up and that it's "the holidays". The waitress was apologetic but the manager was not. Tried to offer dessert but I said no. I said we should have been notified or asked if they can get the kids food first or something some kind of communication. I asked for our food to go. We packed it up for tomorrow since we are no longer hungry after waiting. And we had to remind the waitress for the kids ice creams too. My kids were tired and not hungry anymore and then on top of it we had some rude neighbors that were making comments the whole time after I complained directed at me. The whole experience was upsetting. The manager made us feel unheard and it felt dismissive. I'm sure the food is good but we will know tomorrow when we eat it. We have always heard great things about Golden Eagle and are so sad to not want to recommend to anyone else. Please work on communicating to your customers. If we had known how backed up the kitchen was we would have prepared ourselves or left. If we knew this was typical as your manager stated is normal during the holidays then we wouldn't have eaten here. Please do better Golden Eagle! Edit: tried food and it was great. I think the main issue is service here so I am changing my stars to 3 stars instead of 1.

    My 2nd time here, for dinner on first Friday of Lent 2026. (My first experience was a funeral…read moreluncheon about 4 years ago, and the food was excellent then.) This visit, I ordered shrimp scampi with baked potato, salad and cup of clam chowder! Chowder was best I've had in years! Shrimps were very large, tender and the butter-garlic sauce was the perfect blend and consistency! Our service was excellent. My friend loved her baked lasagna. It was my birthday; Chocolate Lava birthday desert was so good and enough for 3 of us to enjoy! I truly enjoyed my dinner here and look forward to coming back! (The following Friday, I ordered carry-out chowder.)

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