Second time I've been here. The first time was better this time I ordered chicken wings. They were kind of soggy and the chicken wasn't even done. Very disappointing. Next! read more

Definitely an unexpected delight tucked away in Mesa at Sunland Village Golf Club. Christopher Metcalfe and Diann Trowbridge found their new home just up the street, if you're looking for a low-key meal with great service and great food, definitely look here.Tables have good distance between them giving a nice romantic setting, So we were seated immediately. The restaurant is really cute and quaint. Our waitress was lovely and explained the menu to us as well as the specials. Definitely recommend getting the SWEET POTATO FRIES and the CLASSIC REUBEN. The portion was just right, and it didn't feel heavy. Diann really enjoyed her meal as well. No complaints to be had honestly. If you have the room, you need to try their BROWNIE ICE CREAM SANDWICH, which is dangerously good. I really appreciate their simple understated menu. It's not pretentious and it definitely didn't disappoint. Their prices are also really reasonable. Wonderful service, great food, great decor, honestly a winner all around. This is the crew from Christopher Metcalfe Creations 480-815-4502 I share my information, so you know my reviews are real. read more

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Arrived before 4 pm, waited half an hour to be seated. We ordered when drinks were ordered; took an hour and a half for our food to arrive! Two and a half hours for a fish meal is TOO LONG! Fish was very generous, one piece would have been enough because each piece was 5-6 inches long. Frys were very good. Waitress was very friendly but the pitcher of beer was not cold. read more

This place is awesome! Stopped by for a quick lunch ordered chicken salad with fries, Amazing! Fries were perfect and sandwich was yummy as well. Bartender was super friendly. I found my new lunch spot read more

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We went with our friends, the martins. We enjoyed the experience. The food was good. It was super busy which means that people like going there. The wait staff was friendly. Everything came on out on time and it's just good restaurant. We would certainly go back with or without the martins. read more

Fish fry is the best tasting fish around and well fried. Huge portions and sides of baked potato and soup, and slaw. Always an excellent hot meal and cold beer. Downside is long long wait. Checked in at 3:50 yesterday, got seated at 4:45 ordered at 4:55 and finally got our meal at 5:50 and out the door at 6:45. Very long night at the restaurant. Excellent young lady as our waitress and I understand that it's an issue getting help is almost impossible. I don't hold that against the restaurant and will continue to go there for Friday Fish Fry. read more

Stopped in for a quick bite. I ordered the BLT w/fries. For a BLT, it wasn't bad. I'd go back again.

This review will focus specifically on Rochester's Fine Dining's Friday Fish Fry, which is the reason I picked this place. I grew up in a steel mill town "back East" where every restaurant, from sit-down places to the diviest little corner bar, offered a Friday Fish Fry. It was a heavily Catholic blue collar area and Friday was payday. Fish fries were all-you-can-eat, top quality and generous in their portions and dirt cheap. There was a "going rate" that every place charged (back then it was a quarter) and no one dared charge a penny more. To this day my hometown continues the tradition of Friday fish fries and they are still all you can eat, and today's going rate cap is ten bucks. I am overjoyed to find that the East Valley carries on this tradition for the large number of transplants from colder climates. Some have said that Rochester's has the most authentic of them all so here I am just after 6 PM on a Friday night. Being located in a sleepy residential community's clubhouse the dinner hour starts early and by 8 PM Rochester's is closed and empty. The restaurant is a typical 19th hole restaurant/bar - not fancy or pretentious, just a casual place to hang out in bright pastel golf shorts. The atmosphere is friendly and our server greeted us like old friends. The menu is limited with an enticing daily special. But it is the Friday Fish Fry that reels them in. You get three choices of ordering the same meal ... one piece for about $11, two pieces for about $13 and all-you-can-eat which starts you off with four pieces for about $14. Caution: the one-piece meal comes with a thick creamy cup of clam chowder, French fries, a cup of fresh coleslaw and a piece of fish so big it stretches from one end of the plate to the other. For most people the one-piece dinner is more than enough. The fish is described on the menu as Cape Capensis. I had to google it where I leaned that it is a cold water fish which are captured only on the Atlantic side of South Africa, not on the Indian Ocean side. It resembles cod in that it is bright white, firm and flakey with a mild flavor. It reminds me a lot of fish from the Great Lakes I used to have as a kid. The fries are good, made from real potatoes which places them above what most restaurants serve these days. The New England clam chowder is surprisingly good, with lots of plump tender pieces of clam. And the coleslaw is a surprise - fresh, crunchy and creamy, far better than you find in most restaurants. Rochester's isn't fancy and I'm sure some will complain that it looks like a high school cafeteria. If you want fancy, this isn't your place. Rochester's was opened by a mother and daughter team in spring of 2011. The staff is friendly and attentive, the prices are low and the food is fantastic. read more

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Great service. One of the few bars where an old fart like me is not ignored by the wait staff or bar tenders.. I give it 5 stars!

We have been here several times on and off season over the past several years. We go for the AYCE fish fry. We expected a wait. Arrived at 4:40. 18 tables to be sat before us. We say ok. Wait over 11/2 hours to be seated. Finally sitting down to be told by the waitress there was a 45 minute wait for fish. The hostess should be telling people about the wait. We were so frustrated and angry we walked out. Time before we waited over 40 minutes for our second order of fish. Never again will we go there. Ever. Again. Very very upset. The only reason for the star is a friendly bartender. read more

I came in on a Thursday evening. There was karaoke going on so the place was packed. I sat at the bar. I ordered the Famous Rochester's Bogie Burger. This is a deluxe​ version of the regular bogie burger. This one comes with bacon, melted cheese, tomato, lettuce, onion, and special sauce. It was on an artisan bun. I enjoyed every bite. The fries were ok, but the burger was the highlight of the meal. I will be back for another very soon. read more

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Delicious!! Can't wait till my "Ladies Lunch Group" visits. We are going next month....will keep you updated!! read more

$7.50 Pictures of beer during happy hour. That's were three stars by itself. No stars for anything else though. We had more than 10 in our group so they would not let some of the people stay. We've literally been to 12 other places in the last six months where we've had 10+ people and nobody's ever had an issue. So some of the people had to leave and go somewhere else. Next time all of the people will go somewhere else. Plus the food, oh god the food. How do you screw every single thing up. Everything raw and undercoat. They must keep the fryer at a solid 150° I just cook everything that way just so it's nice and greasy and barley luke warm when served. Seriously, if you just have a few people and you're only gonna drink the beer it's a decent place but we like to get food and it's really very bad here. read more

No wait. They put the football game on the tv when we asked. Waitress was prompt and nice. We ordered the fish dinner to split - we typically do as we don't eat large portions. It came with a cup of clam chowder - served really quickly and hot as soup should be. Plenty of crackers and it was really tasteful! Dinner came out incredibly quick and wow was it good! and the 2-piece dinner even had extra to take home. read more

Two hour wait for what was basically a very large Filet O' Fish sandwich. Never again.

Excellent service friendly servers and quick service from order placement to food delivery. Our food Oder was served hot and well presented. Our server was attentive but did not hover she monitored our needs snd responded when necessary maintaining our beverages.The crowd at 4:00 on Friday had arrived but you could still carry on a conversation. They offer a great menu selection allowing a variety of meal choices read more

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We hit this place at 345 on a friday , fully intending to assault the friday fish fry. I hadnt eaten all day and was ready!!! We got here early enough and the place LOADED up at 4pm like a flood gate opened. I ordered a side salad and it was good... a mistake but good salad. The chowder was thick and rich and loaded with clams. The fish promptly arrived as we reveled in the crowds of people. It was hot appealing, better than the pictures, our tea was filled frequently. The fries were good but not needed the planks of fish were generous portions of flaky even coated tempura goodness. We will be back... after lent read more

Sweet little hidden gem. Not the least bit pretentious, just good food and good service at great prices! We will definitely be back! read more

Located in the heart of a 55+ community, Rochester's is open to the public. There is indoor/outdoor seating with golf course views. There is a bar, tv's, ample seating and a large room to host a party or larger groups. We stopped in on a Saturday morning, we were greeted with big hello's and smiles. The place was empty except for a few guys in there enjoying their morning cup of joe. Our waitress took our drink order and gave us ample time to review the menu. I decided on 2 eggs, toast, and home fries. I ordered my eggs over hard, whole wheat toast, and oj. The orange came out in a large glass, which surprised me as most places give small glasses. A short time after ordering, our food was delivered piping hot to our table. My eggs were cooked perfectly, the home fries were crispy and mixed with peppers and onions, and my toast was toasted to a perfect shade of brown. The portions are big, so either come starving or be prepared to go home with a doggie bag. Rochester's did not disappoint, and you can count on me being a return customer! read more

Friday night Fish Fry! It was busy but my Dad and I got seated very quickly. The waitress was very friendly and we were offered soup or salad. The Clam Chowder was excellent! It was the best Clam Chowder I've had in a long time! The fish was very good and the portions were very generous. The baked potato was very good and the coleslaw very good too. The Peach tea was delicious too. read more

After some of the snow birds are gone. We tryed the prime rib again. It was ok but the bake potato was cool could not melt butter. We were very disappointed with the vegables also..not good. read more

Wanna have FUN and pay a fair price for good food?? ROCHESTER'S is your go-to place for fun in the sun. My mother recently passed away in Mesa, AZ, and we had lots of family in town. We decided to have mom's memorial service in the private dining room Rochester's has which can hold up to 100 people comfortably. The private room looks out onto the Sunland Village golf course, and is quite beautiful. Rochester's catered a buffet lunch for over 60 people at a more than reasonable price. Jamie or Carol will take GOOD care of you and will do all the set up and clean up!! We were able to use their TV screen and microphone system too. Because we wanted to check out the facility, our family had lunch there and it was yummy. Thursday night was karaoke night, so we decided to go back again and had a BLAST!! It was a family experience we'll never forget, and I just can't say enough good about this wonderful restaurant. Yes, it's almost always crowded, so you've got to be patient, but well worth the wait. read more

We were there one hour fifty minutes. Table next to us on both sides empty. We waited. Tables next to us gets filled up. Waitress takes both of there order, then I asked why she didn't take ours So she took our order. Both tables next to us got there food and was finished eating. We finally got ahold of our waitress and asked her how they got there food and are done eating and we haven't gotten ours. She said it was probably her fault. We never got our food so I paid for our drinks and we left. Heard the food was good but don't think my wife will ever go back and try this place. They won't let me go any lower then a one star read more

We go to their Friday night fish fry. Delicious. Huge pieces of lightly battered fish. And it comes with a bowl of clam chowder - good stuff - and either a baked potato or fries. And cole slaw. You walk out full and happy. Highly recommend. Oh. The Friday night fish fry starts at 4pm. read more

I came into Rochester's to watch football on a Sunday with my fiance and had a blast. Their hot wings has become a must have for me every Sunday. It is pretty incredible how so many restaurants and bars actually mess up this great American classic. I asked the waitress to add a little bit of kick to my wings and what did I get in return? These wings came out blazing! Just hot enough that it wasn't over the top and still enjoyable. Most importantly, I judge wings by how crispy they are, yet still tender in the middle. What ever they toss their wings in is a sure treat; amazing flavor for anyone who loves wings. Try them with your favorite beer (mine is Stella). All in all, the food was great, prompt and courteous service, and won't put a hole in your wallet. Definitely one of my favorite places for great food and beer. read more

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Well I found a little hidden Gem today This local sports bar is Affordable and fun with good food. Two of us had an excellent breakfast with coffee and tea for $22 and they put the World Cup soccer match on one of the TVs for us while we ate. read more

Always fantastic food! Always a huge portion. Never had a bad bite of anything here. Daily specials so check their menu! Great and cheap!! read more

The Rochester - Old school. Good food, great food actually, old people, fine by me! - Sports Bars Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Great lunch! First time we've been here. had the best BLT sandwich ever! My other half had the French Dip Roast Beef sandwich & Chicken Rice soup. His food was great also as was the service. Definitely will come back again. We stopped at Rochester's to see what the place was like and what kind of food they have because our favorite karaoke entertainers will be starting their karaoke venue here this week. The dinner menu looks good, so we're looking forward to coming back here weekly on karaoke night. This place makes it on our favorite lunch spots list! read more

We visit Rochesters at least twice a week. It is close to our home, and we love the neighborhood restaurant/bar. Our only issue is the consistency. Sometimes there is a huge amount of fries, other times a "normal" portion. A few times (4) we have ordered take out, and have missing items/sides. The good news: when we called about the missing item, it was quickly delivered to our house. read more

Very nice family owned restaurant! My wife and I went for the fish fry and were blown away by the portions that are served! But more importantly, the fish was excellent! Service very friendly! We have finally found our Friday night fish fry restaurant! Thanks Carol! read more

We love Rodchester's Family Dining! We love the location, right across Broadway from Venture Out's back gate. We love the Friday night fish fry with some wonderfully delicate white fish. We love the Saturday night prime rib cooked to order. We just discovered the tender brots served at a special price on Sundays! The servers are quick, friendly, and respectful. The drink specials are terrific too. The only downside: it gets pretty crowded during the winter season. So we enjoy it even more before the holidays! read more

My Mom and I went to Rochester's for breakfast last week and had the worst meal ever. It was not busy in the restaurant - only 4 table were filled. Mom ordered biscuits and gravy and both were cold. I ordered link sausage and it was cold to the point of being dangerous to eat. We complained to the waitress but it wasn't her fault, so we left a generous tip. We have been disappointed in our meals the last 2 times so will not go back even though it is close for us. read more

We have a home in Fountain of the Sun where another Rochester's is located. They're currently closed for the summer. Went to the original location and it also is fantastic!! You can't find a better fish fry!! All of their food, at either location, is fresh and wonderful!! Service is excellent as well!! read more

We stopped in for lunch after a round of golf and were very happy. I had the Blue Burger. Good size and good flavor. It went well with a cold beer. She had the Taco salad and said it had a good flavor and the cool side felt good after a hot day in the sun. The place was very clean and the staff was friendly. We'll be back! read more

best restaurant in sunland. food is great, excellent menu items. the staff are extremely friendly. rochester's are always crowded. we will miss you all until you open again. stay strong. god bless read more

I like to go for the Karaoke. Unfortunately you will sit and wait 20 minutes or more to get a waitress to come take your order. And that goes for getting a drink order in too! The food is not very good either. Seems like disgruntled employees work there. My friend paid her check and when the waitress brought back the change, she slapped it onto the table as if she was mad! Seems like such a shame, this place COULD be fun if the manager would get rid of the worthless servers! I'm speaking from experience. I have been there more than once. Sad that I also heard about poor service from the other customers in there. read more

We've eaten there on many Friday fish fry's and it has always been great. You get clam chowder with your meal in place of a salad and I truly love salads, but don't miss it, as they have the best clam chowder I've ever had. The fish is great too! Two pieces fill me & my husband, so AUCE is not necessary. Will definitely be back!! read more

Typical clubhouse food. Bunker burger was ok-little over cooked, making it on the dry side. Sweet potato fries are thick and flavorful-can actually taste the sweet potato. Beer could have been colder for a 100 degree day though. read more