Great people and a nice place. Nice getaway for a night in CR.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cora Marie
We decided on Vino’s for our little date night tonight and both of us are by far impressed. Our waiter Westley was the absolute sweetest, food was great and price honestly wasn’t terrible. We will be back!
Rachel Rothchild
One of the worst experiences we've ever had at a restaurant.
Colton
I was very pleased with my experience at RG Books Lounge.
I wanted to take my girlfriend out for a nice little dinner and before deciding on RG Books I had emailed them to confirm if there were any dishes which could be made without the use of animal products and also, to see if there were gluten free options. I received a response indicating this would not be a problem.
After getting to the venue and being seated our waitress kindly walked us through options on the menu that could fit our preferences. She also graciously checked with the chef to make doubly sure on a couple of items.
I had the Mediterranean pasta and my girlfriend ordered the pesto pasta, both were tasty.
The only reason I give less than a perfect score is that, I think I find personally, after having some east asian cuisine, I find more traditional Italian dishes to be a little bland, comparatively.
That being said, RG Books *shines* in terms of professionalism and atmosphere and they are certainly no slouches when it comes to flavor.
By being able to deliver on requirements of vegan and gluten free options, they are demonstrating a level of culinary exceptionalism in the Cedar Rapids area. I only wish they had even more options free of animal products.
Thank you RG Books for a pleasant dining experience.
Colton
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Miss Sarah
I had been wanting to check this out for a very long time and we finally popped in for drinks and an appetizer and I'm so glad we did! It was such a cool and interesting place and our service was wonderful. We did not have a reservation, but, had planned to just sit in the bar area. We will definitely go for dinner soon at the adjoining restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anna Moody
Have visited a few times, always enjoyed the food and atmosphere!! Recently my boyfriend planned us a date night here and we weren’t sadly disappointed with the server we had 🙁 and left before even ordering.. unfortunate night..
Nathan Matta
Great vibe, nice old-school intimate atmosphere. Went on NYE, and I was lucky to get a last-minute reservation. People were very friendly even though they were super busy. Food came out promptly. My only real issue is the value. They're set up and priced like a top shelf venue, but the quality just doesn't keep up. We had 3 entrees, one app, one dessert, 6 cocktails: $220 plus tip. For that kind of money I expected better quality than we got. I hope the quality is better when they're not as busy, but I probably won't be back to find out for myself.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
J S
Ask Braxton for his
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julie Mahoney
Awful service at the bar... Saturday evening, very busy of course and only 1 person serving behind the bar. She got the drinks wrong and was not happy when she was told !
Service: 1
Jamie Kasper
Beautiful atmosphere, wonderful food. Always a special occasion!
We had just a lovely experience here, great food, excellent service. It was perfect! Great place for a special meal. We'll do it again. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
cori mason
Went in with a small group of friends. When we asked to split the bill the bar tender calculated a 20% tip on everyone’s bill and hand wrote in the tip about. There wasn’t a sign posted about added gratuity for parties over a certain size. When the bar tender was asked about these things she got rude. I have no problem tipping for good service but just adding it in because you feel like it is not ok.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 1
Ketra Martinez
Visit with a friend. Beautiful atmosphere but the service was terrible. There was only two couples in the building but sat me all the way in the back by the kitchen. (??♀️No big deal). They turned on everybody little lamps but ours again (??♀️ no big deal). I asked if they could make virgin drinks the server and manager seem unhappy about my request but I thought maybe I'm reading into things. I was told what I order was really rich but they brought me bland dry bread. When my food was served I shared with the waiter I didn't like what was served. She was appalled, walked away, and told the kitchen give table 46 their check and get them out of here. The original waiter brought the check still charging me for food they snatched (rudely) away from us. I had asked for a manager and my friend asked was the manager the one that just said "give table 46 their check and get them out of here". She said "yes" and went in the kitchen and repeated what she asked her. One of the males in the kitchen said "if they want to talk to the manager I'll go out there", as if she was making some kind of issue. When we left the manager tried to bump into my friend purposely. She stepped out of her way. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone but honestly I wouldn't recommend it to black people because everyone else that came in after us was treated awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ashley Vesey
Visit with a friend. Beautiful atmosphere but the service was terrible. There was only two couples in the building but sat me all the way in the back by the kitchen. (??♀️No big deal). They turned on everybody little lamps but ours again (??♀️ no big deal). I asked if they could make virgin drinks the server and manager seem unhappy about my request but I thought maybe I'm reading into things. I was told what I order was really rich but they brought me bland dry bread. When my food was served I shared with the waiter I didn't like what was served. She was appalled, walked away, and told the kitchen give table 46 their check and get them out of here. The original waiter brought the check still charging me for food they snatched (rudely) away from me. My friend that I was eating with asked for a manager and I asked was the manager the one that just said give table 46 their check and get them out of here. She said yes and went in the kitchen and repeated what I asked her. One of the males in the kitchen said if they want to talk to the manager I'll go out there, as if i was making some kind of issue. When I left the manager tried to bump into me purposely. I stepped out of her way. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone but honestly I wouldn't recommend it to black people because everyone else that came in after me was treated awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Rehgan Schmidt
I love this place!!! Matt Braxton Deb Angela and Kirsten are the best ever!! :) they make me feel welcomed everytime I come in and are so loving and great. Food is amazing
Great people and a nice place. Nice getaway for a night in CR.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We decided on Vino’s for our little date night tonight and both of us are by far impressed. Our waiter Westley was the absolute sweetest, food was great and price honestly wasn’t terrible. We will be back!
One of the worst experiences we've ever had at a restaurant.
I was very pleased with my experience at RG Books Lounge.
I wanted to take my girlfriend out for a nice little dinner and before deciding on RG Books I had emailed them to confirm if there were any dishes which could be made without the use of animal products and also, to see if there were gluten free options. I received a response indicating this would not be a problem.
After getting to the venue and being seated our waitress kindly walked us through options on the menu that could fit our preferences. She also graciously checked with the chef to make doubly sure on a couple of items.
I had the Mediterranean pasta and my girlfriend ordered the pesto pasta, both were tasty.
The only reason I give less than a perfect score is that, I think I find personally, after having some east asian cuisine, I find more traditional Italian dishes to be a little bland, comparatively.
That being said, RG Books *shines* in terms of professionalism and atmosphere and they are certainly no slouches when it comes to flavor.
By being able to deliver on requirements of vegan and gluten free options, they are demonstrating a level of culinary exceptionalism in the Cedar Rapids area. I only wish they had even more options free of animal products.
Thank you RG Books for a pleasant dining experience.
Colton
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I had been wanting to check this out for a very long time and we finally popped in for drinks and an appetizer and I'm so glad we did! It was such a cool and interesting place and our service was wonderful. We did not have a reservation, but, had planned to just sit in the bar area. We will definitely go for dinner soon at the adjoining restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Have visited a few times, always enjoyed the food and atmosphere!! Recently my boyfriend planned us a date night here and we weren’t sadly disappointed with the server we had 🙁 and left before even ordering.. unfortunate night..
Great vibe, nice old-school intimate atmosphere. Went on NYE, and I was lucky to get a last-minute reservation. People were very friendly even though they were super busy. Food came out promptly. My only real issue is the value. They're set up and priced like a top shelf venue, but the quality just doesn't keep up. We had 3 entrees, one app, one dessert, 6 cocktails: $220 plus tip. For that kind of money I expected better quality than we got. I hope the quality is better when they're not as busy, but I probably won't be back to find out for myself.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Ask Braxton for his
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awful service at the bar... Saturday evening, very busy of course and only 1 person serving behind the bar. She got the drinks wrong and was not happy when she was told !
Service: 1
Beautiful atmosphere, wonderful food. Always a special occasion!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
We had just a lovely experience here, great food, excellent service. It was perfect! Great place for a special meal. We'll do it again. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went in with a small group of friends. When we asked to split the bill the bar tender calculated a 20% tip on everyone’s bill and hand wrote in the tip about. There wasn’t a sign posted about added gratuity for parties over a certain size. When the bar tender was asked about these things she got rude. I have no problem tipping for good service but just adding it in because you feel like it is not ok.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 1
Visit with a friend. Beautiful atmosphere but the service was terrible. There was only two couples in the building but sat me all the way in the back by the kitchen. (??♀️No big deal). They turned on everybody little lamps but ours again (??♀️ no big deal). I asked if they could make virgin drinks the server and manager seem unhappy about my request but I thought maybe I'm reading into things. I was told what I order was really rich but they brought me bland dry bread. When my food was served I shared with the waiter I didn't like what was served. She was appalled, walked away, and told the kitchen give table 46 their check and get them out of here. The original waiter brought the check still charging me for food they snatched (rudely) away from us. I had asked for a manager and my friend asked was the manager the one that just said "give table 46 their check and get them out of here". She said "yes" and went in the kitchen and repeated what she asked her. One of the males in the kitchen said "if they want to talk to the manager I'll go out there", as if she was making some kind of issue. When we left the manager tried to bump into my friend purposely. She stepped out of her way. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone but honestly I wouldn't recommend it to black people because everyone else that came in after us was treated awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Visit with a friend. Beautiful atmosphere but the service was terrible. There was only two couples in the building but sat me all the way in the back by the kitchen. (??♀️No big deal). They turned on everybody little lamps but ours again (??♀️ no big deal). I asked if they could make virgin drinks the server and manager seem unhappy about my request but I thought maybe I'm reading into things. I was told what I order was really rich but they brought me bland dry bread. When my food was served I shared with the waiter I didn't like what was served. She was appalled, walked away, and told the kitchen give table 46 their check and get them out of here. The original waiter brought the check still charging me for food they snatched (rudely) away from me. My friend that I was eating with asked for a manager and I asked was the manager the one that just said give table 46 their check and get them out of here. She said yes and went in the kitchen and repeated what I asked her. One of the males in the kitchen said if they want to talk to the manager I'll go out there, as if i was making some kind of issue. When I left the manager tried to bump into me purposely. I stepped out of her way. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone but honestly I wouldn't recommend it to black people because everyone else that came in after me was treated awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
I love this place!!! Matt Braxton Deb Angela and Kirsten are the best ever!! :) they make me feel welcomed everytime I come in and are so loving and great. Food is amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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