What a terrible experience. $39 for a black bean burger and Veggie wrap. First you have to go to a central station and pick up a menu, the “ staff” pointed and said come back when you decide, oh by the way our drinks are in the cooler over there. Once we placed our order and received our drink glasses it took 30 minutes to get our food. Which does not sound bad except we were 2 of 4 people in the cafe waiting on food. When we received the food order the Veggie wrap was mostly lettuce with some red onion. The sweet potato fries were not fresh and obviously reheated. The Black bean burger was ok as were the string fries. When we asked for some ketchup one of the staff brought us a bottle that had the cap snd sides covered with ketchup. We had to use a napkin to clean the bottle before we could use it. I won’t be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Tim Hagmaier
Great spot for interesting wines and quality beef
Lora Craft-Whiles
Although the beef is their signature I opted for the pecan encrusted fried chicken salad. It was absolutly delicious with the well accompanied mildly unique parmesean jalapeño dressing. The serving of salad was plenty and the service was extremely friendly and hospitable. Our delightful lunch was what you would hope for on a fun day out enjoying quaint Roanoke Indiana.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beth Anderson
Burgers were dry and tasteless.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Ellen Bogan
Found plastic wrap bits in my sandwich yesterday. Ate in a took rest home. Found 3 pieces of plastic wrap in my sandwich
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Darrell Hord
Went for a birthday dinner to have a nice steak. My wife and I both had the filet mignon. Very tough and dry. Better quality steak can be had at logans or Texas roadhouse for 1/4 of the price. My wife informed the waitress of an allergy to onions and to our surprise, not only was there onions on the plate with the vegetables, there was also onion in the potatoe cake. Bad experience. Bad food. Don't waste your time or money here.
Susie Centers
My dog LOVED their homemade dog treats!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ground Wagyu Burger and Fries
Pamela H
Service was excellent and attempted to be very responsive and attentive for our party of four. It was a bit hard on the server, as the coconut shrimp was burnt, its fried rice accompaniment was similarly burnt, and the steaks appeared to be strip more than the ribeye that was ordered. Additionally, the apple salad seemed mismatched with the heavy coating of shredded Gouda and the shaved Brussels sprouts salad was a bit bitter. We did not risk dessert. The town and resultant ambience are marvelous, and the wine list is very good. The restaurant made things right as much as possible, but the meals just didn’t meet expectation.
Jason Neal
Food was delicious. The gentleman that took care of us was fabulous. Very knowledgeable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ground Wagyu Burger and Fries, Salad
I have been hearing about this really nice and expensive dinner spot for a while. Decided to book a table for 4 for our DIL's birthday. Nice ambience but that was about it. After waiting about 20 minutes for someone to take our order, the night was moving forward. During the wait for our food, we had a few drinks (and they didn't offer a wine list which was odd) and spent most of the time swatting fruit flies. We killed 6 of them and there were at least that many more - just at our table. After we had finished appetizers, i set my plate to side instead of leaving it on the charger plate. The waitress thought i was still eating and i told her no...that i set it aside because of the fruit flies. She said 'Oh" and moved on. The flies continued to bombard us for the 2-1/2 hours that we were sitting there. On to the food. I had the "chicken or the egg" appetizer and the bread was so salty you could not eat it. The other 3 had corn soup which was tasty. The main course was the Wagyu strip steak, 5 oz. It came with creamed potatoes and cubed veggies. The steak was cooked medium on request and tasted just OK. It was not very tender and seemed a bit "crunchy" - maybe that is how Wagyu beef is - I don't know never had it. Honestly, I have had much better steak at multiple other locations, including my backyard. Not to mention it also was way too salty. The veggies were still crunchy which was a bit weird. I ate it all since it cost so much but I didn't really want to. My wife had the fried pounded steak and frites - so chicken fried steak and fries. The fries were so salty you couldn't eat them and the steak was so full of breaded salty crust, that was difficult to eat as well. We then had dessert - a bourbon chocolate cake which was again, very average. All in all, $552 for the four of us. The 5 oz steaks were $95 each and equaled to about $10/bite. We will not be going back. And I will be completely honest when asked about it.
Diana Mahathy
Went to the Emporium for the first time today with some friends. Dennis was an amazing help and really made my friends and I feel welcomed! Dennis was very knowledgeable on the wines and even brought us out some to try! Even though the areas for dinner we’re not open, he walked us through and gave us a tour and it is such a beautiful place. We will definitely be back for dinner! We sat out in the courtyard and since we just got back from France a few months ago, we felt like we were brought back to our tea party in the French countryside!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Robert W
This was our second visit to Joseph Decuis. The food is farm to table... their farm to your table! This is the only restaurant that has its own waygu beef farm! The menu is created daily based on what is available in the garden. The steak portions sound small, but you will be pleased with the presentation and the portion size. I left with a warm happy heart!
SEbiztraveler2
The setting was varied & delightful. The service was good, food was good although the timing and sequence were off. But certainly worth a try. Charming little village.
What a terrible experience. $39 for a black bean burger and Veggie wrap. First you have to go to a central station and pick up a menu, the “ staff” pointed and said come back when you decide, oh by the way our drinks are in the cooler over there. Once we placed our order and received our drink glasses it took 30 minutes to get our food. Which does not sound bad except we were 2 of 4 people in the cafe waiting on food. When we received the food order the Veggie wrap was mostly lettuce with some red onion. The sweet potato fries were not fresh and obviously reheated. The Black bean burger was ok as were the string fries. When we asked for some ketchup one of the staff brought us a bottle that had the cap snd sides covered with ketchup. We had to use a napkin to clean the bottle before we could use it. I won’t be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Great spot for interesting wines and quality beef
Although the beef is their signature I opted for the pecan encrusted fried chicken salad. It was absolutly delicious with the well accompanied mildly unique parmesean jalapeño dressing. The serving of salad was plenty and the service was extremely friendly and hospitable. Our delightful lunch was what you would hope for on a fun day out enjoying quaint Roanoke Indiana.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Burgers were dry and tasteless.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Found plastic wrap bits in my sandwich yesterday. Ate in a took rest home. Found 3 pieces of plastic wrap in my sandwich
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Went for a birthday dinner to have a nice steak. My wife and I both had the filet mignon. Very tough and dry. Better quality steak can be had at logans or Texas roadhouse for 1/4 of the price. My wife informed the waitress of an allergy to onions and to our surprise, not only was there onions on the plate with the vegetables, there was also onion in the potatoe cake. Bad experience. Bad food. Don't waste your time or money here.
My dog LOVED their homemade dog treats!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ground Wagyu Burger and Fries
Service was excellent and attempted to be very responsive and attentive for our party of four. It was a bit hard on the server, as the coconut shrimp was burnt, its fried rice accompaniment was similarly burnt, and the steaks appeared to be strip more than the ribeye that was ordered. Additionally, the apple salad seemed mismatched with the heavy coating of shredded Gouda and the shaved Brussels sprouts salad was a bit bitter. We did not risk dessert. The town and resultant ambience are marvelous, and the wine list is very good. The restaurant made things right as much as possible, but the meals just didn’t meet expectation.
Food was delicious. The gentleman that took care of us was fabulous. Very knowledgeable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ground Wagyu Burger and Fries, Salad
Always our go to for Wagyu patties and wine!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I have been hearing about this really nice and expensive dinner spot for a while. Decided to book a table for 4 for our DIL's birthday. Nice ambience but that was about it. After waiting about 20 minutes for someone to take our order, the night was moving forward. During the wait for our food, we had a few drinks (and they didn't offer a wine list which was odd) and spent most of the time swatting fruit flies. We killed 6 of them and there were at least that many more - just at our table. After we had finished appetizers, i set my plate to side instead of leaving it on the charger plate. The waitress thought i was still eating and i told her no...that i set it aside because of the fruit flies. She said 'Oh" and moved on. The flies continued to bombard us for the 2-1/2 hours that we were sitting there. On to the food. I had the "chicken or the egg" appetizer and the bread was so salty you could not eat it. The other 3 had corn soup which was tasty. The main course was the Wagyu strip steak, 5 oz. It came with creamed potatoes and cubed veggies. The steak was cooked medium on request and tasted just OK. It was not very tender and seemed a bit "crunchy" - maybe that is how Wagyu beef is - I don't know never had it. Honestly, I have had much better steak at multiple other locations, including my backyard. Not to mention it also was way too salty. The veggies were still crunchy which was a bit weird. I ate it all since it cost so much but I didn't really want to. My wife had the fried pounded steak and frites - so chicken fried steak and fries. The fries were so salty you couldn't eat them and the steak was so full of breaded salty crust, that was difficult to eat as well. We then had dessert - a bourbon chocolate cake which was again, very average. All in all, $552 for the four of us. The 5 oz steaks were $95 each and equaled to about $10/bite. We will not be going back. And I will be completely honest when asked about it.
Went to the Emporium for the first time today with some friends. Dennis was an amazing help and really made my friends and I feel welcomed! Dennis was very knowledgeable on the wines and even brought us out some to try! Even though the areas for dinner we’re not open, he walked us through and gave us a tour and it is such a beautiful place. We will definitely be back for dinner! We sat out in the courtyard and since we just got back from France a few months ago, we felt like we were brought back to our tea party in the French countryside!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
This was our second visit to Joseph Decuis. The food is farm to table... their farm to your table! This is the only restaurant that has its own waygu beef farm! The menu is created daily based on what is available in the garden. The steak portions sound small, but you will be pleased with the presentation and the portion size. I left with a warm happy heart!
The setting was varied & delightful. The service was good, food was good although the timing and sequence were off. But certainly worth a try. Charming little village.
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