The experience is always great. Food, Service, and the overall experience is worth the visit. One of the top 3 places to eat in Lafayette hands down.
Sheila
Service was fabulous upon arrival, after being seated, through ordering and serving of the meal but waned terribly towards the end of the meal. For a fine dining experience such as this, I found that a little disturbing. But everything else was top notch. This was a first visit. Will try again.
Paul
Great place to dine. Service was great. This was our first time there; I'll definitely go back.
Christie
We went to Ruffino's for Sunday Brunch. The location is good, leaning towards elegant. The service is impeccable. Unfortunately the food left a lot to be desired. We both ordered Eggs Benedict with potatoes. The food arrived in a reasonable amount of time but the eggs were cold. The Holladaise sauce was sparse and cold as well. The potatoes were plenty warm but they were big chunks. The meals were not displayed very nicely. Very disappointing.
Ted
Everything was good except for the time it took to get our meal after our salads. It was an extremely long wait for the particular food we had ordered. Waitress had told us the manager would be out about the long wait but we never saw him. We did have great seats though in the solarium. That was a plus!
Quiana Marie
Food is great! You shouldn’t be seated and have to wait 20-30 mins to place an order I don’t care how busy a restaurant is. If that’s the case then you should tell me it’ll be 30 mins before I’m seated versus me sitting at a table looking crazy without placing an order for so long. Know your server’s capabilities. You should know if they’re able to juggle 3-4 tables at time because obviously they cannot!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Brandon Freeman
This place was amazing. It is a little pricey, but from the moment you sit to the moment you leave this place is amazing and worth the extra coins.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Martin
Very Enjoyable from start to finish - good drinks, appetizers, food was great, service was top notch - makes it one of our favorite places to visit - especially with friends and family
Alfredo
Service was nice but the food was very mediocre and the oysters where very salty and also the drink where way to over priced like ridiculous
Ro
Fish Katy was rather bland and overcooked. BThe worst thing about the fish was a sprinkling of sone sort of shredded seafood on it which might or might not have been crab. The menu said JUMBO LUMP CRABMEAT was in the dish - it was not, only a glob of unidentifiable shreds.
High ceilings, subdued lighting and an open kitchen plan made for enjoyable dinner experience. Our wai staff, Lane and Kennedy were both friendly, knowledgeable, and attentive. Veal picatta was spot on. The surprise birthday cake dessert was a nice ending to a pleasant evening.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Shari
What an outstanding restaurant! The service was outstanding! The food was absolutely delicious. The cedar plank baked fish was amazing. Oh my and the tiramisu dessert was the best I've ever eaten. This restaurant is top notch.
Bianca Washington
Today 10/5/2025 ,
My boyfriend and I went eat for lunch. They had a party in the banquet room estimated 30 people max. Which I give grace towards because banquet and main can be a lot. However , WE WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE IN THE MAIN DINING ROOM. Everyone else had been closed out and was leaving. Including a party in the main dining room of about 15.
We ordered our drinks. Drink service was great, they even gave us a grace period on the mimosas being we came at 2:40 and brunch ended at 3. We ordered cesar salads which was great, we also ordered our entrees at the same time. After our server brought our salads we saw him doing his duties such as wiping cups , drinking his drink, and rolling silver . We understand it was a “transitional period” meaning people were clocking in and out but he never checked on us. It was the inconsistent service which was a problem. A nice “your food will be a second” would be fine . Our steaks took over an hour , we asked for medium, we received nearly well done steaks on a hot plate with barely any flavor . When a steak is served on a hot plate the temperature keeps rising.
The workers had no hair nets on, no gloves. Which is very disturbing. They were eating while preparing the food. It’s an open line which means you can see them semi-prepare the food. So we saw them eating and popping food in their mouth.
Once we expressed this to the manager , she had the worst attitude. Basically trying to tell us that we seeing wrong. Using a passive aggressive, defensive tone. Screaming at me from the other side of the restaurant in a defensive time.
They ended up comping our whole meal, the money wasn’t the problem, it was the food and atmosphere . Such a disappointment.
Service: 2
Jake
I took the family to dinner to celebrate my wife's birthday. We were greeted by 2 young girls who were both waiting on us. One for food one for drinks. The food was decent, but the service was very disappointing. It took forever to get refills. One of my daughters never got refill.  Maybe it was because the 2 girls were too busy on their phones the entire evening. (Which I think is totally unprofessional and tacky at best). We also ordered a special dinner salad which we made very clear we wanted to split between me and my wife. When it was delivered it was the size of a side salad & of course no second bowl. We waited another 15 minutes for them to come back to the table so we could remind them that we needed another bowl. She finally brings us a tiny dinner roll plate instead. Then of course our food came out about 30 seconds after we finally got the plate. All this happening each time they left the table they immediately went over and stood in the corner by the bar on their phones. This will be the last time I tip 20% for poor service. Going forward 20% & beyond will be for excellent service. This seems to be a common theme nowadays. It's really sad that we go out and spend that kind of money on a dinner and get disappointing, lazy distracted service.
Mark Martin
EDIT After management reply, Thanks for your generic reply, that 'tis the issue with restaurants at this moment - your focus on customer satisfaction should go beyond a simple cut and paste redone
I went in with low expectations- we have eaten there for brunch a couple of times and ordered simple menu items- tonight we decided to expand our palette - Drink service went fine - martinis and margarita were perfect - Appetizers on the other hand weren't so good- Calamari bland and greasy Oysters charred beyond recognition and salty At this point I almost called the night wife just told me the lasagna tasted like the meat was 4 days old and noodles were dry not aldente - just stale layers - Steven our spooky waiter would pop in from time to time and check on us but overall table service was sloppy for a fine dining restaurant- Simple rules as replacing plates and forks between sets wasn't performed and we were left sitting with a cluttered table- Deserts came - the highlight was the raspberry cheesecake- was creamy and delicious, the crème brûlée on the other hand was mediocre- burrier in berries and had a sour taste I guess it's the sign of the times
The experience is always great. Food, Service, and the overall experience is worth the visit. One of the top 3 places to eat in Lafayette hands down.
Service was fabulous upon arrival, after being seated, through ordering and serving of the meal but waned terribly towards the end of the meal. For a fine dining experience such as this, I found that a little disturbing. But everything else was top notch. This was a first visit. Will try again.
Great place to dine. Service was great. This was our first time there; I'll definitely go back.
We went to Ruffino's for Sunday Brunch. The location is good, leaning towards elegant. The service is impeccable. Unfortunately the food left a lot to be desired. We both ordered Eggs Benedict with potatoes. The food arrived in a reasonable amount of time but the eggs were cold. The Holladaise sauce was sparse and cold as well. The potatoes were plenty warm but they were big chunks. The meals were not displayed very nicely. Very disappointing.
Everything was good except for the time it took to get our meal after our salads. It was an extremely long wait for the particular food we had ordered. Waitress had told us the manager would be out about the long wait but we never saw him. We did have great seats though in the solarium. That was a plus!
Food is great! You shouldn’t be seated and have to wait 20-30 mins to place an order I don’t care how busy a restaurant is. If that’s the case then you should tell me it’ll be 30 mins before I’m seated versus me sitting at a table looking crazy without placing an order for so long. Know your server’s capabilities. You should know if they’re able to juggle 3-4 tables at time because obviously they cannot!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
This place was amazing. It is a little pricey, but from the moment you sit to the moment you leave this place is amazing and worth the extra coins.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very Enjoyable from start to finish - good drinks, appetizers, food was great, service was top notch - makes it one of our favorite places to visit - especially with friends and family
Service was nice but the food was very mediocre and the oysters where very salty and also the drink where way to over priced like ridiculous
Fish Katy was rather bland and overcooked.
BThe worst thing about the fish was a sprinkling of sone sort of shredded seafood on it which might or might not have been crab. The menu said JUMBO LUMP CRABMEAT was in the dish - it was not, only a glob of unidentifiable shreds.
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High ceilings, subdued lighting and an open kitchen plan made for enjoyable dinner experience. Our wai staff, Lane and Kennedy were both friendly, knowledgeable, and attentive. Veal picatta was spot on. The surprise birthday cake dessert was a nice ending to a pleasant evening.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
What an outstanding restaurant! The service was outstanding! The food was absolutely delicious. The cedar plank baked fish was amazing. Oh my and the tiramisu dessert was the best I've ever eaten. This restaurant is top notch.
Today 10/5/2025 ,
My boyfriend and I went eat for lunch. They had a party in the banquet room estimated 30 people max. Which I give grace towards because banquet and main can be a lot. However , WE WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE IN THE MAIN DINING ROOM. Everyone else had been closed out and was leaving. Including a party in the main dining room of about 15.
We ordered our drinks. Drink service was great, they even gave us a grace period
on the mimosas being we came at 2:40 and brunch ended at 3.
We ordered cesar salads which was great, we also ordered our entrees at the same time. After our server brought our salads we saw him doing his duties such as wiping cups , drinking his drink, and rolling silver . We understand it was a “transitional period” meaning people were clocking in and out but he never checked on us. It was the inconsistent service which was a problem. A nice “your food will be a second” would be fine .
Our steaks took over an hour , we asked for medium, we received nearly well done steaks on a hot plate with barely any flavor . When a steak is served on a hot plate the temperature keeps rising.
The workers had no hair nets on, no gloves. Which is very disturbing. They were eating while preparing the food. It’s an open line which means you can see them semi-prepare the food. So we saw them eating and popping food in their mouth.
Once we expressed this to the manager , she had the worst attitude. Basically trying to tell us that we seeing wrong. Using a passive aggressive, defensive tone. Screaming at me from the other side of the restaurant in a defensive time.
They ended up comping our whole meal, the money wasn’t the problem, it was the food and atmosphere . Such a disappointment.
Service: 2
I took the family to dinner to celebrate my wife's birthday. We were greeted by 2 young girls who were both waiting on us. One for food one for drinks. The food was decent, but the service was very disappointing. It took forever to get refills. One of my daughters never got refill.  Maybe it was because the 2 girls were too busy on their phones the entire evening. (Which I think is totally unprofessional and tacky at best). We also ordered a special dinner salad which we made very clear we wanted to split between me and my wife. When it was delivered it was the size of a side salad & of course no second bowl. We waited another 15 minutes for them to come back to the table so we could remind them that we needed another bowl. She finally brings us a tiny dinner roll plate instead. Then of course our food came out about 30 seconds after we finally got the plate. All this happening each time they left the table they immediately went over and stood in the corner by the bar on their phones. This will be the last time I tip 20% for poor service. Going forward 20% & beyond will be for excellent service. This seems to be a common theme nowadays. It's really sad that we go out and spend that kind of money on a dinner and get disappointing, lazy distracted service.
EDIT After management reply,
Thanks for your generic reply, that 'tis the issue with restaurants at this moment - your focus on customer satisfaction should go beyond a simple cut and paste redone
I went in with low expectations- we have eaten there for brunch a couple of times and ordered simple menu items- tonight we decided to expand our palette -
Drink service went fine - martinis and margarita were perfect -
Appetizers on the other hand weren't so good-
Calamari bland and greasy
Oysters charred beyond recognition and salty
At this point I almost called the night wife just told me the lasagna tasted like the meat was 4 days old and noodles were dry not aldente - just stale layers -
Steven our spooky waiter would pop in from time to time and check on us but overall table service was sloppy for a fine dining restaurant-
Simple rules as replacing plates and forks between sets wasn't performed and we were left sitting with a cluttered table-
Deserts came - the highlight was the raspberry cheesecake- was creamy and delicious, the crème brûlée on the other hand was mediocre- burrier in berries and had a sour taste
I guess it's the sign of the times
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
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