Food was great. Had an old fashioned which was good and they had a nice wine selection Servi e was awesome and a very nice atmosphere.
Inea
This restaurant is lovely and the dishes are very good quality, prepared well. Prices are fair. We had a wonderful experience, great staff and a wonderful ambiance.
Fue
The food is great! Best Italian food I've had in a long time. The Penne Vodka with chicken parm is definitely on another level! Service is great!
Annarria
The food could use some fine tuning on the italian side. Beverages were delicious. Service very goos. Need better selection of deserts!
Kathy
Alfredo with chicken was dry and bland. Shrimp Scampi was very spicy hot and this was not mentioned in the description. Lasagna was nothing spectacular- DaVinci's or Olive Garden is much better. Service was great but food was disappointing. We are one and done!
Tina
Had a great meal. Celebrated a birthday and they made a point to make it special. We got pasta dishes, but can't wait to go back and try their pizza and again to try their steak.
Thomas
The “special” Caprese salad for $17 had the worst grocery store tomatoes imaginable. In August. In North Carolina. That is inexcusable. The pizza was disappointing, more like a flatbread. The lasagna was different but quite good. Our server was friendly.
Greg
We went back to café rule for the first time since they made the transition to Italian based food. Such a wonderful experience. The service, the food quality, the ambience the drink selection... Everything was on point. We both had the fillets and the sides and probably the best fillets we've had at a restaurant in a long time. The wine that my wife had and the martini that I had was perfect. It really didn't feel like we were in Hickory, North Carolina when we were there last night. There is nowhere in this town that can match the total experience of this restaurant. Not sure what they did when they made the change, but we will gladly come back. keep up the great work!
heidi
We were disappointed in the food quality. I had been to this restaurant a few years ago and everything we ordered was fantastic so I was very excited to go here again when in town. However, much like some of the other reviews I have seen recently, the food does not appear to be up to the same standards that it was previously. We ordered a pizza and the ribeye. The pizza was ok. However, the ribeye was very chewy and grizzly and the asparagus side was shriveled and pretty tasteless. Also, though the steak had been cooked to medium rare, it along with the sides were not hot when it got to the table. Our server was very nice but would disappear for long periods of time and also did not offer any type of service recovery for the mediocre steak dinner.
Tyvon
First time to Rule Italian Prime and Pasta. One can say the outside of the restaurant was elegant and clean. Inside of the restaurant was well maintain and clean. The wine was great, and has excellent options. The food was tasted delicious, but was a bit cold when the dish came out. Our waiter was notified and the dish was served again freshly made and hot. Overall, it was a good dinning experience.
Seated promptly. Orders taken. Silver ware pack I recieved only had a fork. Appeptizers--- Calamri tough and heavily breaded, meatball salty. Main course-steak ordered medium rare, served well done & heavily salted as were the potatoes, Advised Paige, our waitress and she said she would tell the chef. Pasta dish and salmon also heavily salted. Had to ask for steak knife. Water refilled once. not a pleasant experience. When we go out to eat, we expect the service and food to create a memorable dining experience. In the last year we dined here and had a similar experience.
Dion
Our first time eating here. It was our anniversary and we had a card signed by the staff on our table. It was a fantastic meal- everything was delicious and well presented. Our server was great and checked on us frequently and food came out hot and timely. We will return again as we both enjoyed our evening.
Diane
Food was delicious. The lasagna is different but I knew that when I ordered it. It was served hot and it was delicious. Drinks were perfectly poured.
Nancy
Our server Alejandro was excellent ! A top notch professional and asset to Rule Italian. So helpful in explaining the menu and expertly assisted us to fine tune our choices . We throughly enjoyed the evening and look forward to dining at Rule Italian again.
Peter
Wonderful service from Paige and Kiana. I must say, from Check in to dessert, specifically the tiramisu, one of the best I've had, and I've traveled the world. The Rule, it's a wonderful restaurant probably one of the very best in Hickory, North Carolina...
Food was great. Had an old fashioned which was good and they had a nice wine selection Servi e was awesome and a very nice atmosphere.
This restaurant is lovely and the dishes are very good quality, prepared well. Prices are fair. We had a wonderful experience, great staff and a wonderful ambiance.
The food is great! Best Italian food I've had in a long time. The Penne Vodka with chicken parm is definitely on another level! Service is great!
The food could use some fine tuning on the italian side. Beverages were delicious. Service very goos. Need better selection of deserts!
Alfredo with chicken was dry and bland. Shrimp Scampi was very spicy hot and this was not mentioned in the description. Lasagna was nothing spectacular- DaVinci's or Olive Garden is much better. Service was great but food was disappointing. We are one and done!
Had a great meal. Celebrated a birthday and they made a point to make it special. We got pasta dishes, but can't wait to go back and try their pizza and again to try their steak.
The “special” Caprese salad for $17 had the worst grocery store tomatoes imaginable. In August. In North Carolina. That is inexcusable. The pizza was disappointing, more like a flatbread. The lasagna was different but quite good. Our server was friendly.
We went back to café rule for the first time since they made the transition to Italian based food. Such a wonderful experience. The service, the food quality, the ambience the drink selection... Everything was on point. We both had the fillets and the sides and probably the best fillets we've had at a restaurant in a long time. The wine that my wife had and the martini that I had was perfect. It really didn't feel like we were in Hickory, North Carolina when we were there last night. There is nowhere in this town that can match the total experience of this restaurant. Not sure what they did when they made the change, but we will gladly come back. keep up the great work!
We were disappointed in the food quality. I had been to this restaurant a few years ago and everything we ordered was fantastic so I was very excited to go here again when in town. However, much like some of the other reviews I have seen recently, the food does not appear to be up to the same standards that it was previously. We ordered a pizza and the ribeye. The pizza was ok. However, the ribeye was very chewy and grizzly and the asparagus side was shriveled and pretty tasteless. Also, though the steak had been cooked to medium rare, it along with the sides were not hot when it got to the table. Our server was very nice but would disappear for long periods of time and also did not offer any type of service recovery for the mediocre steak dinner.
First time to Rule Italian Prime and Pasta. One can say the outside of the restaurant was elegant and clean. Inside of the restaurant was well maintain and clean. The wine was great, and has excellent options. The food was tasted delicious, but was a bit cold when the dish came out. Our waiter was notified and the dish was served again freshly made and hot. Overall, it was a good dinning experience.
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Seated promptly. Orders taken. Silver ware pack I recieved only had a fork. Appeptizers--- Calamri tough and heavily breaded, meatball salty. Main course-steak ordered medium rare, served well done & heavily salted as were the potatoes, Advised Paige, our waitress and she said she would tell the chef. Pasta dish and salmon also heavily salted. Had to ask for steak knife. Water refilled once. not a pleasant experience. When we go out to eat, we expect the service and food to create a memorable dining experience. In the last year we dined here and had a similar experience.
Our first time eating here. It was our anniversary and we had a card signed by the staff on our table. It was a fantastic meal- everything was delicious and well presented. Our server was great and checked on us frequently and food came out hot and timely. We will return again as we both enjoyed our evening.
Food was delicious. The lasagna is different but I knew that when I ordered it. It was served hot and it was delicious. Drinks were perfectly poured.
Our server Alejandro was excellent ! A top notch professional and asset to Rule Italian. So helpful in explaining the menu and expertly assisted us to fine tune our choices . We throughly enjoyed the evening and look forward to dining at Rule Italian again.
Wonderful service from Paige and Kiana. I must say, from Check in to dessert, specifically the tiramisu, one of the best I've had, and I've traveled the world. The Rule, it's a wonderful restaurant probably one of the very best in Hickory, North Carolina...
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