Came here 2 years ago and it was one of the best dining experiences we'd had complete with entertaining explanations for all the food, dim lighting, and delicious course.
This time however, my girlfriend and I were extremely disappointed. The staff and service were great, however the chef Nick single handedly made it a laughably frustrating experience for us and other customers around us.
To start the night, he made a speech starting with an explanation that he was "Really tired" and to forgive him. Not the greatest sign for the night to come.
1st course was a "Caesar" salad with bay shrimp that tasted more like a creamy egg salad of mayo and mustard with some shrimp and greens thrown in.
2nd course was the dryest oven baked Mac N cheese with some bread crumbs on top. The chef had completely forgotten the seasoning and cheese as the table next to us stated it was "like wet potato chips."
The entree was a bit more palatable as the steak and risotto were absolutely soaked in black truffle butter, which tastes good. However, we reserved our night with the expectation of a NY strip and were instead served overcooked thin ribeye due to a "shortage" the chef explained. That would be fine if we were offered some kind of discount or extra for the surprise meat. We weren't.
To finish the night we had some decent tiramisu that had too much cocoa powder on top. Good thing because the chef explained he was really tired cause he woke up really early to make fresh tiramisu. I would've preferred 3 solid courses and a store bought tiramisu.
The night ended with us paying $200 as we saw the chef Nick run out in his bright pink shirt (as the rest of the staff were in all black) to hop in his Uber before most of the customers were done eating.
To the owner and Management of The Fourk Reno, we love your restaurant. However last night felt like a culinary school project, not a $200 experience. We came at the end of the month where Nick had been making the same 4 dishes for the entire month, so the fact they were so casino room service level was appalling. Unless he was having a personal life crisis, we will not come back as long as he is the chef.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Victoria Fox
The General Manager, Alex, is a sweetheart. She’s very personable and kind. The food was terrible starting with burnt popcorn sitting at the bar. The croutons on the salad were stale, the macaroni and cheese had no flavor at all. It tasted like hot noddles with bread crumbs on top. The steaks were over cooked, (not just ours as I heard others with the same complaint). I thought the taste of the steak and risotto was good, my significant other did not. The tiramisu was good. The couple who sat next to us ate at Fourk 2 years ago and said the food was fantastic. They went back tonight to celebrate their 4 year anniversary and were hugely disappointed. The didn’t even finish 2 of the 4 courses and declined to go boxes. We won’t be back and will not recommend Fourk to others.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
René Whyte
I was excited about Fourk's reopening after the closing news. However as a prior patron I was left feeling a bit underwhelmed.
I've been to the dinner service several times in the past & am not sure if today's experience was a change in the flow going forward or just the new team (day 3 of reopening) working things out.
The introductions started around 10 minutes late & were a bit rushed. While in prior dinners there was an eloquent & elaborate overview of the concept, the flow of the night & the meaning of the paintings on the wall, this most recent dinner was a tad curt & not as engaging as I have come to expect from the evening.
Alexis & her team were cordial but the evening did not exude the homey, communal atmosphere I equate to Fourk. I also found myself explaining the process to my dinner party as they had not been before, something that should have been covered in the intro. Lastly when dishes were cleared the team did not replenish missing cutlery which resulted in the team serving the 3rd course and walking away, unaware we had not way of eating it.
During introductions the chef seemed to struggle on describing what was on the menu for the night, an oddity in my mind. Shouldn't you know the intimate details of the dinner menu?
1st course: Panzanella Salad w/ Balsamic Vinaigrette (8/10) | Nice & fresh, great starter. I don't like capers & enjoyed them very much in this dish. The Salento pairing was nice & not over powering.
2nd course: Sesame-Ginger Ahi Tuna on a Crispy Wonton w/ Avocado Cream, Sriracha Aoli (9.25/10) | Best course of the night. The Chianti was a bit dry for my taste yet paired perfectly with the crispiness of the wontons & balances out the avocado cream & Aoli.
3rd course: Cola Braised Short Rib w/ Fried Shallota & Parmesan White Polenta (6/10) | Worst course of the night. While the polenta was creamy & the rib was tender, the dish came out tepid & was paired with a chilled Syrah which magnified that the gelatinous consistency of the almost cold dish. As the main course this was very disappointing.
4th course: Peach Cobbler w/ Vanilla Ice Cream & Bourbon Caramel Sauce (8/10) | The dessert course was good but I am not sure there was peach in it as it taste more akin of a coffee cake. The prosecco pairing was a bit odd at first but worked well.
Overall a subpar evening (expectation did not match reality). I will wait for the new team to iron out the small details before returning. Note the price increases to $64 (from $54) in September.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Live Outlaw
I loooooooove Fourk! Great food! Excellent forking ambiance! Fantastic hosts and staff! Wonderful chef!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kathy Broline
Beautiful atmosphere, great food, very friendly. A wonderful experience
Robyn Rytting
Very nice manager/staff, food was innovative and delicious, portions just right, wine pairing excellent, price for two was so affordable , will definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Reserve Wine Pairing
Barbara Jean Hernandez
Well I have been to this restaurant many times before and loved it. That is why this is so disappointing. I made a reservation and received a confirmation email for today's date and time. However, upon arrival at the time indicated there was no one in the restaurant. I waited 30 minutes and tried calling the location with no answer or reply. I would understand if the canceled the reservation, but they didn't not even do that. The dinner was for a special occasion and now I am very upset and disappointed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jason Camis
Excellent food for reasonable prices! Love the four course option (the only option) and this is the type of place you could come once a month for dinner with your “other” or a group of friends. Service is good and chef is super friendly, visiting with guests as time allows. Each course was delicious (salad, soup, entree, dessert) and there’s no way to leave there and not be full.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jamison Spolar
This was a fantastic experience. The food was fantastic, although we only took pictures of the first and last course (too distracted!). The pozole was the star of the show, but honestly everything was good. You have to do the wine pairings. It really emphasizes the different tastes and combinations. We did the reserve, and everything was perfect. The food, the price, the atmosphere...all perfect. Intimate luxury without the cost. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dawn Ligon
Although the restaurant is in a nice strip mall, you’ll never notice once inside. We were given a wonderful table next to a cozy candle fireplace. The service was excellent with a complimentary sparkling red wine tasting to start. The complimentary truffle popcorn on the table was a nice touch. We enjoyed their winter sangria (filled to the rim) for $10 less the happy hour discount before our friends arrived. We enjoyed the introductions to the staff and explanations of the fork decor by the house manager. The 4 courses were incredible and service was impeccable. I especially enjoyed the short ribs and chicken pozole - phenomenal really and for $54 plus gratuity. I’m going to rate this restaurant a real bargain given all that they offer. We were told they have a new chef too. He kindly greeted every table after the dinner and was willing to discuss his tricks on the preparations. We were the last to leave. We will be back many more times! Oh and they even deviated from the set menu for our friend who does not eat beef. She had called ahead and asked if they could accommodate that request. Very kind of them.
The food was great! My husband loved the lobster bisque. The servers were great. Loved hearing the history of the restaurant. We will be back. Thank you
Kid-friendliness: Loved the servers. They were very helpful
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Bisque Soup
Sue S
Food and service were fantastic. Great atmosphere. Wine is expensive and the pours are stingy. That’s my only complaint—for $18-$24, I’d like at least a nice 6 oz. pour.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lobster Bisque Soup
Jennifer Fox
It was our first time in Fourk Kitchen Reno and YOU have to go! Fourk is a cute little spot with amazing food. The pre fix menu was fun and delicious. The service we received was amazing and we will definitely be back again. They made us feel welcomed and gave us an amazing experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Aaron Warburton
I absolutely love this place and the staff are amazing.
The chef picks the menu and you just sit back and enjoy an amazing experience.
We’ve been twice already and my clients have absolutely loved it each time (so do we)!!!
Clark M. Mandichak
This is a lovely restaurant and experience. The set menus every month are exciting and the food is always amazing. It's a special spot that everyone in Reno should try.
Came here 2 years ago and it was one of the best dining experiences we'd had complete with entertaining explanations for all the food, dim lighting, and delicious course.
This time however, my girlfriend and I were extremely disappointed. The staff and service were great, however the chef Nick single handedly made it a laughably frustrating experience for us and other customers around us.
To start the night, he made a speech starting with an explanation that he was "Really tired" and to forgive him. Not the greatest sign for the night to come.
1st course was a "Caesar" salad with bay shrimp that tasted more like a creamy egg salad of mayo and mustard with some shrimp and greens thrown in.
2nd course was the dryest oven baked Mac N cheese with some bread crumbs on top. The chef had completely forgotten the seasoning and cheese as the table next to us stated it was "like wet potato chips."
The entree was a bit more palatable as the steak and risotto were absolutely soaked in black truffle butter, which tastes good. However, we reserved our night with the expectation of a NY strip and were instead served overcooked thin ribeye due to a "shortage" the chef explained. That would be fine if we were offered some kind of discount or extra for the surprise meat. We weren't.
To finish the night we had some decent tiramisu that had too much cocoa powder on top. Good thing because the chef explained he was really tired cause he woke up really early to make fresh tiramisu. I would've preferred 3 solid courses and a store bought tiramisu.
The night ended with us paying $200 as we saw the chef Nick run out in his bright pink shirt (as the rest of the staff were in all black) to hop in his Uber before most of the customers were done eating.
To the owner and Management of The Fourk Reno, we love your restaurant. However last night felt like a culinary school project, not a $200 experience. We came at the end of the month where Nick had been making the same 4 dishes for the entire month, so the fact they were so casino room service level was appalling. Unless he was having a personal life crisis, we will not come back as long as he is the chef.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
The General Manager, Alex, is a sweetheart. She’s very personable and kind. The food was terrible starting with burnt popcorn sitting at the bar. The croutons on the salad were stale, the macaroni and cheese had no flavor at all. It tasted like hot noddles with bread crumbs on top. The steaks were over cooked, (not just ours as I heard others with the same complaint). I thought the taste of the steak and risotto was good, my significant other did not. The tiramisu was good. The couple who sat next to us ate at Fourk 2 years ago and said the food was fantastic. They went back tonight to celebrate their 4 year anniversary and were hugely disappointed. The didn’t even finish 2 of the 4 courses and declined to go boxes. We won’t be back and will not recommend Fourk to others.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
I was excited about Fourk's reopening after the closing news. However as a prior patron I was left feeling a bit underwhelmed.
I've been to the dinner service several times in the past & am not sure if today's experience was a change in the flow going forward or just the new team (day 3 of reopening) working things out.
The introductions started around 10 minutes late & were a bit rushed. While in prior dinners there was an eloquent & elaborate overview of the concept, the flow of the night & the meaning of the paintings on the wall, this most recent dinner was a tad curt & not as engaging as I have come to expect from the evening.
Alexis & her team were cordial but the evening did not exude the homey, communal atmosphere I equate to Fourk. I also found myself explaining the process to my dinner party as they had not been before, something that should have been covered in the intro. Lastly when dishes were cleared the team did not replenish missing cutlery which resulted in the team serving the 3rd course and walking away, unaware we had not way of eating it.
During introductions the chef seemed to struggle on describing what was on the menu for the night, an oddity in my mind. Shouldn't you know the intimate details of the dinner menu?
1st course: Panzanella Salad w/ Balsamic Vinaigrette (8/10) | Nice & fresh, great starter. I don't like capers & enjoyed them very much in this dish. The Salento pairing was nice & not over powering.
2nd course: Sesame-Ginger Ahi Tuna on a Crispy Wonton w/ Avocado Cream, Sriracha Aoli (9.25/10) | Best course of the night. The Chianti was a bit dry for my taste yet paired perfectly with the crispiness of the wontons & balances out the avocado cream & Aoli.
3rd course: Cola Braised Short Rib w/ Fried Shallota & Parmesan White Polenta (6/10) | Worst course of the night. While the polenta was creamy & the rib was tender, the dish came out tepid & was paired with a chilled Syrah which magnified that the gelatinous consistency of the almost cold dish. As the main course this was very disappointing.
4th course: Peach Cobbler w/ Vanilla Ice Cream & Bourbon Caramel Sauce (8/10) | The dessert course was good but I am not sure there was peach in it as it taste more akin of a coffee cake. The prosecco pairing was a bit odd at first but worked well.
Overall a subpar evening (expectation did not match reality). I will wait for the new team to iron out the small details before returning. Note the price increases to $64 (from $54) in September.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
I loooooooove Fourk! Great food! Excellent forking ambiance! Fantastic hosts and staff! Wonderful chef!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beautiful atmosphere, great food, very friendly. A wonderful experience
Very nice manager/staff, food was innovative and delicious, portions just right, wine pairing excellent, price for two was so affordable , will definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Reserve Wine Pairing
Well I have been to this restaurant many times before and loved it. That is why this is so disappointing. I made a reservation and received a confirmation email for today's date and time. However, upon arrival at the time indicated there was no one in the restaurant. I waited 30 minutes and tried calling the location with no answer or reply. I would understand if the canceled the reservation, but they didn't not even do that. The dinner was for a special occasion and now I am very upset and disappointed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Excellent food for reasonable prices! Love the four course option (the only option) and this is the type of place you could come once a month for dinner with your “other” or a group of friends. Service is good and chef is super friendly, visiting with guests as time allows. Each course was delicious (salad, soup, entree, dessert) and there’s no way to leave there and not be full.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was a fantastic experience. The food was fantastic, although we only took pictures of the first and last course (too distracted!). The pozole was the star of the show, but honestly everything was good. You have to do the wine pairings. It really emphasizes the different tastes and combinations. We did the reserve, and everything was perfect. The food, the price, the atmosphere...all perfect. Intimate luxury without the cost. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Although the restaurant is in a nice strip mall, you’ll never notice once inside. We were given a wonderful table next to a cozy candle fireplace. The service was excellent with a complimentary sparkling red wine tasting to start. The complimentary truffle popcorn on the table was a nice touch. We enjoyed their winter sangria (filled to the rim) for $10 less the happy hour discount before our friends arrived. We enjoyed the introductions to the staff and explanations of the fork decor by the house manager. The 4 courses were incredible and service was impeccable. I especially enjoyed the short ribs and chicken pozole - phenomenal really and for $54 plus gratuity. I’m going to rate this restaurant a real bargain given all that they offer. We were told they have a new chef too. He kindly greeted every table after the dinner and was willing to discuss his tricks on the preparations. We were the last to leave. We will be back many more times! Oh and they even deviated from the set menu for our friend who does not eat beef. She had called ahead and asked if they could accommodate that request. Very kind of them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The food was great! My husband loved the lobster bisque. The servers were great. Loved hearing the history of the restaurant. We will be back. Thank you
Kid-friendliness: Loved the servers. They were very helpful
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Bisque Soup
Food and service were fantastic. Great atmosphere. Wine is expensive and the pours are stingy. That’s my only complaint—for $18-$24, I’d like at least a nice 6 oz. pour.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lobster Bisque Soup
It was our first time in Fourk Kitchen Reno and YOU have to go! Fourk is a cute little spot with amazing food. The pre fix menu was fun and delicious. The service we received was amazing and we will definitely be back again. They made us feel welcomed and gave us an amazing experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I absolutely love this place and the staff are amazing. The chef picks the menu and you just sit back and enjoy an amazing experience. We’ve been twice already and my clients have absolutely loved it each time (so do we)!!!
This is a lovely restaurant and experience. The set menus every month are exciting and the food is always amazing. It's a special spot that everyone in Reno should try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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