The Rook
$$ • American, Cocktail Bar, Comfort Food
Hours:
404 W State St, Ithaca
(607) 319-0180
Customers' Favorites
The Rook Reviews
Dined solo at the bar on a Thursday evening while visiting Ithaca. As a professional chef, I'm pretty observant when I eat somewhere for the first time. The Rook hit all the right notes, particularly on service, and the food was interesting and nicely executed.I appreciated the focused menu, as I'd much rather a place do a few things well than shoot for the moon and miss. My pork schnitzel was almost perfect—beautifully crunchy, fork-tender pork, with herbed spaetzle and a bit...read full review
I ordered to-go. The food was good. I especially liked the greens. Because my order was via Google search by phone, I was not aware of the 15% added gratuity which is on their website in VERY tiny print at the bottom of the page lol. The server announced this when I came to collect the order. Getting this information over the phone when I made my order would not have deterred me, and would it have met needs for respect and consideration as a customer.
Ratings
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 5 - 9:45PM |
| Wednesday | 5 - 9:45PM |
| Thursday | 5 - 9:45PM |
| Friday | 5 - 9:45PM |
| Saturday | 5 - 9:45PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
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Food is good (GET THE GRILLED SALMON!)! Ordered the grilled dates, grill salmon and cheeseburger (which comes with a generous amount of fries). Limited menu options means it's easy to choose what to eat and more likely that the food is good, which is exactly the case.Grilled dates comes in 3 pieces which is a bit awkward to share but it's good. Grilled salmon is perfection, crispy on the outside yet so tender on the inside, sauce goes really well with it. Cheese burger is simple...read full review