Tony S is the sweetest server ugh🥹💘 amazing service and food! Will deff go back thank you Tony for the experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amy Green
Curated menu includes wood grilled veggies.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michelle Frisbie
Service was phenomenal! Everything is homemade including drinks and is so delicious!
Taylor Baxter
I have an extremely huge problem trying to shut up about this place. I’ve lived on park ave for 3.5 years now and absolutely nothing compares on this strip. Watching everyone start to pay attention to this place over the years has been so bittersweet. The swan family restaurants in general are always my go-to, but Vern’s especially has a special place in my heart!
The atmosphere, the staff, the drinks and the FOOD are all top tier for Rochester. I foam at the mouth for low-lit tea light candle jazzy music bars and this place is exactly that. Although they don’t take reservations, I’ve never waited more than a hour or so. And if it’s anything above that I just pop next door or across the street to their sister restaurants and grab a drink at Dorado or Leonores.
All time favorite dishes are the pea risotto and the broken burrata & all time favorite bartender is the talented and creative Maria. Their constantly changing menu keeps me on the edge of my seat and makes things never boring. Don’t forget about dessert here too because it’s also extremely delicious and ever changing. I love you so much Vern’s never go bald <3
John Bednarczyk
This restaurant is in the popular Park Ave. area of Rochester. It is very busy on weekends, especially in the summer. We had dinner here on a Friday night in June. We arrived at 5:45 pm and they told my wife and I it was a 90-minute wait for a table. Note that they do not take reservations. Fortunately, we got a table in 60 minutes. Our drink order arrived very quickly. However, after ordering our food, it took about 40 minutes to get our first plate. Note that this is a tapas style restaurant . The other two plates arrived reasonably after. The food was excellent. We ordered wood fired pizza and a linguini plate. Both were specials that evening. The waiter was very good and conscious of the long time that our order took. The place is on the loud side. At times, the waiter had to repeat what he said due to the noise. So the food and the waiter still allowed this rating to be good. I would probably have given it a 3.5 if I could.
Mary Capone
This was my first experience at Vern’s from a recommendation from a friend of mine. Our food choices were recommended by the server but unfortunately the kitchen failed miserably. Their signature tomato pie was not able to be served after being ordered. And the main entrée which was a swordfish special did not come to the table for over an hour, and consequently, I asked for it to go and received the bill before I even received my entrée. By the time I got home, the fish was cold, the french fries were soggy, and the whole experience was just unsatisfactory. I left a note on a postcard for the kitchen. I hope they and the owner see it.
Daniela Aquino
Amazing food
olivia audsley
everything was delicious - and large portions
Danielle Phelps
Emma, Daniel and Collette were extraordinary, The coconut curry clams are my new favorite dish and the option to trust a bartender with the “wing it” option on the cocktail was amazing and delicious. Will be back very soon :)
Susan Keskinen
We (son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter (18 months) had a great meal at Vern’s last night. We ordered several of their specials and we all enjoyed them. My granddaughter had several firsts, which added to our fun experience.
Delicious food, great portions! Drinks were also very good. Service was excellent with a very knowledgeable staff. Cool atmosphere but a bit small with not a lot of waiting space and since they don’t take reservations, it was a little cramped at times with standing room only while we waited 30 min on a Sunday evening for our table. The experience was worth the wait though and overall we really enjoyed it and would definitely return!
Amanda Reis
Poor management and service — very disappointing.
Service: 1
Jazzy 8040
Food was ok. Didn’t like the Menu at all. I want Chicken Parm, Meatballs, Spaghetti, Lasagana, Chicken French- you know like Italian food..... I don’t eat chicken thigh meat I eat chicken breasts. I don’t want rabbit on my pizza...just be “normal” it’ll be ok.... you don’t have to be exotic with some authentic menu and the attitude like “oh no we don’t have American Italian were real Italian” well I’ve been to Italy and our pizza spin circles around there’s. I want common popular food- food that the commonwealth likes... I don’t want to experiment especially when someone else is doing it for me..very limited menu which is good for freshness I guess.... how can an Italian restaurant not have spaghetti and meatballs and chicken parmesan is beyond me....
Alex Vasquez
This place is great. Excellent service, food, and vibes. The bee sting pizza is great btw. Highly recommend for a nice spot that's not too stiff or high brow.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Carroll
Very good food and friendly attentive service. They do not take reservations so sometimes there is an be a wait. I would definitely go back.
Tony S is the sweetest server ugh🥹💘 amazing service and food! Will deff go back thank you Tony for the experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Curated menu includes wood grilled veggies.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service was phenomenal! Everything is homemade including drinks and is so delicious!
I have an extremely huge problem trying to shut up about this place. I’ve lived on park ave for 3.5 years now and absolutely nothing compares on this strip. Watching everyone start to pay attention to this place over the years has been so bittersweet. The swan family restaurants in general are always my go-to, but Vern’s especially has a special place in my heart!
The atmosphere, the staff, the drinks and the FOOD are all top tier for Rochester. I foam at the mouth for low-lit tea light candle jazzy music bars and this place is exactly that. Although they don’t take reservations, I’ve never waited more than a hour or so. And if it’s anything above that I just pop next door or across the street to their sister restaurants and grab a drink at Dorado or Leonores.
All time favorite dishes are the pea risotto and the broken burrata & all time favorite bartender is the talented and creative Maria. Their constantly changing menu keeps me on the edge of my seat and makes things never boring. Don’t forget about dessert here too because it’s also extremely delicious and ever changing. I love you so much Vern’s never go bald <3
This restaurant is in the popular Park Ave. area of Rochester. It is very busy on weekends, especially in the summer. We had dinner here on a Friday night in June. We arrived at 5:45 pm and they told my wife and I it was a 90-minute wait for a table. Note that they do not take reservations. Fortunately, we got a table in 60 minutes. Our drink order arrived very quickly. However, after ordering our food, it took about 40 minutes to get our first plate. Note that this is a tapas style restaurant . The other two plates arrived reasonably after. The food was excellent. We ordered wood fired pizza and a linguini plate. Both were specials that evening. The waiter was very good and conscious of the long
time that our order took. The place is on the loud side. At times, the waiter had to repeat what he said due to the noise. So the food and the waiter still allowed this rating to be good. I would probably have given it a 3.5 if I could.
This was my first experience at Vern’s from a recommendation from a friend of mine. Our food choices were recommended by the server but unfortunately the kitchen failed miserably. Their signature tomato pie was not able to be served after being ordered. And the main entrée which was a swordfish special did not come to the table for over an hour, and consequently, I asked for it to go and received the bill before I even received my entrée. By the time I got home, the fish was cold, the french fries were soggy, and the whole experience was just unsatisfactory. I left a note on a postcard for the kitchen. I hope they and the owner see it.
Amazing food
everything was delicious - and large portions
Emma, Daniel and Collette were extraordinary, The coconut curry clams are my new favorite dish and the option to trust a bartender with the “wing it” option on the cocktail was amazing and delicious. Will be back very soon :)
We (son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter (18 months) had a great meal at Vern’s last night. We ordered several of their specials and we all enjoyed them. My granddaughter had several firsts, which added to our fun experience.
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Delicious food, great portions! Drinks were also very good. Service was excellent with a very knowledgeable staff. Cool atmosphere but a bit small with not a lot of waiting space and since they don’t take reservations, it was a little cramped at times with standing room only while we waited 30 min on a Sunday evening for our table. The experience was worth the wait though and overall we really enjoyed it and would definitely return!
Poor management and service — very disappointing.
Service: 1
Food was ok. Didn’t like the Menu at all. I want Chicken Parm, Meatballs, Spaghetti, Lasagana, Chicken French- you know like Italian food..... I don’t eat chicken thigh meat I eat chicken breasts. I don’t want rabbit on my pizza...just be “normal” it’ll be ok.... you don’t have to be exotic with some authentic menu and the attitude like “oh no we don’t have American Italian were real Italian” well I’ve been to Italy and our pizza spin circles around there’s. I want common popular food- food that the commonwealth likes... I don’t want to experiment especially when someone else is doing it for me..very limited menu which is good for freshness I guess.... how can an Italian restaurant not have spaghetti and meatballs and chicken parmesan is beyond me....
This place is great. Excellent service, food, and vibes. The bee sting pizza is great btw. Highly recommend for a nice spot that's not too stiff or high brow.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good food and friendly attentive service. They do not take reservations so sometimes there is an be a wait. I would definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
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