Great times with great friends and the drinks were 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Flatbread, Charcuterie Board
Matthew Timber
I get that this is supposed to be more of a vibes place than anything, and the rooftop bar is a gimmick, sure, but unless you're really interested in paying too much for food with a view of the local Hardee's I'd recommend just going to the Irish pub on the ground floor.
Ate outside on a 34 degree night, got 2 scallops half a baguette and a Manhatten for $50 only to be forgotten about by the server and left outside in the cold in terribly uncomfortable chairs. Had to go inside to cash out.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Colton B
Absolutely terrible meal. I'm not one to write reviews but I had to on this one. Long story short, save your money and go somewhere else.
The Bad: 1.) Ordered a $60 Ribeye, medium rare. Came back charred on the outside and basically fully cooked. Also, poor quality of meat, full of gristle. Normally I would choke down an overcooked steak if I was at a basic restaurant, but I wasn't about to do that here. Server was understanding and had a second steak started.
But wait there's more...
2.) Second steak came back raw. This sucker still had a pulse, so gross. And again, full of gristle. It felt like a smack in the face. After this, I got up and left.
The Good: The waitress was great, none of this was her fault. Meal was comp'd for. The vertex is a nice spot regardless.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
John J. Hofford
Thank you for NOT using Seed Oils in your food. You are the best for using real ingredients.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kate Darbin
The last time I came to Vertex, it was a few years back and it was just as amazing as the last couples times I had gone. My most recent visit was infuriating. My friends and I came up to get a couple drinks, and we opened a tab for them on one card. I went in to order just two appetizers, but I wanted to put them on my card. It was communicated to the man —I’m blanking on his name currently— that I would put the food on my card(which I was holding) and the two drinks I ordered on the tab that was opened. I get my receipt, it’s 100 dollars, there is no break down. The two appetizers I had ordered added up to a total of probably 60 or so dollars. I asked what the break down was, and the blonde man tells me the drinks were on there as well. I told him that drinks were going on the tab. It’s frustrating to have to reiterate this, when not only I told him but my friend also told him very clearly that drinks were on her tab. I ended up paying it anyway, I wasn’t in the mood to argue, I even tipped 20%. But then, my appetizers took over 30 minutes. I had to go in and ask how much longer they would be. After asking, suddenly my food came quickly. I get the kitchen is on the 2nd floor, but a charcuterie board and three meatballs shouldn’t have taken that long. Long story short, I spent over 120 dollars on poor service and cold food. I miss the old Vertex.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Tamara
Absolutely the worst service we have ever had in what is supposed to be a high-end restaurant. Our server was rude and scattered from the moment we sat down. She was clearly annoyed about any questions we asked about the menu. We did get served a cocktail, but had to ask for water on one of her many trips flying past us. When she finally did come to take our order she was distracted and kept telling us how busy she was. I ordered and salad ($18), hubby ordered soup ($12) and we both ordered the halibut ($52 @) Waited and waited and then later she appeared and asked us if we wanted to order app or soup/salad. Told her we already did but realized the wait was going to likely be long, so we ordered the "bread service" ($10). Several minutes later a small, luke warm baguette appeared with butter and O&V. We had no utensils or napkins so couldn't butter the bread. 20 minutes later she appeared and I mentioned the napkins and silverware. She flew off the handle...saying that she was "too busy" and had "other customers to take care of" and she took off again like a chicken with her head cut off. (Soup and salad had still not been served.) At this point, (1.5 hours in) the hubs said that he had had enough and got up to leave. I stood up, dumped the bread in my purse, picked up the plate with butter and O&V went to the host(ess) stand. I told the gentleman that we were not going to pay $200+ for that kind of service. She made several histrionic passes by us, blaming us for her bad service. The guy was nice and he apologized but it was too little to late.
Can't say how the food was, because we never got any. Cocktails were good, bread service a joke.
PS went downstairs to Paddy's (Irish pub) and had great service and food for likely what was 1/4 of the price.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 1
Rich Norman
Where to start on this…. I guess at the front door where we met annually nice and sincer Gentleman who gave us our card pass and instructions how to get to Juniper since we have never been there. Met an Awesome young man in the elevator who worked there and gave us an over view of Juniper and what to expect. Greeted by Jamie and led to our table looking east over the city!!! Great view. Jamie was also our server and helped and made suggestions for our meal!! She was SUPER SWEET and knew her job…. And was soooo much fun as she helped make this a Special Evening for my wife and I.
We started out with an appetizer of Bread with French Baguette bread, Garlic Butter, Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil… one of my favorites!! My wife ordered the the Roasted Beet Salad and I a Caesar Salad. Both Excellent!!! Our Main entrée was Wild Caught Alaskan Halibut and I had the Steak Special with Scallops. Both Dishes were INCREDIBLE!!! The flavor of her Halibut was outstanding and I would order anytime. But I have to say about my steak…. It was the BEST STESK I’ve had in Rapid City in the 51 years I’ve live here. Cooked to PERFECTION (Med Rare) with the most outstanding sear that added sooo much flavor!!! Only place that compares to this is Mortan’s Steak House in St. Louis. This was Truley a night for us to remember with the view of Rapid City at night, the EXCELLENT FOOD and SERVICE!! I can’t Thank Jamie, the Chefs and Staff for making our Night Out one to remember!!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Richard Raborn MD
Just had two of their signature cocktails. Views are great. No food service since it was Halloween.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Dallas H
Such an amazing atmosphere. I love rooftop bars. We started at tinderbox and the owner sent us over here to the rooftop! It was my partners 21st birthday and everyone there made us feel so welcomed. Emilio the manager was very kind and offered to get us a round of drinks for my partners birthday. Everyone we met up there were very social-able and outgoing. Benji the bartender at the time made josh a delicious drink called the paper plane! My partner said it was the best drink of the night. The view is spectacular, very special place to spend time. They also carry cigars and you can smoke them outside next to the fire (which I am so grateful for their fire pits because it gets a little cold out there!)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chanda Findley
The steak and halibut were a hit with our party! The best food you'll have around this area.
We all cleaned our plates. Best steak I've had in a while. Delicious food and great service. Owner operated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
mona moore
What a beautiful view
Jim Vorves
Very cool roof-top bar with food. The Charcuterie Board has some interesting offerings and was very good. Specialty drinks were quite refreshing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Charcuterie
Louise Glover
I visited Rapid City and stayed at the Hotel Alex for two nights. Both evenings we ate the Juniper at Vertex Sky Bar. The views were incredible especially at sunset. The staff, especially Emilio was excellent and gave outstanding service. The food was so delicious! Everything was 5 star… as fancy as any 5 star restaurant and bar in NYC!!! Will definetly return!
Fun atmosphere but the food is horribly over priced for what you get. Meatball appetizer was tasty but 3 tiny meatballs for 26 bucks is wild. The $52 lamb entre came with only two small pieces. Lamb was cooked well internally but the outside was burnt to a crisp causing a burnt flavor to be prominent. Service was decent. Overall I'd call it a tourist trap and you're paying for the views. Looking at previous reviews, it seems the food was better before ownership change.
Great times with great friends and the drinks were 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Flatbread, Charcuterie Board
I get that this is supposed to be more of a vibes place than anything, and the rooftop bar is a gimmick, sure, but unless you're really interested in paying too much for food with a view of the local Hardee's I'd recommend just going to the Irish pub on the ground floor.
Ate outside on a 34 degree night, got 2 scallops half a baguette and a Manhatten for $50 only to be forgotten about by the server and left outside in the cold in terribly uncomfortable chairs. Had to go inside to cash out.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Absolutely terrible meal. I'm not one to write reviews but I had to on this one. Long story short, save your money and go somewhere else.
The Bad:
1.) Ordered a $60 Ribeye, medium rare. Came back charred on the outside and basically fully cooked. Also, poor quality of meat, full of gristle. Normally I would choke down an overcooked steak if I was at a basic restaurant, but I wasn't about to do that here. Server was understanding and had a second steak started.
But wait there's more...
2.) Second steak came back raw. This sucker still had a pulse, so gross. And again, full of gristle. It felt like a smack in the face. After this, I got up and left.
The Good:
The waitress was great, none of this was her fault. Meal was comp'd for. The vertex is a nice spot regardless.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Thank you for NOT using Seed Oils in your food. You are the best for using real ingredients.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The last time I came to Vertex, it was a few years back and it was just as amazing as the last couples times I had gone. My most recent visit was infuriating. My friends and I came up to get a couple drinks, and we opened a tab for them on one card. I went in to order just two appetizers, but I wanted to put them on my card. It was communicated to the man —I’m blanking on his name currently— that I would put the food on my card(which I was holding) and the two drinks I ordered on the tab that was opened. I get my receipt, it’s 100 dollars, there is no break down. The two appetizers I had ordered added up to a total of probably 60 or so dollars. I asked what the break down was, and the blonde man tells me the drinks were on there as well. I told him that drinks were going on the tab. It’s frustrating to have to reiterate this, when not only I told him but my friend also told him very clearly that drinks were on her tab. I ended up paying it anyway, I wasn’t in the mood to argue, I even tipped 20%. But then, my appetizers took over 30 minutes. I had to go in and ask how much longer they would be. After asking, suddenly my food came quickly. I get the kitchen is on the 2nd floor, but a charcuterie board and three meatballs shouldn’t have taken that long. Long story short, I spent over 120 dollars on poor service and cold food. I miss the old Vertex.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Absolutely the worst service we have ever had in what is supposed to be a high-end restaurant. Our server was rude and scattered from the moment we sat down. She was clearly annoyed about any questions we asked about the menu. We did get served a cocktail, but had to ask for water on one of her many trips flying past us.
When she finally did come to take our order she was distracted and kept telling us how busy she was. I ordered and salad ($18), hubby ordered soup ($12) and we both ordered the halibut ($52 @) Waited and waited and then later she appeared and asked us if we wanted to order app or soup/salad. Told her we already did but realized the wait was going to likely be long, so we ordered the "bread service" ($10).
Several minutes later a small, luke warm baguette appeared with butter and O&V. We had no utensils or napkins so couldn't butter the bread. 20 minutes later she appeared and I mentioned the napkins and silverware. She flew off the handle...saying that she was "too busy" and had "other customers to take care of" and she took off again like a chicken with her head cut off. (Soup and salad had still not been served.)
At this point, (1.5 hours in) the hubs said that he had had enough and got up to leave. I stood up, dumped the bread in my purse, picked up the plate with butter and O&V went to the host(ess) stand. I told the gentleman that we were not going to pay $200+ for that kind of service. She made several histrionic passes by us, blaming us for her bad service. The guy was nice and he apologized but it was too little to late.
Can't say how the food was, because we never got any. Cocktails were good, bread service a joke.
PS went downstairs to Paddy's (Irish pub) and had great service and food for likely what was 1/4 of the price.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 1
Where to start on this…. I guess at the front door where we met annually nice and sincer Gentleman who gave us our card pass and instructions how to get to Juniper since we have never been there. Met an Awesome young man in the elevator who worked there and gave us an over view of Juniper and what to expect.
Greeted by Jamie and led to our table looking east over the city!!! Great view. Jamie was also our server and helped and made suggestions for our meal!! She was SUPER SWEET and knew her job…. And was soooo much fun as she helped make this a Special Evening for my wife and I.
We started out with an appetizer of Bread with French Baguette bread, Garlic Butter, Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil… one of my favorites!! My wife ordered the the Roasted Beet Salad and I a Caesar Salad. Both Excellent!!!
Our Main entrée was Wild Caught Alaskan Halibut and I had the Steak Special with Scallops. Both Dishes were INCREDIBLE!!! The flavor of her Halibut was outstanding and I would order anytime. But I have to say about my steak…. It was the BEST STESK I’ve had in Rapid City in the 51 years I’ve live here. Cooked to PERFECTION (Med Rare) with the most outstanding sear that added sooo much flavor!!! Only place that compares to this is Mortan’s Steak House in St. Louis.
This was Truley a night for us to remember with the view of Rapid City at night, the EXCELLENT FOOD and SERVICE!!
I can’t Thank Jamie, the Chefs and Staff for making our Night Out one to remember!!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just had two of their signature cocktails. Views are great. No food service since it was Halloween.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Such an amazing atmosphere. I love rooftop bars. We started at tinderbox and the owner sent us over here to the rooftop! It was my partners 21st birthday and everyone there made us feel so welcomed. Emilio the manager was very kind and offered to get us a round of drinks for my partners birthday. Everyone we met up there were very social-able and outgoing. Benji the bartender at the time made josh a delicious drink called the paper plane! My partner said it was the best drink of the night. The view is spectacular, very special place to spend time. They also carry cigars and you can smoke them outside next to the fire (which I am so grateful for their fire pits because it gets a little cold out there!)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The steak and halibut were a hit with our party! The best food you'll have around this area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
We all cleaned our plates. Best steak I've had in a while. Delicious food and great service. Owner operated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What a beautiful view
Very cool roof-top bar with food.
The Charcuterie Board has some interesting offerings and was very good.
Specialty drinks were quite refreshing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Charcuterie
I visited Rapid City and stayed at the Hotel Alex for two nights. Both evenings we ate the Juniper at Vertex Sky Bar. The views were incredible especially at sunset. The staff, especially Emilio was excellent and gave outstanding service. The food was so delicious! Everything was 5 star… as fancy as any 5 star restaurant and bar in NYC!!! Will definetly return!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Plate, 6 Oz Buffalo Tenderloin, Flatbread, Charcuterie, Smoked Salmon Crostini, Charcuterie Board, Seasonal Creme Brulees
Fun atmosphere but the food is horribly over priced for what you get. Meatball appetizer was tasty but 3 tiny meatballs for 26 bucks is wild. The $52 lamb entre came with only two small pieces. Lamb was cooked well internally but the outside was burnt to a crisp causing a burnt flavor to be prominent. Service was decent. Overall I'd call it a tourist trap and you're paying for the views. Looking at previous reviews, it seems the food was better before ownership change.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
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