Atmosphere: There are two entrances; one off of the hotel and one from the street. Street parking or parking garage available. There are two bars and two different seating areas (bar seating area and dining room seating area). It does get quite loud in here because of the amount of tables and high ceilings, so if you need to have a quiet private conversation this is not the place. Everything was very clean, the decor lovely and the layout was nice. They do an excellent job of resetting tables, they took great care in this. There was a younger gentleman with dark blonde hair in charge of this and he needs a pay raise. Service: Our waitress basically took orders and brought the check but other staff members brought the food, drinks for the most part. I can't say much on service since we didn't really get to interact with our waitress much. Drinks: Their bartenders know EXACTLY what they are doing. Perfect pour on the beer, and thee best cocktails. I will be coming here just for drinks frequently. The offering for wine, beer and liquors is extensive. Something for everyone truly. Food: Be prepared to sit down and enjoy yourself (and maybe wear stretchy pants). The food was absolutely spot on. Hats off to the kitchen staff, they are extremely talented and know exactly what they are doing. The cheese curds were top notch, great size, great cheese, great batter, exceptional tarragon ranch. I ordered one of the specials (lobster tagliolini- PLEASE ADD THIS TO THE MENU FULL TIME - I can't stress enough how freakin delicious and well balanced this pasta dish was) and my partner ordered the wagyu burger. Neither of us a left a speck of food on our plates and were beyond content and fully satisfied with our meal. I can't wait to come back and grab drinks with friends and come dine here for our life achievements and milestones. P.S. Make a reservation, if it is the weekend you won't get in.
Nicole
Really great food, good service. Perfect for a date night!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Teresa Albrecht
We celebrated my birthday here earlier this week and we will definitely be back! My husband had the crab crusted walleye and I had the bone in duroc pork chop ?. We shared the aged cheddar and bacon risotto balls and dessert. Everything was so delicious and the service was awesome!
The food is fantastic and the dining room wait staff is fantastic. However one bad apple can spoil the whole experience. I've been here twice and each time the bartender/manager was extremely rude and condescending not just to our party but to his staff. I decided to try again because everyone can have a bad day. It was like deja vu. He's the only bartender and makes sure you know it. Huffing and puffing and rolling his eyes and snapping at those he works with. He wouldn't acknowledge me, instead he shot a look at his co-worker who then smiled at me and handed me a menu. After several minutes he says 'I'll get to you when I can' still no eye contact. Then proceeds to ask someone else about their serving drink order before he's even asked for our first. Then once again his co-worker has to intervene with over the top niceness to try to compensate. It's truly a shame that this one person takes away from a great establishment and a 5 star experience for everyone. I only gave 3 stars on service because literally everyone else tries so hard.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Butternut Squash Ravioli, New England Style Crab Cakes
Luke Thompson
The bartender is the manager and just extremely rude and racist.
Service: 1
Dave L.
As much as I love to try different restaurants, I had not been keen to try Rye. It struck me as snobbish and too fancy for my liking. On a recent lunch excursion, I found it was neither too fancy or snobbish. I ended up enjoying very good service, a casual atmosphere and pretty good food; albeit a little pricey. The menu was limited for lunch but still offered a reasonable number of entree choices and a fair number of appetizer offerings. My dining parter and I started with an order of bacon and cheddar risotto balls and the New England style crab cakes. I thought both were good, not great. We each had a drink from the bar and found them to be well prepared. I was torn on what to have for my meal. The waitress seemed to be knowledgeable and I left my decision to her recommendation. Without hesitation, she said the schnitzel. I went with it. It was good, but not nearly as good as some other local restaurants have prepared it. It lacked flavor and needed something additional to round out the plate. My dining partner went with the chicken Marsala and proclaimed it a great choice. Overall, it was a good experience. I think it is a great date place, especially if you are trying to impress someone. As I don't need to impress anyone, I'd consider going back to give it a second try in the future.
John F.
Rye is located in the heart of Appleton on Collage Avenue. Great location! It is connected to or copper leaf hotel. We were catching a show at the PAC so I called the day before to see if I could get a reservation. Unfortunately unfortunately all the reservations for the dining area were full at the needed times, but they did have an opening in their auxiliary seating area, which is located in the lobby of the hotel (in the bar area). Maybe not as nice as sitting in the dining room room with the fireplace, but this worked out well. Just not as fancy. To be honest, I'm always a lot tougher on higher end dining because I expect more. That is why I went with three star on this review. Things that were great. My wife ordered the crab encrusted walleye, which she said was very good. The death by chocolate cake was also pretty awesome! I also thought that the service was pretty good, even though our waiter was spread, pretty thin, taking care of tables and in some cases working as the bartender. He hustled and did a pretty good job. Things that were average. I ordered the pork schnitzel. I thought it was a little thin, I did like the arugula and tasty sauce that came with it however. I also thought the Rosetto balls appetizer were just OK, but I thought the sauce they came in was really good. Wish there was more! I did have a problem with the oysters. I know this isn't a seafood place and oysters are not part of their normal menu, but the oysters they served were tiny, probably the smallest oysters I've ever eaten. I've gotten much bigger and better tasting oysters at other restaurants (for the same price) I would recommend skipping the oysters! Another issue, and this one kind of surprised me. I ordered a dirty martini, and when we got her bill I noticed that they charge for the martini, and then added $2.50 for the olive juice and charge a buck for the olives!. I have to say I've never seen something like this before! A dirty martini is a pretty common drink so I can't believe that they don't have it as one price. I do get the up charge for the olives because I asked them to be stuffed blue cheese, but for the olive juice? That's just weird. that would be like ordering an old-fashioned and having to pay for the bitters.!! My wife's meal came with potatoes and she thought they were pretty heavily garlic spiced. Enough that she said she could taste garlic most of the night!. Overall, our meal was good. Like all good food lovers, I was scanning the room, taking a look at other entrées. I have to say the salmon, steak, and the pork chop at the table next to us looked spectacular! I've had the steak here before, and it was really good, so I will be back... just not for the oysters!
Lori Hogan
Great service, great food. Highly recommend a
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Curds
Alyssa Sturzl
This place used to be phenomenal in previous years, but we've been disappointed in the last year or so. Food has noticeably gone downhill and service has been poor when it used to be awesome. The last 3 times we went the food had a noticeable quality difference and the servers barely checked on us, never came back so we could get additional drinks, and gave us the check without giving us the opportunity to order more drinks, desserts, etc.This used to be one of our favorite places but I don't see a reason to go anymore, especially because it's so expensive. My partner and I made exclusive reservations for New Year's Eve a little over a year ago and we felt very rushed to eat and leave, despite wanting to order more drinks. It was before closing time. This has happened to us multiple times even though we are courteous and polite. I find these changes very odd and wonder what happened to the Rye we used to love.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Marisol Rodriguez C.
Very nice place, very good food, excellent service.
The food is ok, but the ambiance and service are not worth the price. I got a lovely view of the lobby, as we were basically sitting in it, and all of the people were going to the hotel elevator between us and the main restaurant. I asked the waitress what kind of vodka they had, and it was like a game show guessing game. I'm beginning to think this is just another Lombardi's "lousy" Steakhouse with way overpriced food and horrible service.
MauriceC
Outstanding service, everything first class. The only problem, and a small problem really, my wife did not enjoy the prime rib. She really doesn't enjoy beef. So next time she will try seafood. That's more to her taste. Everything thing else was very enjoyable. We really had a great time.
HeidiV
Everything was absolutely devine - we had the rye old fashioned and a glass of wine, the cheese curd appetizer, the short rib and the pork chop entrees and the creme brulee dessert. I cant wait to return!
Kim H.
My husband and I went here for our anniversary dinner, and it DID NOT disappoint! Calum, our waiter, was great and attentive. Cocktails were great, as was the beer my husband ordered. We ordered the cheddar bacon risotto balls as an appetizer, and they were piping hot and so delicious! For dinner, I ordered the pan seared scallops with exotic mushroom pappardelle and creamy Parmesan sauce. Oh my goodness! The scallops were so smooth and buttery, the pasta and sauce were amazing! Even my husband (who isn't a fan of mushrooms), loved the pasta and sauce! Hubby ordered the 35 day dry aged prime Kansas City strip. He got Parmesan potatoes and green beans -sides were super easy to substitute and the waiter was helpful to let my husband know what was available. The steak was melt in your mouth delicious, and the potatoes were to die for! For dessert we had the chocolate chip skillet cookie with ice cream and salted bourbon caramel. Hot, gooey, delicious! We will definitely be back again! Highly recommend this place for a special night out!
Molly Tollefson
Had dinner here with friends before a show at the PAC. Perfect location so close to the theater. The cocktails were amazing, the food was delicious and the service was above and beyond. I left behind my hat and when I contacted them, not only had they found it, but were willing to ship it to me to save me the 1.5 hour round trip drive to pick it up. So grateful for how helpful they were. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: There are two entrances; one off of the hotel and one from the street. Street parking or parking garage available. There are two bars and two different seating areas (bar seating area and dining room seating area). It does get quite loud in here because of the amount of tables and high ceilings, so if you need to have a quiet private conversation this is not the place. Everything was very clean, the decor lovely and the layout was nice. They do an excellent job of resetting tables, they took great care in this. There was a younger gentleman with dark blonde hair in charge of this and he needs a pay raise. Service: Our waitress basically took orders and brought the check but other staff members brought the food, drinks for the most part. I can't say much on service since we didn't really get to interact with our waitress much. Drinks: Their bartenders know EXACTLY what they are doing. Perfect pour on the beer, and thee best cocktails. I will be coming here just for drinks frequently. The offering for wine, beer and liquors is extensive. Something for everyone truly. Food: Be prepared to sit down and enjoy yourself (and maybe wear stretchy pants). The food was absolutely spot on. Hats off to the kitchen staff, they are extremely talented and know exactly what they are doing. The cheese curds were top notch, great size, great cheese, great batter, exceptional tarragon ranch. I ordered one of the specials (lobster tagliolini- PLEASE ADD THIS TO THE MENU FULL TIME - I can't stress enough how freakin delicious and well balanced this pasta dish was) and my partner ordered the wagyu burger. Neither of us a left a speck of food on our plates and were beyond content and fully satisfied with our meal. I can't wait to come back and grab drinks with friends and come dine here for our life achievements and milestones. P.S. Make a reservation, if it is the weekend you won't get in.
Really great food, good service. Perfect for a date night!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We celebrated my birthday here earlier this week and we will definitely be back! My husband had the crab crusted walleye and I had the bone in duroc pork chop ?. We shared the aged cheddar and bacon risotto balls and dessert. Everything was so delicious and the service was awesome!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Aged Cheddar & Bacon Risotto Balls, Vanilla Creme Brulee, Bone-In Duroc Pork Chop
The food is fantastic and the dining room wait staff is fantastic. However one bad apple can spoil the whole experience. I've been here twice and each time the bartender/manager was extremely rude and condescending not just to our party but to his staff. I decided to try again because everyone can have a bad day. It was like deja vu. He's the only bartender and makes sure you know it. Huffing and puffing and rolling his eyes and snapping at those he works with. He wouldn't acknowledge me, instead he shot a look at his co-worker who then smiled at me and handed me a menu. After several minutes he says 'I'll get to you when I can' still no eye contact. Then proceeds to ask someone else about their serving drink order before he's even asked for our first. Then once again his co-worker has to intervene with over the top niceness to try to compensate. It's truly a shame that this one person takes away from a great establishment and a 5 star experience for everyone. I only gave 3 stars on service because literally everyone else tries so hard.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Butternut Squash Ravioli, New England Style Crab Cakes
The bartender is the manager and just extremely rude and racist.
Service: 1
As much as I love to try different restaurants, I had not been keen to try Rye. It struck me as snobbish and too fancy for my liking. On a recent lunch excursion, I found it was neither too fancy or snobbish. I ended up enjoying very good service, a casual atmosphere and pretty good food; albeit a little pricey. The menu was limited for lunch but still offered a reasonable number of entree choices and a fair number of appetizer offerings. My dining parter and I started with an order of bacon and cheddar risotto balls and the New England style crab cakes. I thought both were good, not great. We each had a drink from the bar and found them to be well prepared. I was torn on what to have for my meal. The waitress seemed to be knowledgeable and I left my decision to her recommendation. Without hesitation, she said the schnitzel. I went with it. It was good, but not nearly as good as some other local restaurants have prepared it. It lacked flavor and needed something additional to round out the plate. My dining partner went with the chicken Marsala and proclaimed it a great choice. Overall, it was a good experience. I think it is a great date place, especially if you are trying to impress someone. As I don't need to impress anyone, I'd consider going back to give it a second try in the future.
Rye is located in the heart of Appleton on Collage Avenue. Great location! It is connected to or copper leaf hotel. We were catching a show at the PAC so I called the day before to see if I could get a reservation. Unfortunately unfortunately all the reservations for the dining area were full at the needed times, but they did have an opening in their auxiliary seating area, which is located in the lobby of the hotel (in the bar area). Maybe not as nice as sitting in the dining room room with the fireplace, but this worked out well. Just not as fancy. To be honest, I'm always a lot tougher on higher end dining because I expect more. That is why I went with three star on this review. Things that were great. My wife ordered the crab encrusted walleye, which she said was very good. The death by chocolate cake was also pretty awesome! I also thought that the service was pretty good, even though our waiter was spread, pretty thin, taking care of tables and in some cases working as the bartender. He hustled and did a pretty good job. Things that were average. I ordered the pork schnitzel. I thought it was a little thin, I did like the arugula and tasty sauce that came with it however. I also thought the Rosetto balls appetizer were just OK, but I thought the sauce they came in was really good. Wish there was more! I did have a problem with the oysters. I know this isn't a seafood place and oysters are not part of their normal menu, but the oysters they served were tiny, probably the smallest oysters I've ever eaten. I've gotten much bigger and better tasting oysters at other restaurants (for the same price) I would recommend skipping the oysters! Another issue, and this one kind of surprised me. I ordered a dirty martini, and when we got her bill I noticed that they charge for the martini, and then added $2.50 for the olive juice and charge a buck for the olives!. I have to say I've never seen something like this before! A dirty martini is a pretty common drink so I can't believe that they don't have it as one price. I do get the up charge for the olives because I asked them to be stuffed blue cheese, but for the olive juice? That's just weird. that would be like ordering an old-fashioned and having to pay for the bitters.!! My wife's meal came with potatoes and she thought they were pretty heavily garlic spiced. Enough that she said she could taste garlic most of the night!. Overall, our meal was good. Like all good food lovers, I was scanning the room, taking a look at other entrées. I have to say the salmon, steak, and the pork chop at the table next to us looked spectacular! I've had the steak here before, and it was really good, so I will be back... just not for the oysters!
Great service, great food. Highly recommend a
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Curds
This place used to be phenomenal in previous years, but we've been disappointed in the last year or so. Food has noticeably gone downhill and service has been poor when it used to be awesome. The last 3 times we went the food had a noticeable quality difference and the servers barely checked on us, never came back so we could get additional drinks, and gave us the check without giving us the opportunity to order more drinks, desserts, etc.This used to be one of our favorite places but I don't see a reason to go anymore, especially because it's so expensive. My partner and I made exclusive reservations for New Year's Eve a little over a year ago and we felt very rushed to eat and leave, despite wanting to order more drinks. It was before closing time. This has happened to us multiple times even though we are courteous and polite. I find these changes very odd and wonder what happened to the Rye we used to love.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Very nice place, very good food, excellent service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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The food is ok, but the ambiance and service are not worth the price. I got a lovely view of the lobby, as we were basically sitting in it, and all of the people were going to the hotel elevator between us and the main restaurant. I asked the waitress what kind of vodka they had, and it was like a game show guessing game. I'm beginning to think this is just another Lombardi's "lousy" Steakhouse with way overpriced food and horrible service.
Outstanding service, everything first class. The only problem, and a small problem really, my wife did not enjoy the prime rib. She really doesn't enjoy beef. So next time she will try seafood. That's more to her taste. Everything thing else was very enjoyable. We really had a great time.
Everything was absolutely devine - we had the rye old fashioned and a glass of wine, the cheese curd appetizer, the short rib and the pork chop entrees and the creme brulee dessert. I cant wait to return!
My husband and I went here for our anniversary dinner, and it DID NOT disappoint! Calum, our waiter, was great and attentive. Cocktails were great, as was the beer my husband ordered. We ordered the cheddar bacon risotto balls as an appetizer, and they were piping hot and so delicious! For dinner, I ordered the pan seared scallops with exotic mushroom pappardelle and creamy Parmesan sauce. Oh my goodness! The scallops were so smooth and buttery, the pasta and sauce were amazing! Even my husband (who isn't a fan of mushrooms), loved the pasta and sauce! Hubby ordered the 35 day dry aged prime Kansas City strip. He got Parmesan potatoes and green beans -sides were super easy to substitute and the waiter was helpful to let my husband know what was available. The steak was melt in your mouth delicious, and the potatoes were to die for! For dessert we had the chocolate chip skillet cookie with ice cream and salted bourbon caramel. Hot, gooey, delicious! We will definitely be back again! Highly recommend this place for a special night out!
Had dinner here with friends before a show at the PAC. Perfect location so close to the theater. The cocktails were amazing, the food was delicious and the service was above and beyond. I left behind my hat and when I contacted them, not only had they found it, but were willing to ship it to me to save me the 1.5 hour round trip drive to pick it up. So grateful for how helpful they were. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5