The Rose

The staff is always pleasant. My kids love the Hammy Mac & Cheese along with the salad bar. My favorite there is steak, mashed potatoes, and chunky homemade apple sauce. Overall great place.

They overcharged me.
I am a 3 years customer. I went there for lunch all the times also dinner. But last time they overcharged me 15.99 for fish and chip, but on the menu is 14.99. You get it and you will understand how I feel. It was not about money and it was about trust in this restaurant in the whole picture.

Stopped in for a late lunch today. It was very quiet, so we got to pick where we sat. Our food was good but average. Everything was hot and served in a timely manner. Our server was nice but would forget things, leave the table come back and ask what we had said. Probably should have been more attentive since it was so slow.

Well the place was open. The staff wasn’t rude. I had my choice of places to sit. The beer was wet. That’s about all the good I can say. If you have no other choice then it’ll work.

I’ve been to the rose before and was somewhat satisfied with the food. Just visited today to have lunch with my brother for his birthday. Horrible choice. His fish sandwich was disgusting. He had one bite and was done. Our waiter was horrible. Didn’t come by our table to ask how things were even once, only to get our orders and give us our check. I got the shrimp and scallop fettuccini alfredo. My food was so hot, that I couldn’t eat it until after everyone was almost done with their food. So I had about two bites before we got our check and left. I won’t be coming back. Horrible service, horrible food.

I have had a few bad experiences here and reluctantly went back again tonight with my parents. The place feels really dirty. It’s dark and the décor looks ancient.
The food is also uniformly bland. I haven’t had a single enjoyable plate there. Today I just got the classic chicken sandwich, hoping that they couldn’t mess up such a simple dish. However, it was really tasteless and there was something that appeared to be a piece of plastic in the sandwich. Disgusting.
The service was unnecessarily slow considering how few people were there. I asked for ranch dressing for my fries and never got any. My parents and I sat for ten or fifteen minutes with empty plates before our check was brought to us. Save yourself the trouble and go to Ithaca Bakery, which is right next door and knows how to make a chicken sandwich.

Relaxed small town atmosphere. If you’re looking for very reasonable drink prices this is the place. They also provide basic munchies which higher priced joints don’t, since they want you to buy their expensive apps.

We were hesitant to visit The Rose because of the hit-​or-​miss reviews, but we’ve been there twice now and had great experiences.
The food is pretty good, and I’d say it rises above the level of national chains that serve burgers and steaks. The menu is a bit of a conundrum as it also contains a few Mexican dishes, some pasta dishes, and many other things. This is probably a place where you need to know what to order, as they probably don’t knock all of those things out of the park. We’ve stuck to burgers, meatloaf, and other typical American food and been rewarded.
The servers are also very nice and generally fast. The place is actually quite huge but has never been crowded any time we’ve been there. There is a large bar area where a lot of people seem to be hanging out on any given night, so I assume they have their regulars.
If you’re in the Triphammer area and in the mood for a burger or steak, definitely try it out.

So to start off the visual appeal of this place needs to be revamped. I felt like it was just run down and forgotten so to say but the server was very nice and we had a 10% off coupon so why not try it.
We ordered our drinks and were brought them very promptly. The menu was good but I feel like it was out of place. They have pub type food, then restaurant type entrees and then 4 – 5 Mexican offerings? What? I totally question why they have this part of the menu as it really does not go well with what they are trying to do but hey, whatever.
We ordered the buffalo wing dip and 12 honey mustard w/​bbq sauce wings for an app and they were both pretty darn good! The dip was good, the chips were going stale but weren’t there yet so it was still good. The wings though… man they were good.
Lots of meat on these with lots of flavors and they were big! The price was only 8.99 for a dozen. This was crazy good. Honestly this is my new favorite place for wings.
I ordered the burger, my wife ordered the chicken fingers and my friend ordered their pot roast. The burger was good, nothing great, but better than I thought it would’ve been. It’s got some good seasoning to it, cooked perfectly. Plenty of lettuce and tomato and mayo and genuinely was a good burger, definitely not a top 10 though.
The chicken fingers I tried and really, it is hard to mess this one up but they were pretty darn good. the Fries were pretty darn good too, better than a lot of places. My friend said the pot roast was okay but it was just beef and gravy. Usually you would expect carrots and celery or some sort of veggie with it but it just came with meat, gravy and potatoes which isn’t bad.
Overall I would come back for the wings and fries again and again and again but that’s probably it, probably would get the dip again too, as for entrees, probably not so much. Definitely hit it up of your looking for good wings in Ithaca though!

It is always hit or miss at The Rose. The two items that always turn out good: the beef enchilada and the loaded fries. I tried something new there last night and it was inedible. The salad bar is usually pretty decent. I’ve had as many bad experiences at The Rose as I have had good.

Food is okay– Ruby Tuesdays or TGIFriday’s type of place, but not as good. Don’t go expecting anything wonderful. Salad bar is nice, clean, and a good value. I like it because it’s never loud/​crowded and convenient. Wouldn’t go out of my way to go here, but it is good when you just want a burger, sandwich, or salad and not a lot of hassle.

My husband and I go here at least once a month for the past year. Never had a bad meal, nor poor service. Everything is VERY reasonably priced, and the atmosphere is welcoming.

Well, I’m full. The rose attempts to do it all but none of it well. I ordered a steak. It was cooked medium as I had ordered. It was not seasoned at all. The scallops were okay. The potato salad was bland as hell. Ack. My wife salad was cold tiny steak strips, limp bacon, she was not impressed. It was food. I am here on a trip. Locals, maybe you know better. The rose needs to focus. It was a Friday night and the dining rooms was rather sparse. The bar area was busy.

My wife and I LOVE The Rose. Hit it up on a Wednesday night, treat yourself right-​2 for 1 wine night. The people couldn’t be more interesting, the music is KILLING, nice selection of beers on tap. Salad bar is nice, burgers are good. We love the atmosphere of the place. Friendly waitstaff, the de-​facto sports bar now that Benchwarmers went MIA and Uncle Joe’s is NOT somewhere I’d bring my wife.

The bar tender was very helpful, but the food was not good, burger was WAY undercooked but burnt on the outside. The crowd was also an interesting hodgepodge of people. All in all, at least they were open vs a lot of other places in Ithica that close before midnight.

Meh is right… Meh food, Meh Service, Meh cleanliness, Slightly not Meh Salad Bar.
We eat here once a year and when we leave we always remember why we only eat here once a year. I cannot imagine how old the fake newspaper tableclothes are, I remember them from when I was a kid…

Best food I’ve had on my short visit to Ithaca. Salad bar was fresh even late at night. Pub has plenty of TVs. Service was good and attentive. I’d definitely visit again.

There are zero reasons to eat here. The food is uniformly bad and the place feels dirty. At least the service was usually fine.
If you want a burger, go to Ruloff’s or Glenwood Pines. If you want comfort food, go to Moosewood or Joe’s.

Terrible. Don’t go here.
The service is bad, the food is greasy and disgusting and the ambiance is terrible.

The Rose is a restaurant/​bar. They serve food as well as drinks. They have many tvs in the bar area to view sports games. They have recently expanded to add more seating. This is an a ok place, the drinks are good and the food is pretty good too. I only go there once in a while. The service is good and the staff is friendly.