Rooney's - Rochester

The food at Rooney's is constant, tasty and surprises one unusual epicurean delights. The service is beyond entertaining, full of knowledge, great suggestions and kindness. Then there's the ambiance...you want time and space to stand still so you can enjoy just a few more moments in this place. You actually want this to be one of your all time favorite memories and to last forever.

2.5 stars. Wish they had half stars, rounded down this time. Atmosphere and history of the restaurant I love Nice quiet place that you can talk and not have to yell to hear each other. Food not so much. The best part was the soup and also shrimp app. The meals we did not enjoy. Steak was very blah and my wife did not like her duck ether. Wanted to come here for years finally checked it out and won't come back again. Tournedos Steakhouse is by far better.

We booked three weeks in advance and were hoping for a special meal with my husband's parents who were visiting for the last time before our son graduated college. We were seated in a heavily trafficked walkway after requesting one of the two open available tables and were told no. So we stayed and ordered, not wanting to cause a fuss. We were then severed tough steak with dull steak knives, a flavorless Root vegetable cassoulet and a 10 year tawny port served as a 20 year. We were bumped into twice during our meal and had a table of obnoxious loud talkers to the right of us and slightly elevated to enhance their conversation regarding cats. Brutal dinner experience and disappointing evening.

Had great drinks at the bar with a super friendly bartender, had attentive dinner service, two yummy appetizers and two delicious dinners. Prices were better than expected. You should try it out!

I had arugula salad, pan seared scallops and vanilla bean cream brûlée. Not flashy just perfectly prepared foods. Best scallops! They melt in my mouth. We will definitely be back to this place.