Red Rooster Harlem

Second time for brunch (first was shortly after it opened) and food is no better now than it was then. Yes, service was better. Food still mediocre. I ordered the goat cheese omelette very soft and it was hard and tasteless. Cornbread slices were good. Butter was soft, the way it should be. Cheese grits were tasteless. Chicken sausages just ok. Chocolate nut tea was delicious! But I didn't come to Red Rooster for the tea. Music was way too loud. Singer stood right over us, which made conversation virtually impossible. Just can't understand what all the raves are about, when you can't eat ambience.

I was invited by friends who raved about the place. They had eaten there many times before. My first impression was that the ambiance was ok, nice even. The entertainment was loud and the singer, though talented, was literally singing behind me....loudly. So much for conversation. The service was not great. The food....let's just say I've had better food at a diner. I had the goat cheese omelet which was sub par. I could only stomach about 1/3 of it. The best thing about the place is the cornbread which is very good. In the end we were sitting awkwardly with 3 strangers because that's just how they seat ppl here. Also we tried to add one more to our group and were told that we could not add anyone else to our party. Check please!

So disappointing. Bland, oily, zero flavor. So not worth the journey. Red ceasar could have been from the salad bar at Ruby Tuesday. Better fried chicken from a diner. Save your money and time and go elsewhere!

Went to Marcus Samuelsson's place in Harlem for lunch, not worth it. Small portions. For $17.00 had meatball hero with parmesan frites. The frites divine, the meatballs tiny, cold and had no taste. My husband had five grilled medium shrimp with dirty rice, and a piece of sauteed lettuce, nothing special for $24.00 At lunch? We saw the cupcake our neighbors got from the very limited dessert menu and passed on dessert. We tasted our meal while sitting at a crowded communal high table, my purse kept sliding off my lap, listening to everybody's conversation and feeling their elbows. It was either that or face a long wait. The locale is very attractive and service efficient.

This is an attractive restaurant with good service. This is the sort of food quality you would expect in a decent diner (if there were still such a thing in NY), but it is nothing more than that. The biscuits and gravy were doughy and too salty. The salad was decent. Coffee and cupcake were pretty good.

The food was good but not amazing and it was extremely expensive for lunch and the portions were almost insulting. The crab cakes were the size of a slider seriously? And the shrimp and dirty rice barely filled me up and I'm a woman. My poor date he probably had to go home and eat again bc his crab cakes were so small. Don't go if you actually want to be full for your money!

Could not find Restauarnt Week menu anywhere but decided to risk it. Turned out the choices were so limited we ordered from the regular menu. Tomato salad was good. Everything else was just meh and over-priced: $19 for our iced teas - $4.75 a pop and no free refill. Service and atmosphere really nice but definitely not worth the trip uptown. Have a drink here but eat in one of the many great places in Harlem.