About - Rutabaga Café
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Offerings
- Beer
- Coffee
- Comfort food
- Small plates
- Vegetarian options
- Wine
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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So I decided to accept my wife's offer for a father's day dinner and try the Rutabaga Cafe. The sign outside said cash only, not a good sign, and it only got more interesting from there... We walked in and waited a good 5 minutes before other patrons told us to sit where we liked. We sat down for about 5 more minutes and the only waitress took our drink order. About 10 minutes later, our drinks arrived, but 20 minutes in we still didn't have a menu. I ordered the special, Key lime shrimp, my wife had something called red velvet chicken and my daughter ordered shrimp and grits. At first we were told they were out of grits, then we were happy to learn they found some. I attempted to order a side of mushrooms and onions, but apparently they were out. How do you run out of that? When the food arrived everything was hot and looked good but I was missing something, shrimp. In place of it was a steak? I was told the shrimp were frozen and to keep the steak while they try to get my shrimp thawed and cooked. The steak was cooked medium and was tender and seasoned well. The shrimp and grits were good if a bit under-seasoned. I spent several years in New Orleans, so the bar on that is pretty high. The red velvet chicken was on the sweet side, not my preference, but was cooked well and my wife loved it. Eventually I did get my shrimp and they were good. In total we spent 1 hr and 45 minutes here and probably waited on something for an hour of that. All in all, the food was very good but I don't think I will be coming back any time soon.
What a cute restaurant!! First when you pull up it looks like a house - that's because it is!! They are only open for dinner and only have 9 tables make a reservation to be safe, although we didn't and got right in. There are 3 tables to each room, great for privacy and an intimate meal. We got the little plate with Buffalo and blue cheese fried oysters. The flavor was so good! We also had key lime shrimp that was so good and not too sweet. We each ordered a meal and split it. I ordered the Filet Mignon with fried green tomatoes and shrimp, with vegetable medley and fried mashed potatoes. He ordered the red velvet chicken with greens and Mashed potatoes. Both meals came with a salad. The dressing was so good! You could tell it was fresh, the salad was also fresh, literally picked that day. The chicken was juicy, the steak cooked prefect with great flavor! If you are looking for a quaint restaurant, with awesome food and great service you should definitely come here!! I didn't even mention the service - but Cindi was the host and waitress, she was on point have great tips and suggestions and was easy to talk to. We will be back next time we come this way!
This place is a gem. We found ourselves on the road and it was getting late and we had not eaten and found the Cafe on Google maps. The food...exquisite, the service....friendly and fast. I was very pleasantly surprised.