The Rookery

The Rookery reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

1. LV

   LuisV

   Chicago1 review

   2.0

   Dined on May 12, 2019

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   It took over an hour to get our food when the place was empty. There were egg shells in my food and a hair in the salad.
   

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2. JW

   JacquieW

   Chicago1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 14, 2019

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Such great service and great food. :) Thoroughly enjoyed the evening!
   

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3. OT

   OpenTableReviewer

   New York City9 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on March 30, 2019

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   This is a sleepy restaurant way out in Ukranian village that always seems to be quiet. We went for the pop-up bar and that was really fun! The dining experience not so much. It was mostly empty and we had a reservation but they wanted to seat us right by a family in the middle of the room. The food was okay but sort of overpriced for what it was/the area. My partner ordered an old fashioned, and the waitress asked if Bullet was okay as if that was the house whiskey, and then it turned out to be a $7 up-charge from anything else on the menu at $19. WTF. What a rip off. You can go anywhere in that area and get an old-fashioned for $10 and maybe get an upcharge that you are INFORMED about if you want something other than house liquor. We really felt cheated. We got much better treatment in the pop up bar and paid less per drink, which is weird! I would skip the restaurant and go straight to the bar. There are way better restaurants in the area.
   

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Chicago1 review

   2.0

   Dined on March 29, 2019

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   The waitress recommended the shrimp tacos, which I ordered. When they came, I was shocked to see they were filled with two very small shrimp and a small amount of slaw. I took all three and merged them into one single taco, which is ridiculous. That being said, that one taco was delicious. We also ordered the wings, which were inedible, we finished one. Finally, the pretzel with beer cheese was great, no issues there. Another notable moment was when I asked the waitress about one of the cocktails. I asked her what is was like, assuming she would describe the cocktail as sweet, fruit forward etc, however instead she instead took the menu and walked through every ingredient including the lemon which she described as “sour”. Very bizarre, will not be back.
   

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5. SI

   SamIam

   Chicago1 review

   3.0

   Dined on March 10, 2019

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   The ambiance is wonderful - fancy but with a big Lebowski theme. However - no White Russians on the menu. Which makes no sense. The food was pretty poor. Just basic bar food, for an upscale food price. They were out of many things on a Saturday at 6pm (wasn’t busy) and failed to warn us one of our orders was only partially plated due to missing an ingredient. Would go back, but only for drinks.
   

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6. DM

   DeeM

   Chicago2 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on February 3, 2019

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   It took over 10 minutes for someone to come to our table. They only had 1 server for the entire restaurant during brunch. They were out of everything we asked for. Food was bland and mediocre. Avocado toast was completely burnt. We won’t come back.
   

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Milwaukee7 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on January 20, 2019

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   They forgot a lot of food with each persons meal and didn’t put an order in. A good value for food though
   

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8. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Chicago5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on January 13, 2019

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I didn’t eat just drinks but unfortunately I didn’t have a N/A option. That being said I could not give it an unfavorable rating because the entire experience was wonderful. Drink we’re delicious, ambience was enjoyable, and the service was top notch. Our server was kind enough to get us into The Dude’s Abode (Big Lebowski pop up bar) which is a must visit for any Lebowski aficionado
   

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9. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC1 review

   4.0

   Dined on January 1, 2019

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and service. Fried dessert sort of tasted like French fries.
   

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10. DT

    DeborahTC

    Chicago5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on December 30, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5

    Food was good but lacked flavor. Wait service was inattentive, but bar staff were excellent, especially Bryn! Great atmosphere and very cozy by the fireside.
    

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