Earthies Look 4 Dinosaurs - Rochester

Met my friend for dinner here Tuesday night at 5:00 when they opened, had a reservation, which I highly recommend, seated right away by pleasant host. Server was kind, attentive, and knowledgeable. Place is small, easy to find, parking on street which is plentiful. Menu is mostly vegan which made me nervous as I'm not, lol. Had the beef Cheeseburger with Rosemary Fries which was delicious. Also had a Caesar salad, scrumptious. My friend had the chickpea burger with Rosemary Fries and loved her meal. Bill was $61.00 for 2 so a little high, but worth it for the food, great service, and neat place. Definitely going to be back, thank you for the good meal.

Two of my friends and I made a reservation for 7:30 for Saturday night (6/22). The food drinks were good as usual. The only reason I 'm updating my review to 4 stars from 5 is because of the very rude service. The bartender greeted us the minute we walked in and let us know someone would be with us soon. A few minutes later, another customer walked in and some guy who was working at the register by the bar gave the person their to-go order and didn 't say a word to us. I figured oh he works here! Maybe he can help. So I politely said hi! we have a reservation for 7:30 and he gives me a very rude look as if i 'm bothering him and says ok. and the host will be with you soon and walks off with an entire attitude. Next, the host comes up and offers us a table outside and I ask if there are bugs and then SHE gets an attitude! I let her know I 'm allergic to bug bites and would rather sit inside and then she changed her tone. The server was super nice and we had no issues there. I 'm just wondering what we did to that guy and to the host to receive such attitude? It wasn 't a busy night, we had a reservation, and I don 't know them personally so I did not appreciate the energy. I 've been a server and worked in several restaurants. That 's not the right way to go about treating paying customers, and maybe they need to be reminded of that.

Tip for summer: no air conditioning and no air flow not even fans or open windows so plan accordingly. We were drenched in sweat and drinking water nonstop. Otherwise, very creative menu and delightful staff. Kudos to the chefs!!

We picked out the Owl House after arriving in town for its selection of gluten free and vegan options. My wife picked out a chick pea burger on a bar of greens and a side of chips (look at the photo see any chips? . And I selected a tofu scramble with potatoes. Both meals were tasty and filling, at fairly reasonable prices. On the downside I didn't realize until back at the hotel that the chips and utensils were missing. Deducting a star for that. Otherwise a good experience.

The Owl House has become one of my go-to brunch spots in Rochester... I just went for the second Saturday in a row! The staff are friendly, welcoming, and knowledgeable about their menu--this morning, Camille had wonderful recommendations about cocktails! We didn 't end up going for the hot mulled cider (with spiced rum), but the fall flavors were far from lacking. I got the Chicken and Waffles (the non-vegan twin of their Tofu and Waffles), and it was stellar. The chicken was battered with warm spices and sage, and positively delicious! As a celebration, we finished off brunch with the seasonal pumpkin chai coffee cake, which was moist, flavorful, and generously portioned. We dined upstairs in an anteroom with beautiful pictures of fence murals on the walls, and it was a blissful fall reprieve from lots of hard work. It was my friend 's first time here, and she said brunch today healed something inside her... so count that as a second rave review!