Red Rocks Cafe - Birkdale Village

Customer service was great, food was terrible. Queso and spinach dip had a weird taste, don't know what cheese they used. Mahi mahi was tasteless and the risott... read more Customer service was great, food was terrible. Queso and spinach dip had a weird taste, don't know what cheese they used. Mahi mahi was tasteless and the risotto that came with it tasted like oatmeal. Lobster ravioli was not bad; terrible presentation with the blackened shrimp on top of it. Burger was done well.

Great place for a date night. We were in town for the Carolina Balloonfest and came here for a late dinner. It was a great experience. We made reservations and... read more Great place for a date night. We were in town for the Carolina Balloonfest and came here for a late dinner. It was a great experience. We made reservations and were seated in the bar area so it was a little loud but everything else was worth every penny. Will come back in the future if we're in the area.

I gave Red Rocks a 5 rating but maybe 4.5 or 4.75 would have been more accurate. The restaurant, food (especially the food! , the service, the staff – all deser... read more I gave Red Rocks a 5 rating but maybe 4.5 or 4.75 would have been more accurate. The restaurant, food (especially the food! , the service, the staff – all deserve that 5 rating. But (and here is the BIG but the place is sooooo LOUD. Surprisingly loud. Not energetic, not cheerful, not boisterous – LOUD. And, the parking – Ack! In all fairness I did not know that it was “Birkdale Village Restaurant Week” when I made plans to eat there. That may be part of the disharmony of my experience. Back to some positive comments: The food was delicious! “Lance McGrew’s Lobster Ravioli” (a dish the restaurant encourages/suggests was loaded with lobster and the accompanying shrimp were perfect. The “Mark Sokal's Sesame Tuna” was much better than I would have expected. (That was my order. The tuna was prepared to a perfect temp; served with some wild rice (nice rice, it was, too and asparagus. The “Todd Weller's Chicken Saltimbocca” was worthy of “plate licking” – seriously. Some of the good, soft rolls that had been served were used to get all of that wine cream sauce. Umm! CJ was our server; he was efficient without hovering. He took EVERY request as an immediate need and did it all with a smile and kinds words. He knew the menu and (obviously! made some great suggestions. Actually the entire staff A Top notch dinner. All three of us would eat there again. Just need to learn a bit more about the flow of traffic and bring some ear plugs.

Great service, cajun salmon was fantastic! Alot of menu choices so we'll be back soon read more Great service, cajun salmon was fantastic! Alot of menu choices so we'll be back soon

We been then several times but was not particularly happy yesterday. First, for the second time in a row we had reservations and were seated 20 minutes later th... read more We been then several times but was not particularly happy yesterday. First, for the second time in a row we had reservations and were seated 20 minutes later then our reserved time. Second, our table was sticky. Didn’t feel like we were eating at a clean place. Third, my salad was brought out without the requested dressing. Seems like the service is slipping!