Root 29 Craft Kitchen - Charlottesville

The restaurant inside the DoubleTree has been completely transformed. Root 29 is sleek, light and bright. I had the Southwest Chopped Chicken salad. It was very good, but overpriced at $14. The bar seemed to be well stocked. My only complaint there would be their happy hour beer specials, Bud Light and a pilsner (not much variety). We sat at the bar and the bartender was very personable. In fact, everyone we encountered was personable and pleasant. Only 3 stars dueto the prices. It will be hard to compete with so many restaurants in the area serving similar food but at cheaper prices.

Root29 and staff did an amazing job with my Mom's surprise birthday celebration!! The restaurant is gorgeous, service was excellent and the food was hot and fresh. Salma and Tiphony were very patient and tentative in serving all 30 of us with ease. This was truly a moment to remember...thank you Liz, Olivia and Charles. Fantastic job Root29!!

This is a really great restaurant in the DoubleTree hotel. I am always wary of hotel restaurants, being a frequent flier I?ve experienced sub par food at even the best hotels, but this exceeded my expectations. The prices were a bit high for the portion sizes, but everything tasted amazing- kudos to the chefs! And this is the main difference from other hotel restaurants, the food tastes chef prepared and not previously frozen/thawed by cooks. They are vegan and vegetarianfriendly which was also a plus. I was able to get a delicious MEAL and not just a salad. I also appreciate they use eco friendly carry out down to the paper bags (with handles) and compostable cutlery. Even though the hotel is surroundedby a ton of restaurants, I would gladly choose to eat here daily during my next visit.

Our family (20) had a wonderful Thanksgiving meal at Root 29. The room was perfect and felt like our own dining area. The food was absolutely delicious! Even the kids were happy! There wasn?t anything that you could have asked for that wasn?t represented. The staff was friendly and helpful. Even though they were working on a holiday they seemed happy to be there with our family. Highly recommended!

The food was surprisingly delicious, my one critique would be that it was all just a little spicy except for the pretzel. We had the Root Burger, Blackened Chicken, Mushroom Alfredo, and Reuben. Wait staff was friendly and the prices were only a little high.