Cafe Rule & Wine Bar - Hickory

For a work event, we booked a group of 15 for dinner. We were seated in the side event room. Our server, Holden was awesome. He took great care of us through champagne, wine, 10 appetizers and entrees. No one ever ran out of water, or drinks. The food was awesome as well. Thank you to Holden and Cafe Rule!

We here for a friend's birthday. The food was good, and correct. I do however have some recommendations 1 server for 16 people is not enough Get the entree order put in way before the customer finishes apps The level on cocktails were not consistent. Some appeared to only be halfway full and the color changed to lighter and darker for each drink ordered and they were the same

Had a wonderful meal here tonight. I wasn’t a fan of the appetizers but the main meal, wine, and dessert were all fantastic. The wine recommendations were phenomenal if you had told me I would enjoy Merlot, I wouldn’t have believed you, but our server Amanda got help on recommendations with what we were looking for and truly knocked it out of the park. Food does seem to take a bit of time to come out which wasn’t a problem for us at all, just something to note for if you’re making reservations and planning on coming super hungry! We ordered the popcorn ice cream for the table and it was so delicious. Our server was very kind and understanding, and I also loved that for such a nice restaurant, they had some happy hour like specials. The outdoor area is also sooo pretty! I definitely want to come back during my next visit to Hickory. Thank you so much for a wonderful evening!

We came here after hiking at Pisgah. We were driving through Hickory and needed to find a place to eat lunch. I called ahead to see if, even though we were dressed casually from hiking, if it would be okay. Scott (management) was so kind and encouraged us to come over, particularly because it was Sunday brunch. He even offered to get a table ready for us and asked our preference on outside or inside. I'm so glad we chose the outside patio. It is beautiful without being intimidating, with comfortable chairs, beautiful lights and flowers everywhere, and quiet. We had a mimosa flight, a bourbon cocktail, the deviled eggs, a burger and fries, and avocado toast--all were delicious. But what stood out to us most was the service. It has been so long since a manager, our server, and the host were all so kind to us, not just in seating us and serving us, but all came over separately to ask us about our hike earlier that day, if we enjoyed it, where we went, etc. Scott even came by to say hi before he left on his shift since he spoke to us on the phone. I can't remember the last time I was treated with that much thought and care at a restaurant. This place has me looking for reasons to come back to Hickory so I can visit again. Thanks for the meal!

I had my birthday dinner here tonight and it was really good from the beginning to end. Robert was our waiter and he did a great job! I loved the birthday card on the table for me. The food was delicious. We enjoyed ourselves and the service. We will be back again.