City Grill- Rochester

I have eaten at City Grill several times; the food has always been very good, the service sometimes slow, but at my last visit the service was excellent. Though I like dining outdoors, the traffic was very noisy (I know that's not the fault of the restaurant). The drinks were rather weak. My companion and I both had the swordfish special and we both liked it.

The food was satisfactory but not exceptional. The server provided excellent service.

I have eaten several times in the City Grill; the food was always very good, the service was sometimes slow, but at my last visit the service was excellent. Although I like to eat outside, the traffic was very loud (I know that is not the fault of the restaurant). The drinks were pretty weak. My companion and I both had the swordfish special and we both liked it.

City Grill was one of our favorite dining spots until last weekend. I agree with another reviewer 's comments that something has changed. Menu is different (and the wonderful wedge is gone! We started with a drink at bar bartender was very personable and did a great job. We checked in with hostess who took us to our outside table, as requested several weeks prior when reservation was made. She told us we 'd have to take a high top (despite several open tables for our party of 4 and you can 't have that one cause its reserved for owner . And then she said snottily outside seating isn 't even guaranteed . Server came over no energy, no personality, acted like she was working in a diner and just trying to flip as many tables as possible. We placed our orders, appetizers, salad and dinners. Salad arrived with our dinner instead of before, so someone screwed up. My husband ordered steak special, no fries and sauteed spinach. No spinach arrived but lots of fries did! My salmon was excellent and cooked perfectly. Will we return again no. Service used to be top notch, servers were interactive, helped make choices and had a personality not anymore! Outside music was super loud that should be saved until after the dinner hours. Someone 2 tables down from us was smoking. My husband and I agreed that there is a different vibe at City Grill and we both give it 10 12 months before they are reinventing themselves. There are so many amazing restaurants in Rochester....don 't waste your time or money here!

The three of us visited the 'City Grill ' on a weeknight. The crowd was moderate, and many of the other patrons sat outside, on the patio, and we sat inside, therefore we found the overall noise level fairly low. Our server was very polite, courteous, and knowledgeable of the restaurant 's menu items. Our drink order was both taken, as well as brought promptly. Our dinner orders were taken shortly thereafter, but allowing us an appropriate amount of time just to relax and chat a little. Our entrees were brought shortly thereafter, and were very delicious. The only hiccup occurred when one of our side dishes didn 't arrive with our meals. It was brought later, but by then we were pretty much finished with our dinners. The manager intervened, however, and took care of it , which was both very professional, as well as appropriate. We ordered a chocolate chip cookie/ice cream dessert, which turned out to be HUGE, and quite delicious. Overall, we were impressed with our experience, and will not hesitate to return.