revel room

the atmosphere and live music was great!foodwas 3.0 but gets the extra 0.5 for the atmosphere. had the jambalaya; it was ok, biscuit was the best part of the meal. come for the drinks and music!

this is such a fun spot to grab a beer and watch some live music! super funky atmosphere. i had already eaten dinner before coming here but thefoodlooked fantastic!

i only went in for drinks. i would like to try thefoodbut the staff were very friendly and attentive. our server and bartender were great. i will be back.

great place!. i've been to the revel room on more than one occasion with groups large & small. each & every time thefoodhas been good, the service good and the ambiance is great. consistency is the key to a great restaurant and these guys have it in spades. also sunday to thursday they have live music that is reflective of the menu. the menu is southern/cajun style with lots of yummy dishes. the drinks menu is in keeping with thefoodmenu (yep, they have mint juleps!). it's not just a restaurant, it's an experience!

perfect!. kudos to the chef...friend and i had dinner at revels last night and thefoodand service blew us away. i had the special mussels as an appetizer, seasoned perfectly and served with some of the best fries i've ever had. the main, rib eye, was cooked just right and packed with flavour and dessert....well think i'll have to loosen that belt a notch once again. i'll definitely go back.

good times, but need to update the online menu. had a group booking for my birthday the other night. overall was pleased with my meal and drinks, but was a little disappointed to see that they had not updated their menu online, because many of my guests were let down after being told many of their orders couldn't be accommodated because they were either not on the menu anymore or sold out. we manged to find other items and overall thefoodwas good.

the chicken bites were really good, mac and cheese i think could benefit from a more flavorful cheese as it was too bland, other than the ham which was only on the top of the dish. snapper was delicious.

overall i liked the location, but it felt a little cramped upstairs with two other large groups packed in side by side, we could barely get out of our seats at times, which was a bit of a challenge when trying to visit with some of the people on the other end of the table, and couldn't really hear each other if you were more than a seat down. service was also a little slow at times, just due to how packed it was.

i would like to give it another go, but maybe with a smaller group.

i'd give this place a 4/5. the service is great and they've accommodated my reservations so many times when other places were full 2 weeks in advance with short reservation windows. thefoodis solid, nothing amazing but all done well. the abaca do fries are good, as are the tacos. i really liked their basic burger, while their cajun shrimp got a little soggy too fast in the accompanying vinaigrette.

the best feature in my opinion are the cocktails. they have a wide selection of reasonably priced and sized cocktails, including several sangria style beverages.

overall, it's nothing fancy, but as i said, it's solid, the service is reliable and the drinks are great. revel room makes a good place to start your night downtown.

some many choices - don't choose this one. i was at revel room last night and was overall very disappointed in my experience. first, the atmosphere of the bar is not unique from the dozens of other similar establishments within walking distance and around the city. because the restaurant's ambience does not stand out, other aspects stand out as poorly done. i ordered a cocktail from a menu that still has christmas and winter holiday themed drinks (it was just april fool's day, not new years day). i ordered a sazerac, which seemed to be served in a candleholder. the drink had a nice aroma but its taste was too absinthe-heavy. the worst part of the revel room experience was the food. i ordered the empanadas and salad. the empanadas tasted like something you would get out of the frozenfoodsection of safeway. the pastry was not fresh and seemed to be manufactured, not hand made. the filling tasted like bland, sweet potato and had the same texture as baby food. i was starving when i arrived and was only able to finish half of one empanada. the salad was limp and flavourless. the tortilla strips on the salad did not make up for the lack of freshness in the lettuce. my friends ordered taquitos, which had the same dry, frozen-food taste and feel. after our disappointing meals arrived and we had a couple of bites, we couldn't wait to leave. small positives from the night included a pleasant, but not all that bright (she served meals to completely wrong tables), server and the tacos weren't bad. since there is so much variety in this city for small pubs/tapas bars/gastro pubs, there is absolutely no reason to go to revel room. at least there is a chance at a decent meal and better atmosphere elsewhere.

not what you pay for. i was really excited to try the revel room as i've been desperately missing a little southernfoodin my diet since my recent visit to portland. when my husband shot me the menu as an option for our date night, i was practically out the door with my coat before i replied. finally, something with a southern flare!

when we arrived i was immediately surprised by how dead they were - it was prime dinner time, yet we were the only ones in there. that sort of thing usually rings warning bells for me, but we decided not to worry about it.

i opened the menu and was disappointed to see it wasn't the same as what was listed on their website - i had been looking forward to getting some chicken and collard greens but instead they had changed to green beans for the side. "oh well" i thought - i was sad not to get my fave southern side, but could accept that it was different.

well, my dinner arrived and instead of the green beans my side was sauteed mushrooms! i think the thing that bothered me the most about it was the lack of communication the server had with me about the substitution - she never came to check if it was an ok change to make while it was being prepared and likewise never mentioned it when she popped it down in front of me. if it's not what's on your menu, you should communicate with your customers as to the change!

aside from the 'not ordered' mushrooms, the meal was ok but not great. my chicken was a little dry and my macaroni and cheese was acceptable. for $20 i would have expected a little more flavor from it.

all in all i think i might be back for drinks at some point in the future, but as far as going out for a nice dinner i think i'll give it a pass.

amazing live band at the revel room tonight! thefoodis tasty and the bartender is a bloke and a half!