Rye Byob - Media

Great Great Great double cheese burger I will go back for this priced great cooked great and dressed great burger this should not be kept a secret.

If you’re looking for a place with no flavor, this is it. I stopped by for a quick lunch after seeing this restaurant online and was extremely disappointed. I ordered the trottole and the eggplant bahn mi. The server described the trottole as having a wine sauce with a hint of spice and lemon, but I detected none of those flavors—just blandness. The pasta was so overcooked that it fell off my fork. As for the bahn mi, the bread was decent, but all I could taste was cilantro. I'm okay with cilantro, but it would have been nice if the pickled vegetables or aioli had any flavor at all.

The atmosphere and service were excellent. I loved this restaurant when it was called Lotus, and I enjoyed its transition to Rye BYOB as well. However, recently, the dishes seem to be on the saltier side and occasionally overcooked or burnt. I visited on a Sunday for brunch right when they opened at 10 AM with my parents, and we ordered the breakfast platter, kimchi tacos, eggplant banh mi, pappardelle, and lumache. Considering the price in comparison to other places, it's definitely a good value, but I wouldn't say it was the most delicious experience due to the excess char and salt. I might give it another try on a different occasion.

This restaurant is amazing! The food is not only delicious, but also very reasonably priced. Everyone should definitely give it a try!

The food was fantastic, but I was really let down by the service. We had to wait quite a while for our order to be taken, although we understood it was during the "Dining Under the Stars" event. As a non-meat eater, I made sure to order a pasta dish without any meat. However, when we started eating, we discovered there was meat in it. We brought this to the attention of our waiter, who then informed the manager. Unfortunately, she was rather rude and seemed to imply that we were lying. I felt that the situation could have been handled much better. Overall, I'd rate the food a 5, but the service and atmosphere only a 1.