Tower Kitchen - Rockford

Stopped by in the morning for a few drinks before heading home after our stay at the hotel. The bartender was very nice and attentive. My wife ordered a **** Mary and I a brandy old fashion. The drinks were yummy and competitively priced with other bars in the area.

I was really looking forward to eating here, the scenery is nice and the hotel has a good look and feel to it...especially the rooftop bar. However, I would NOT recommend the restaurant. The menu was pretty limited, perhaps 15 offerings... which isn't a big deal. I figured with the limited offering, the choices would be delicious. My wife and I both ordered the Ribeye. The steak was literally the worst steak I've ever had... no flavor at all. I am vehemently against using any sauce on a steak but given the opportunity this steak would have gone down the A-1 river. My wife's steak was horribly undercooked... she ordered it medium cooked and this thing was ready to walk off the plate. I never complained to the staff...I rarely do. I'm sure they would done something about it... but It's not my style. If you go... steer clear of the steak... perhaps the other menu items would be a better value. I don't think I'll be returning... they're much better dining options in Rockford.

The food is good and the service was fast. They have great cocktails!

This is the Bar/Restaurant located on the top 12th floor of the Embassy Suites downtown in Rockford. Nobody takes your order- you are given a menu of what they serve, you order your drinks from the Bar, and either sit inside or walk out onto the Rooftop Open Deck. I 've never stayed here so I can 't comment on the Rooms, or what service is provided if you stay. Lowest price on the menu was 15.00- I honestly wasn 't impressed with the menu all. The same applies to the Menu of the entrance level. Open concept of the Rooftop Deck is quite nice, various Firepits placed along w/comfortable outdoor furniture 2 sit on, if you prefer an outside table ? They are adjacent to the entrance onto the Rooftop Deck. It 's quite large. The pic of the stairs is in here because the 11th floor open lounge area allows ppl to switch between the 12th &11th outdoor Rooftop Decks. On the 11th level it 's a bit more private, not as large but still very nice to sit and enjoy. Glass of Wine is 9.00, bottle of Beer is 6.50. Believe their draft Beer is the same price. We decided to eat from the Restaurant located on the Entry level of the building. Again, not impressed with the selection of items, what did impress me was the portion sz of whatever you do order. You will definitely walk away w/a take home container. Unfortunately my Breaded Pork on a Brioche bun was overcooked. My friends salad looked delicious and I believe 3 ppl could 've eaten from that salad and been satisfied. It 's a great place to go to relax, look down the City and beyond. There aren 't any Sun shades, sails, or Patio Umbrellas so keep in mind if your there during a Sunny Day? Don 't 4get your sunglasses and sunscreen. As for the menu choices asking what I 'd recommend? I only saw 2 of the 16+ items that are listed.Expect to pay .50 more for your Beer and 1.00 more for glass of Wine in the ground level Restaurant. I 'll also say there was nobody to greet you as you enter the Restaurant to seat U, we approached the Bartender whom after we asked if we could be seated for dinner looked at us and asked Where did you get your drinks from? Apparently he wasn 't aware or was I can 't say- that we were told we could take our drinks downstairs to have in the main Restaurant. Tad odd but I understood when I realized the price difference between the Tower bar and Main level Restaurant. The Bartender was our Waitstaff. He wasn 't pleasant, we both felt we 'd been admonished. He seated us. Turned away w/o a word. After 5-8min ? He returned to take our order which was a shock 2 us both because he was suddenly very cordial. Just saying. I 'd recommend hanging out up there- I 'm sure it 's nice during the night as well. We were there on a Thursday early evening around 4pm. Hardly anyone there. Great place to hang out and relax.

Terrible customer service for an in room take out order. Would recommend ordering directly from the wait staff. Ultimately had to ask for a refund and order from uber eats. ? Thanks Melissa for the mediocre experience.Sincerely a weary traveler!