Several people told me that I had to try this place out as it is one of the best steakhouses in the…read moregreater Rockford area. Started out great because we got a booth! We started with steak bites and crab, stuffed mushrooms. Pretty good. Salads were good too. Great dressing. Entrées, we had the halibut, New York strip, and filet. All were good but not exceptional. My gold standard for flavor and seasoning is what Eddie V's does. This was not there. The ice cream sundae we had for dessert was great! Great service, new school steakhouse vibe. Overall, pretty good. I will give it another try for sure.!

Had dinner here tonight and good overall. We started with a side of asparagus. I ordered the…read moretenderloin with scalloped potatoes, a steak topper of a crab cake and onion tanglers. The steak was cooked to perfection. The crab cake was okay and the potatoes were nothing to write home about. My meal also came with a side salad that was very good as I liked the addition of shredded beets! He ordered seafood linguine and the seafood was so yummy. The linguine itself was just mediocre. He also upgraded to the lobster bisque and it was good but definitely didn't taste homemade. We had eaten so much we didn't have room for dessert. The service was good, our server was kind and friendly and checked back a few times. The server assistants were absolutely amazing with keeping waters full and plates cleared. I don't like sitting at the tables here so when I made the reservation I requested a booth. We arrived and they took us to a table. I again asked for a booth and luckily there was something available. The booths here offer warmth and comfort while the table seats are cold and unpleasant. Overall a nice visit and enjoyable evening.

We visited here on Saturday night. There were 4 of us. From the person who seated us, our waitress,…read moreMisty, and the bus personnel and other wait staff, all were very friendly and inviting. Misty was so knowledgeable about the menu choices and our food was absolutely amazing!! Everything was done to perfection!! The ambiance is very nice as well. We will be back!!

Have gone there several times within 2 months. Their Italian dishes are huge. We went there with…read moreanother couple on a Saturday and one person ordered an Italian dinner. The plate was huge. The one dish that is really healthy is the AHI Tuna appetizer. Actually, it is enough for a dinner and is reasonably priced. We tried the AHI Tuna appetizer apiece and added on order of the Bang Bang Shrimp and it was almost too much for two. The next time, we just ordered the AHI Tuna- one apiece. Not many places around here offer AHI Tuna - they should. A healthy alternative to a Prime Rib or Steak. Drinks are excellent. Half the bartenders in WI can't make a Manhattan right. This place makes them right - 2/3s bourbon, 1/3 sweet vermouth, NOT a "Dash" or a Drop of Vermouth - 1/3. A "dash" of bitters - yes. They also use the antique cherries in them. A quality bourbon (George Dickel 8 yr.old) Manhattan was $10 (very reasonable) Great ambiance. We get there before 5PM to avoid the crowds. Probably best to call to make reservations for four or more - especially if you're going after 5PM. Next time, I will try the Italian dishes. ALSO- desserts are top rate and $10.

Great food, great service, great atmosphere. Well worth the drive there. Great value for the prices.read more

Good food good service good time. The prices are fair and it has the supper club vibe.read more

All good Appetizers of escargot was delicious just enough…read moregarlic. Had the wedge salad. Very nice then I'll share lamb and lobster tail with the wife enjoyed the time. All the waiters waitresses were great the other customers fun. nice night out.

Although the food and experience was enjoyable , I was not a fan of the tight dining environmentread more

We found the menu had many sushi and roll options but not many dinner entrees. I ordered the beef…read moreand rice bowl. What I received was a bowl of white rice with a lettuce salad, shaved beef and egg on top. It tasted horrible. This dish was recommended by the server so I thought it would be good. The server only came back to check on us once during the entire meal. I would t recommend this restaurant. Also the restaurant is extremely noisy.

While in Rockford visiting my family, they wanted to take me to the Beloit Wisconsin farmers…read moremarket. So after walking around and shopping for a while, we decided it was time to have lunch. We stopped into Zen. Very nice place, very clean and welcoming. Two of us, Love, Sushi and two did not but they had plenty other items you could order. I ended up having a California roll and a shrimp tempura roll and salmon sashimi. The sashimi was excellent.!!!! The California roll was really good. The shrimp temporal roll was good but I didn't think it was great. Most shrimp tempura rolls I've had -the shrimp that's in the roll has a batter and it's a little bit crunchy and then it has a little flakes of batter on the outside of the roll. This one had seaweed as the outside of the roll. it just felt like it was missing something. The sauce on it was really good though .Just wouldn't be my first choice in the future. My niece had sweet-and-sour chicken & loved it! My brother-in-law had a chicken noodle dish which he also thought was excellent and serving size was so much, he brought home. I also loved the mango iced tea ! I would definitely go here again and try a few of their many other rolls. Our server also was great and very attentive.!

Super yummy dinner and great fibs chips…read more I will say that it was tough to find out what the actual menu items contained when I was looking online so that is why I'm posting their current menu as of 2026.

Always a great place to eat. Staff is always nice and courteous . Reasonable cost for mealsread more

Average American Mexican with a friendly and attentive staff which was so appreciated. Great…read moreCombos but not very much filling in the enchiladas and chimichangas but for the price it was ok. Chips were fresh and the hot salsa is super hot btw . Beans were pretty good as I appreciate not being mushy.

Here is another delicious restaurant to go to. Everything we had ordered was perfectly prepared,…read morefriendly service, very comfortable atmosphere, food was served and no one was talking because everyone at the table was too busy smacking and doing the "mmmmmmmmm," song as we were eating. Huge portions, the most delicious and tender steak that I have had in a long time and seasoned so well that you don't need anything on it at all. I definitely recommend this restaurant. You will not regret it.

Experience there was just roof top appetizers and drinks, but still enjoy the location and serviceread more

So I originally went to velvet Buffalo when I first moved to the area back in February 2024, and I…read morewent back yesterday and wow what a revamp! They changed their entire menu and the food is amazing. We got the brussel sprouts, Italian chopped salad, shrimp scampi, braised short rib, and butterscotch budino. I HIGHLY recommend all of the them, they were delicious. All the servers were so attentive, we had probably about 3-4 people constantly checking in including the manager. The place has always been beautiful so that was no surprise, such a great spot!