Drifters - Rochester

The food here is pretty amazing and the service is one of a kind. I strongly recommend trying this place out when you get a chance.

I just don't understand how you get chicken wrong. Smh. Ordered the chicken and waffles as an appetizer only to receive cold waffles and tough chicken tenders. The batter was pretty tasty in texture (if that makes sense) but lacked flavor. I ordered the chicken pot pie for my entree and couldn't have been more disappointed. The sauce was watered down and flavorless, I had to add an unhealthy amount of salt just to salvage the taste. And the chicken, oh God the chicken. It was like they boiled it, flash fried it then put it on a plate. Just sad. My mate ordered the bison meatloaf, took 2 bites and lost his appetite. The menu is deceiving, the food is poorly executed but the establishment is really pretty. Just order drinks and soak up the ambience. Don't eat here. I tried to warn you.

Service was poor, food was late and not worth waiting for. Many better options in the city

We were staying at The Hilton for St. Patrick’s Day Weekend. We ate at Drifters both Friday and Saturday nights. Very good food and great service. I had a Dirty Martini on Friday night, it was good however on the sweet side. Overall, great restaurant!

Not many options on the menu if you’re vegetarian/vegan. They do have a tofu burrito though that was good. My friend got something else and enjoyed it. Really good crowd, I suspect it was a wedding group. Our server was “odd”, I assume there weren’t any specials that night as he never mentioned them, messed up our beer order, wasn’t engaging in the least, and came over once during the meal to check on us (and I believe we were his only table). I’ll go back but hope I don’t get him again.