The Sawmill 1290 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607

"Had a thoroughly disappointing experience at the Sawmill today. When we arrived, there wasn’t a hostess at the door. It was busy, not a big deal, but we waited nearly 10 minutes for anyone to greet us after arrival. Once seated, we realized they had recently changed their weekend menu - there are no longer any lunch options available on the weekend, only breakfast, which was a bit disappointing to realize on a Sunday afternoon. We ordered the closest thing to a lunch option we could get. 10 minutes after ordering, our waitress informs us that they are actually out of the item we ordered and we need to change our order (but we could only change one order, since the other item we ordered was already being prepared - this matters because we pick dishes that compliment each other to share, and would have changed our order entirely had we known they were out of what we originally wanted). When our food finally comes out, it’s cold. After we asked for the check, it took another 10 minutes to get it. Not once did our waitress check on us to ask how our experience was going or if we needed anything. Any one of these things on their own is not a big deal, but all of them together led to an incredibly disappointing experience. We will not be going back."

"Very disappointed that they do not have any kind of liquor available. Took my brother from out of town there for lunch and menu was very light. None of the items in the photograph of the menu provided by previous people were available. When we finished our meal, I asked for dessert and they did not have any to offer. Even with just only maybe five tables having customers it was very noisy in there. The service was fair. When I ordered the Limone dish the waitress asked what kind of pasta I wanted. She said spaghetti, penne, etc. I said I'll take the penne. After she went to put the order in she came back and said what kind of protein do you want chicken? steak? I said I'll take the steak. You would think that she would know on such a small menu that she needs to ask what type of meat you want instead of having to go to the kitchen and come back because she didn't ask. Then when the dish came out it was on spaghetti. At that point I just kept my mouth shut cuz it's not worth my stress. So although she was a very friendly waitress, the service was not very good. And I was kind of disappointed at the portion of the dish for that price point. It's pasta. it's not a super expensive dish to create. It literally had four very small slices of steak on top. My brother ordered a Caesar salad, I believe, and he commented that he had to stab the chicken and croutons with his fork to tell which was croutons and which was chicken....."

"Usually, the food is fantastic, but this time something was a little off. Picture of the lamb chops prepared "medium - rare", had to ask to cook it more because it was way too raw. Updating my review. As I mentioned before, the food is usually great, and things happen, and we love going to Sawmill and enjoy the food, drinks and atmosphere. The last Friday we went and had a great dinner. Baba was light, fluffy and delicious, Filet Mignonet was perfectly done with fantastic asparagus and potatoes on a side. Rack of Lamb, was very nicely medium rare and a great flavor. See pictures attached. Updating to 5 stars and going there again soon!"

"Enjoyed our date there! Waitress was super friendly, very helpful! Really enjoyed the sawmill theme! All the old decor on premise! Food was very good, wouldn’t mind bigger portions ☺️. We’ll come back again!"

"Great atmosphere and food was good, tried the Lemon ricotta pancakes with berry compote... Pancakes where very good...compote was a bit tart and flat...not whipped as described. Mimosas are excellent. Will return."