The Rook

The Rook The Rook is a small neighborhood restaurant serving upscale (meat centric) comfort food and drinks with casual vibes.
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Come by for a drink at the bar, or a leisurely dinner and wine with friends. Now offering indoor dining, heated-outdoor dining and carry out options.

Hey  parade goers... just a little reminder we have the best seats in the house on Cayuga Street!!!  Plus CORNDOGS and F...
05/29/2025

Hey parade goers... just a little reminder we have the best seats in the house on Cayuga Street!!! Plus CORNDOGS and Frosé -- just look for us at the corner of Cayuga and Court Street!

Spring is in the air...and on the menu!
04/17/2025

Spring is in the air...and on the menu!

Tonight (Saturday) the Rook turns 9 years old. In restaurant years that’s solidly middle aged. We’re probably gonna take...
01/18/2025

Tonight (Saturday) the Rook turns 9 years old. In restaurant years that’s solidly middle aged. We’re probably gonna take up some new hobbies like collecting rare stamps or bird watching. Come see us tonight for some bubbles and duck fat fries. We can trade stories about the good old days and how not-to stowaway on a cruise ship.

Ithaca, winter is here.  It’s cold.  It’s gray.  It’s the kind of dark that if you want to see the sun at the end of the...
12/02/2024

Ithaca, winter is here.
It’s cold.
It’s gray.
It’s the kind of dark that if you want to see the sun at the end of the day, you’re going to have to chase it.

In an effort to encourage citizens to capitalize on the 24 minutes of golden hour (and fire selection of wines) available we bring you Happy Hour.

We’re downright giddy about making the wine experience more accessible from 4-5pm with $8 wines by the glass. Come chase the sun with us to a great vintage - or brew (beer drinkers, we didn't forget about you, $5 drafts available too)

We dare you Ithaca, leave the office by 4:30.

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...subtle signs you have the best salmon in town...Serving it up fresh Tuesday-Saturday, starting at 4pm.rookfoodanddrin...
10/31/2024

...subtle signs you have the best salmon in town...

Serving it up fresh Tuesday-Saturday, starting at 4pm.
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Everyone has their own way of rebalancing/returning to normalcy around here…TGIF…4 o’clock can’t come soon enough.Come c...
10/25/2024

Everyone has their own way of rebalancing/returning to normalcy around here…

TGIF…4 o’clock can’t come soon enough.

Come check out the new digs

Ithaca, you may have been wondering what we’ve been up to. We haven’t exactly been sitting around while we’ve been close...
10/05/2024

Ithaca, you may have been wondering what we’ve been up to. We haven’t exactly been sitting around while we’ve been closed. We took some time for a little core self care and moved. We traded in our knives for drills and our jiggers for Proton Packs. Instead of coming to tables, we started building them. We eliminated steps and untangled daisy chains.

We made A LOT of dust.

Believe us when we tell you, we’ve missed you as much as you’ve missed Uncle G’s duck fat fried chicken and then some. It won’t be long now, Ithaca, we can’t wait to have you over to the new digs…

Ithaca, we’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news is that next week is our last week at our home of 8 years at 404 ...
09/05/2024

Ithaca, we’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news is that next week is our last week at our home of 8 years at 404 west state street. (Come by for a last meal with us) We’re gonna miss this home, with all the memories that each of you made with us, especially when things were tough during Covid.

The good news is that we’re moving to a new home at Library Place (corner of Court & Cayuga). We’ll be closed for a bit while we set up shop at our new Travis Hyde property, hopefully reopening in late September/ early October. Stay tuned for all the details in the next few weeks. It’s gonna be a fun year ahead. You just wait…

New Salad, who dis? Remembrance Farm greens, strawberries, feta, candied almonds, honey-basil vinaigrette.
05/10/2024

New Salad, who dis? Remembrance Farm greens, strawberries, feta, candied almonds, honey-basil vinaigrette.

Address

105 W Court St. , Suite 100
Ithaca, NY
14850

Opening Hours

Tuesday 4pm - 9pm
Wednesday 4pm - 9pm
Thursday 4pm - 9pm
Friday 4pm - 9:30pm
Saturday 4pm - 9:30pm

Telephone

+16073190180

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