Steve & Rocky's

02/15/09

Going Downhill

by rgutierr

I used to go to Steve and Rocky's, but not any more. They have a problem with "insects" and the pests have actually crawled on the table and I had one in my water glass. I was horrified. Food is okay, but it takes about an hour for main courses to come out of the kitchen. What a waste of time.

• Cons: Dirty

10/31/07

Steve and Rocky's has gone downhill

by elainecaroldopp

Steve and Rocky's: We were celebrating a friends 60th birthday and suggested to our party of 14 that S&R's was the place to go....to our chagrin. It took 45 minutes from the time of order to get our soup and salads. One person never received his salad, we had been bragging about the mushroom soup...it was so watered down it was pathetic looking, one pork chop was bleeding all over the dish, another was very undercooked, one short rib dinner was cold and I mean cold, to the point that some of the fat was congealed under the meat. My husband and I were totally embarrassed for making this restaurant our selection for the event. I called and talked with Dwayne Brady and he aplogized but not offering any restitution, I hung up on him. On October 17th, I wrote him a letter explaining again what had happened and this time asking for restitution....to date I have not heard from anyone.....Very disappointed

06/09/07

Used to love it, love it no more.

by welead

All good things must come to an end. This used to be the premiere restaurant in the Novi-Northville area, for years. The food was elegant, the service was alway superior, and you always felt like it was a good value. In the past year or so, old standards such as Meatloaf with Garlic Mashed Potatos, Seared Tuna with Wasabi, Smoked Roasted Chicken with Brie, have fallen off the menu, replaced by things such as "Chicken Scallopini Oscar Bernaise." Who needs that many flavors? Calling Gordon Ramsay! Their new way of cooking salmon includes some kind of weird smoking process that makes it all taste really smelly and fishy. Their new cost-cutting/budget crisis is apparent in their chintzy portions (3 shrimp on the lunch salad, tiny pieces of fish, small portions of sides). They must be circling the drain. Service is still exceptional, young healthy staff is smart, smartly dressed and professional, handles complaints well, and without any eyerolling. Desserts look wonderful, are starting to have that cheap synthetic taste of the declining restaurant. Better off spending your money on a burger at Red Robin, where the portions match the price and the combinations aren't pretentious or weird.

• Pros: Service.
• Cons: Very small portions, high prices, strange combinations of flavors.