One Restaurant & Lounge

Location

1 Ryan Alley, Rochester NY, 14607

Hours (as of May 2009)

Dinner: 5:00PM to 11:00PM

Lounge/Nightclub: Thursday-Saturday: 11:00PM to 2:00AM

Phone

585 546 1010

Email

<info AT oneryan DOT com>

Alcohol

Yes

Website

http://www.OneRyan.com

http://www.myspace.com/oneryanrochester

Reviews

RochesterDrinks

One Restaurant & Lounge is a Night club and restaurant located off East Avenue, and aimed at a more upscale crowd than the usual East End Nightlifers. Drinks are high-end brands such as Grey Goose vodka and Tanqueray No. Ten gin.

From 5:30 to 8:30 dinners are available ranging in price from $5 for a salad to $24 for a steak entree. After 10:30 PM there is a late-night menu featuring seared tuna, sushi, pizza du jour, and other smaller portioned items.

Friday and Saturday nights at 10:30 PM the DJ activates a 27 foot video screen behind the bar to change the atmosphere. House music lasts until 2:00 AM.

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2007-09-23 11:07:46   Wow! Beautiful place! Definitely stop by One. It is lovely. A great place for drinks, a tapas-style menu, very attractive. We will be back for sure. —CindyKin

2007-09-25 11:47:42   One is beautiful. Cohen and Tompkins did a nice job on the place. It brings Tonic and the original Pearl back to the East End. I have sorely missed a decent bar to go to in a long time. When the upstairs open it should be even better, the place was so packed the other night, I could barely walk. —MrRochester

2007-10-12 10:07:43   Had dinner there last night and enjoyed it. The service was great, good food, and the atmosphere was relaxing. One gave me a "I am not in Rochester" feeling. Well done. —DanDangler

2007-11-12 11:16:30   I was taken to One a few weeks back on the premise of it being a restaurant. Unfortunately that is not the case. They serve food but it's only OK. The table seating along the railing puts the bar drinkers elbows right on your table so don't expect this to be anything more than a place to grab a bit to eat while you're waiting for the next round. The music was dance club loud and not even remotely conducive to eating. The host was unnecessarily arrogant and our waiter was completely ignorant of their menu. On the other hand, I must agree with the previous comments. The place really does look great. I can definitely see myself going back for drinks, just not for food. It is the perfect fit for the area. —ZedOmega

2007-11-18 19:30:09   I went here this weekend for drinks with a friend. It was really nice looking inside, and the martinis we ordered were delicious (and delivered by a cute bartender!) The crowd wasn't really my style though, so I'm not sure I would regularly stop by. Maybe on those nights when I bother getting super dressed up for a night out in Rochester. :) —SaraChristine

2008-01-31 16:55:24   We ate dinner here in October 2007. It is beautiful inside, the drinks are top notch (and expensive) and the service is excellent. Everything on the menu looked good, but what arrived at our table was not up to my expectations based on the atmosphere and the price. I ordered the foie gras simply because there aren't many places that serve it in Rochester, I should have known better. —ZahraLangford

2008-02-23 20:49:17   We did not read the other reviews here before going, but our experience was similar. The place is great looking, they really did a nice job with the decor. Cool bar for having a cocktail with friends. We had dinner, and while nothing was bad, it simply didn't impress us. For $110 (2 starters, 2 salads, 2 entrees, 3 glasses of wine, that's before tip) you can do better (we'd head to the Park Ave Pub for a nice dinner before coming here again for that amount). Service was pleasant for us, except for one minor glitch, they took our sliver away with our starter plates, then served us salads without returning it (this was quickly corrected). —DottieHoffmann

2008-10-16 11:17:25   Great place. Very nice, modern atmosphere. Food is excellent. Seared Ahi Tuna appetizer is a must have. —ChampsElysses

2009-01-06 20:28:28   Beautiful atmosphere, but way over-priced! Oh, and I also saw Foie Gras on the menu here. Clearly, ethics is not an issue here! —TrishHeckmann

2009-03-03 14:46:38   See One for previous revisions prior to March 3, 2009. —BradMandell

2009-04-20 16:51:33   My experience at One last Friday night was a tale of two meals. We went very early (5pm) to catch the K-Hawks game later that night. We were one of two couples in the restaurant, and I have to say that the wait staff was very attentive. Our waters were being refilled at the perfect pace. Our waiter, however, came off as a little stiff and was almost stand-offish. The place, of course, is beautiful. I loved the decor. Now to the food: Had the calamari appetizer, which was hands-down the best calamari I have ever had. It was in a lemon-orange sauce and there were candied oranges for garnish. The portion was generous and the price (12) reasonable. We also got the pizza du jour, which was garlic-oil base with shrimp and roasted red peppers. This, quite frankly, was terrible. It was burnt, flavorless, and skimpy on the shrimp and pepper toppings. For my entree, I got the cod (shame on me, getting cod at a restaurant) with capers over potatoes. Everything in this dish was over salted. It was almost inedible. My girlfriend got the NY Strip Steak, which she absolutely loved, and the smashed red potatoes that it came with were delicious. We also got a side of fries which were, to put it mildly, disgusting. They were drizzled with something brown (some kind of barbecue sauce?) and just completely unappetizing. Overall, I would definitely try this place out again and try some different menu options (getting the calamari again, of course). The prices really weren't that bad and the portions were pretty generous. 7/10 in my book. —mooster42000

2009-05-14 14:02:20   Went here earlier this week with my partner and loved it. Had the calamari, which was stunning. I could eat it everyday. We also had the french onion soup and the pork sliders. Loved the fries with the balsamic reduction drizzled over the top. The cocktail I had was delicious. I would go back in heartbeat. —MarcVera

2009-05-15 22:40:42   Not sure what to make of this place. The food is decent and the price is not too bad (the calamari is to die for though, best I've ever had!). The atmosphere and ambiance are great. The first time we went, it was a good experience. Tonight - a total train wreck. We had reservations at 7:30 but had to fight to get seated at 8pm when there were several tables available! It made no sense. The "manager" there was absolutely the rudest, most unprofessional person I've ever encountered in that type of restaurant. The couple seated next to us had a similarly bad experience (bad enough that they were joking about it with total strangers - us!). Our server was clumsy and not very attentive. The icing on the cake was fire alarm going off! Thank god we were leaving by then. We will give it another try, but tonight left a very bad taste in our mouths. —AutumnMarie

2009-05-20 13:40:39   Have been twice. First for dinner, which was fine. Service was good, food was fine—nothing too noteworthy here. Second for drinks, another pretty nice time. It's interesting b/c the space there is so big with nice ambiance, loud house music playing.... you'd expect a younger crowd filling up the dance floor. However, the times I went the crowd was on the older side and there weren't nearly as many people there that the size allows. This has the potential to be a really lively spot, maybe more people need to hear about it? Also, that could just be the occasions in which I went. —Leisel

2009-05-21 21:40:47   I come to One often and am usually very impressed. The drinks are not cheap, but they are made generously. I have only eaten the Calamari, which was fantastic. They just opened the upstairs portion of the establishment. Be sure to take a look, it's amazing! Otherwise the ambiance and the crowd are usually to my liking, nice mixed crowd and good music. —LyndonMeyer

2009-06-03 11:15:47   ONE is my go-to. I have been there for both dinner, and the nightlife. The decor and ambiance is the type of places Rochester needs. Drinks are a little more expensive than most East End bars, but they are strong and delicious, and they don't come in a plastic cup!!! They have a great martini selection. I've had an array of things off of the drink and dinner menus and have yet to find something to complain about. The staff is wonderful,outgoing, attentive and knowledgeable. I love sitting at the bar for apps or desserts and drinks.

The new upstairs is amazing as well. The deck is very nice and the dance floor is a plus- because having SoHo and Vinyl as the only places to dance, was getting very very old.

My only gripe is since the grand-opening of the deck the line to get in the door has been insane( which is great for ONE, but annoying for the patron), not to mention you are standing in a road, and cars drive through the alley nearly hitting people. Once you get in on weekends upstairs is so crowded and there is quite the wait for drinks ( no ones fault, just very crowded) I've noticed the crowd they have drawn is much younger and not as "classy", I think raising the $3cover will filter the crowd somewhat. Currently, ONE has the cheapest cover in the city I think, and it is the nicest bar— Doesn't really make sense.

ONE is right on, and I hope it stays that way!! I don't want to see it turn into the next SoHo.

Overall- thumbs up ONE! —TerraKeller

2009-08-21 04:20:58   I've had dinner there quite a few times having great luck with service and the atmosphere. The service was kind every time from the door service and vallet, to the meal and service there of. My only wish, was the communication of the nightclub atmosphere downstairs changing rapidly from dinner, to nightclub with a flip of a switch. Other than that, nice to see something different arising in the midst of a very young crowd for the rest of rochester that can afford to enjoy more than an Appleby's. —Murphy76