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AVVINO - Steakhouse in Rochester, New York

AVVINO

4.7 (569 reviews)

2541 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618

American restaurant
Bar
Caterer
Restaurant

About AVVINO - steak house in Rochester, New York

Warm, sophisticated eatery serving seasonal American fare & craft cocktails, plus curated wines.

Customer Review Summary

AVVINO offers a great dining experience with good service and a pleasant ambiance. Cocktails are well-received and the food is fresh, flavorful, and affordable for an upscale restaurant. Many reviewers highlight standout dishes like venison curry, ceviche, halibut, and steak, while some have mixed feelings about specific appetizers. Overall, guests appreciate the interesting menu, generous portion sizes, and attentive service. The restaurant is recommended for its atmosphere and quality dining experience, making it a desirable spot to return to.

Key Features

From the business

  • Identifies as women-owned

Service options

  • Outdoor seating
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Great cocktails
  • Great coffee
  • Great dessert
  • Great wine list

Popular for

  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Food
  • Hard liquor
  • Healthy options
  • Organic dishes
  • Small plates
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Dinner
  • Catering
  • Dessert
  • Seating

Amenities

  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom

Atmosphere

  • Cozy
  • Romantic
  • Trendy
  • Upscale

Crowd

  • Groups
  • LGBTQ+ friendly
  • Transgender safespace

Planning

  • Reservations required
  • Dinner reservations recommended
  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

Children

  • High chairs

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

4.7 out of 5
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80
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24
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9
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Based on 569 reviews

Amrita Diol

4 months ago

Went with friends. Good service. Liked our cocktails. Good ambiance. Portions as described, and were good for us. Fresh and flavorful. We all enjoyed our dinners. Truthfully we enjoyed the first course and took home a good portion of our entree! Thank you.

Chockalingam

5 months ago

Great food, excellent portion sizes and on the affordable side for an upscale restaurant. Venison curry was excellent, ceviche was great but didn’t like the crisps that came it, lobster & burrata was pretty good too and drinks were great. Service was fast and excellent. Interior design is kind of intriguing, especially with a big photo of Dennis Rodman staring at you in the restroom 😂

Casey Nicole

3 weeks ago

Best dinner I've had in Rochester! I went to Trata, which I also really love, and Native, which was just alright. But this place, from the moment you walk in, it's just a vibe. The ceviche and Reuben sliders are RIDICULOUS. The halibut with the puff pastry was sinful, with some sort of heavy cream sauce that I could've drank 😂 The filet was like butter and cooked to a true medium rare. The bread pudding was absolutely amazing. Would come here again and again if I lived close by.

Hugo Stachel

3 months ago

Enjoyed dining here, checked all the boxes for us: enjoyable atmosphere, interesting menu, delicious food, and top notch service. Our server, Kathy, was excellent! Will visit here again soon. Happy to give Avvino a high recommendation, check it out if you value a quality dining experience.

Amanda Martinez

8 months ago

Food overall was very good. Mixed opinions on the octopus app. The cauliflower app was delicious. The cream corn served with the pork chop was a favorite with our group. Salmon dish was excellent with the exception of the sweet potato on top, just didn't fit, a lemon would have been better. The Korma dish was a miss for us, no naan served with the dish and only 5 pieces of tofu. When compared to the other entrées the tofu didn't make sense on portion, that being said the tofu was the best part of this dish- flavor of the rest of the dish was fine but not memorable. Cocktails were good. Service was top notch. We are looking forward to going back and trying more of this menu.

Tyler Pierce

9 months ago

Overall this is a good restaurant. Wasn’t overly impressed with the food or cocktails though. We shared several apps, salads, and entrees at our table. Server was very nice and attentive. Steak was the best thing we had!

Mike Wood

7 months ago

Wow what an amazing dinner. From a stuffed Beet, to a summer wax bean salad, to the amazing black pepper fettuccine and main courses of Salmon and venison curry. Absolutely delicious. Thank you Janine and Tim. You have a wonderful establishment and such great food and service. We WILL be back!! 5-Stars Rochester

Kevin Markman

2 weeks ago

Nice wine bar and inside atmosphere is nice for a date or to hang with friends. They did a nice job providing a private room and dinner for 50th birthday.

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 5–10 PM
Monday Closed
Saturday 5–10 PM
Sunday Closed
Thursday 5–9 PM
Tuesday 5–9 PM
Wednesday 5–9 PM

Price Range

$50–100