Foode — Restaurant in Fredericksburg

So I came to the town of Fredericksburg with my girlfriend to spend Christmas with her family, and being a Yelp Elite, I had to find a hot local spot to eat at. So, at the recommendation of her brother, we came here. The place is in a building that used to be a bank like 100 years ago. It's so regal and stoic on the outside. It's beautiful. And on the inside, there's a kool bar and an old bank vault that is three feet thick and still on its giant hinges. There's rustic Virginia artwork on the wall, too. It's just so kool. It's got a real good vibe to it. See the pictures to see what I'm talking about.

So we get in and get seated IN the bank vault. It was a really secluded little area with only four tables in there. I enjoyed it. There were even little safe deposit boxes and safe-in-the-wall decor in there, either remnants of the past or on purpose placement. Either way, I liked it.

We decided to get a little appetizer, two of the Pimento Cheese Toasts. They were $1.50 each, and both had a wonderful cheese bomb with that pimento flavor that you only find in the South. The baguette they were served on was a little thick, but it was crisp all the way through and a good vessel for the cheese. Nice little bite.

We then each ordered an entree. I had the Rosie's Fried Chicken Sandwich and my girlfriend had the Frederickburger.

My sandwich was really good. The chicken was juicy and crisp. There are homemade pickles on there that added a good pick flavor. There was mayo on there that was eh. I thought it was a solid dish at a solid price. Also, I had fries on my plate that were seasoned with Old Bay, and I was really happy about it. They went perfectly with the chicken sandwich.

My girlfriend's Frederickburger was way better, though. Cooked to a perfect medium rare with a hand-formed patty. Very juicy. Very well seasoned. There were toppings, too, but very few. The burger shined here in a dish that was way better than mine. She also had parmesan herb fries, which were different than my fries. I like that little touch here.

For dessert, we had milk and cookies. They were served with warm plates and they were so ooey and gooey that you couldn't touch the chocolate chips without getting chocolate all over your fingers. Good problems to have.

Overall, the food was dynamite, and the price was also dynamite. I loved being inside this building, and I loved eating the food inside of it. I...

Our experience was just mediocre. First of all the non-alcoholic drink menu is only readable by the I phone not the android phone. Next our service person, Scarlett, did not appear to know many things about the food being served and many things were already sold out, apparently. And the Wonderful Fried Chicken that is boasted about online {Rosy's Chicken} is not an item for the Dinner menu and I had to tell her that it advertises as more than a sandwich {which is what Scarlett thought was the only option ever available and ONLY until 6 and hey it's now 5:40 so let me know if you want that now). So we decided on an appetizer of Fried Chicken Wings in a sauce; guess what? Not Rosie's Fried Chicken wings; these were in an Orange type of Marmalade. They were ok but extremely greasy. When we asked for something to wash our hands after eating these; like wet naps; poor Scarlett said no and seemed bewildered by the request. So two of us had the Strip Steak and one of us had the Branzino Fish (sp?). The fish was overdone and dry and stuck to the skin. The slaw was fine and other side. The Strip Steak was Very Good! The gnocchi was ok but extremely small; the greens were WAY over seasoned and burnt the tongue, Jalapenos Corn Bread was served in a pan that goes from oven straight to the table to keep bread warm, sadly it also keeps the bread from coming easily out of the pan and gets overdone and dry. The Whipped potatoes with onions and cheese was very good too. Just so you know even though it isn't listed anywhere, there are NO substitutions so if you want whipped potatoes instead of Gnocchi with your Strip Steak , you get it as a separate and additional charge. I asked her could she at least check with her manager to be sure because it isn't posted on the menu or anything and she just said she had been asked so many times she knew the answer. All three of us were disappointed in this meal. I had waited 3 years to have this experience. The Strip Steak meals were $38 each . The total without any dessert and no alcoholic beverages was $181. Gee maybe they should go back to Rosy's...

I do not like to leave negative reviews, BUT if you do you have a bad experience ( like we did today for Sunday brunch ) and you don’t post it… The review process is absolutely worthless… If only five star reviews are posted.

My first visit to FOODE was last week for lunch with my sister. She had a delicious short rib cheese caramelized onion sandwich… I had a beet salad which was good but nothing great. The atmosphere is delightful… The wait staff very attentive! No complaints for that visit. today with my husband I have to say it was one of the worst meals I’ve ever had. again our waitress (sorry I don’t remember her name )was very attentive… We only waited about 15 minutes to be seated in the vault which is cozy and probably much quieter than the main rooms. The Mimosa’s are great and large and came quickly… But our breakfast took a very long time maybe 20+*minutes… And such a disappointment when it did finally arrive… Hubby had ordered the two eggs over easy with an extra egg… With potatoes and an English muffin. The eggs came scrambled… And whatever they used in place of an English muffin… Seemed like some type of a Kaiser roll perhaps? Was horrible. I had ordered the steak Benedict.. I love eggs Benedict… This was just the worst thing ever! Why don’t they just make eggs Benedict? . whatever was on the top that claimed to be hollandaise sauce didn’t even come close… It was served on the same mystery bread… I ate the steak and the poached egg and left everything else(And I’m not sure… But I thought there was supposed to be two eggs?… Maybe not… . we did notice the table across from us was having similar problems… Long wait… Toast was burnt… Obviously they were having some huge problem in the kitchen today… our waitress must’ve told the manager we were not happy… Because she came over and was very very gracious and apologized and said she would take a little off of the bill and hoped we would come back… The result was I think maybe 10% off… And that’s not even the point… again this was probably just a very very bad day They were having there… But regardless I’m pretty sure we...