Cafe Whitney — Restaurant in Reno

My fiancé and I were trying to have our wedding reception here but ran Into several problems. On the first day we called and asked for someone who could help us set up a reservation for a large party since they have options online. (Keep in mind I DID inquire online already but since I didn’t hear back from anyone decided to call). The young man who answered the phone gave me the name “Jennifer” along with a phone number. When I called the next day and asked for Jennifer it was the wrong number. I should’ve just stopped right there and looked somewhere else but I decided to call back and give it another shot. This time they gave my fiancé a completely different number, they told him to leave his email/phone number and someone would get back to him, he called and left a voicemail. Since it was the weekend we had to wait until Monday to get a reply. Nobody called us back on Monday. We called on Monday and got transferred through to the ladies office. We still did not receive any email. We called again on Tuesday to try and get the information the lady promised over the phone and finally got it but by that time who would want to go somewhere they basically had to beg to get a reservation at? We called SOMEWHERE ELSE to try and do the same thing we were trying to do here and they emailed us back RIGHT AWAY. They called us back immediately and helped set everything up with no delays. We got it done all in one day! My only regret was wasting so much time here. I wasted well over A WEEK trying to get someone to call me back to make a big group reservation here… when at a different restaurant they made me feel noticed and helped with all my questions almost immediately. ALSO THE WHITNEY CAFE HUNG UP MULTIPLE times on us and blamed it on the “call dropping” but now I just believe they didn’t want to help us. I would not recommend this place to anybody, especially someone who is getting married and needs a reception or somewhere...

A friend and I came here for our first drag brunch. I’ll start my review by saying the show was FANTASTIC!! That said, the cafe itself left a lot to be desired.

The event was about 3 hours long from when we got in line to be let into the restaurant to when we left. I say this to help provide context. Aside from being seated, we were not addressed by wait staff until probably 30 minutes later while other tables had their mimosas topped off and were digging in to eat. It took getting the attention of 2 different servers and another 15 minutes until our server took our order. We each ordered food and coffee, our server disappearing only to be seen again to give us our check well into the second acts.

Another 20 minutes or so, and a server approaches us to let us know they are sorry for the wait and are watching for our food. We ask that we at least get coffee and water refills (the water glasses though beautiful were tiny) as we wait. We received coffee shortly after as the first round of performances came to a close. I left for a casino next door during intermission to get additional bills for the show.

I arrive back to cold eggs Benedict and potatoes (temperature was my fault, I left). It was lack luster and bland for the $14 price tag combined with an 18% built in service charge—Two Chicks’ egg Bene costs the same. I inhaled it and a few sad potatoes out of sheer hanger.

I was severely disappointed with my experience, so much so that it impacted my ability to truly enjoy the show. PROPS TO THE TALENTED QUEENS WHO TURNED IT OUT!

The space is beautiful and the bar drinks looked delicious. If you order bottomless mimosas, your service will likely be much better.

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We went here for the first time last Saturday evening because it was close and we were hungry. First, big shout out to our server Raquel who was so helpful, attentive and generally pleasant to talk to.

This was some of the best food I have had in months if not longer! Don't get me wrong, I have had delicious food at a lot of places but this was a kindof flavor experience that one rarely experiences and I was not expecting it.

We started with the Fritto Misto which I expected to be a selection of battered and fried but this was something I have never had before. They were lightly dusted? With a mild coating that was just incredible. I can't describe the flavor exactly because we ate it too quickly to note what the ingredients might be.

I had the salmon fish and chips and my friend had the pork belly ramen. My fish was tender, not too heavily breaded but an actual breading different than the Misto. Paired with a house tartar sauce...yum! The fries though! They were wedges but they had the best crisp on the edges especially that were full of flavor and the inside was fluffy. The ranch is also housemade and I alternated between that and the rest of the basil aoli from the misto. The slaw is also housemade and fresh.

The Ramen was perfectly cooked, full of flavor and topped with a whole Sunnyside up egg that finished cooking in the Ramen after it was cut up.

I really don't know how it took this long to try this place but I guarantee it won't be long before we return....