Anastasia's Speakeasy — Restaurant in Rocky Mount

There's a lot of good here, and some that could use improvement. First the good, the vibe is super cool, and everything that came out of the kitchen was excellent. Their Waygu beef burgers are probably some of the best I've ever tasted. The cook in the kitchen knows what he's doing. All the staff are super friendly, and did their best keeping up with orders and patrons on a busy event evening. And now a few negatives, and one is regarding the way the waitress staff handle their responsibilities. Each waitress seems responsible for taking their orders, making their own drinks, and cleaning their respective tables or bar area. This leads to long waits for customers, but at no fault of the staff. Our dinner was close to a three hour experience. Another negative is the layout itself. Yes it lends to the eclectic vibe of a Speak Easy, but is problematic for people having anything more than just drinks. It's small in here for sure, but the tables and seating could be more diner friendly, and still be a unique dining experience in my opinion. The prices are a bit steep for some items, and reasonable for others, but charging extra for additional bread needed to finish an appetizer, comes across a little chintzy at this price point. All in all a unique and positive experience at a new local restaurant. I think considering all the struggles with staffing these days, they do a good job, with just the need for a few tweaks to make it a great night out. Also the proximity to The Harvester should insure they have everything they need to be successful in...

AMAZING!!!!! Hands down the BEST place to have an EXCELLENT meal! Our server Kamronn went ABOVE AND BEYOND! He was very nice and so accommodating. He made our visit to this establishment the standard by which I judged every other restaurant. NONE compared to the quality of food, service and atmosphere.! Kim, Nat, & Chrissy were also amazing throughout our evening.! When we arrived we went inside and were a little thrown by the decor. Very 1920’s!!! My favorite decade! We took a seat in a corner on an antique couch and waited to see what would happen.. just as we were about to leave, Kamronn came over and started trending to needs. He was very friendly right from the start.! Nice smile and pleasant energy. We asked if we could sit on the patio to dine and he was all for it.! So we moved to the patio and from there our night only got BETTER!! It was a little cool outside so they lit the fire pit to help warm us up. They really went out of their way to make sure my fiancé and I had an exceptional time.! I will definitely come back here every chance I get to enjoy the amazing food and good friendly company. If any of you are looking for good food, unique atmosphere and great friendly people. You can not miss Anastasia’s...

Leaving the original review below but updated: The owner saw our review here and called us up to apologize for the service we received. I understand that places can have an off night and appreciate an owner that calls directly to discuss the service received rather than a copy/paste response to the reviews. The owner has made things right and we thank you! We look forward to giving Anastasia's another try.

Original Review: We went for their Valentine's dinner. Had a 4:30 dinner reservation, we had our food ordered by 4:45. We did not receive our food until 7:10PM while we were watching others around us get their food and the same thing that we ordered.

While we were waiting we ordered 1 drink each and in the 2nd hour of waiting no one would help us or see us. I had to get up and walk up to the bar to get another round of drinks.

When we received the food, we both ordered steaks, the food was WAY over cooked and...