WE LIVE TO EAT.
The Rook is a little restaurant serving big flavors. Our dinner menu dishes out reimagined comfort, soul and street food, classic cocktails with a sense of humor, and your favorite craft beer and wine.
Just like any great small restaurant should, The Rook satisfies that itch, that craving for the perfect drink and the pleasure of comfort food. Our staff has worked tirelessly to pivot since the recent pandemic, to become a fun outdoor dining venue downtown plus some of the best takeout in Ithaca. Stop by for dinner or call us for takeout, bottled cocktails, beer and wine. Order dinner for curbside pickup...ready in 15 minutes.
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duck fat FRIED CHICKEN
DONUTS of the day
family-style SIDES
freshly baked BREADS
PUDDING of the day
bottled COCKTAILS
BEER and WINE
THE BAR
Third generation barman, Manny Flores, came up in NYC during the peak of the cocktail resurgence. He learned his craft and hospitality from the best, during his years at the Waldorf Astoria, Gramercy Tavern & Bar Veloce. Now this lucky bastard gets to run the bar program for The Rook and friends.
The HUSTLE
MANHATTAN
bourbon, sweet vermouth, bitters
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NEGRONI
gin, sweet vermouth, campari
MARTINI
gin, dry vermouth
TORONTO
rye, fernet, sugar, bitters
SLUSH FUND
gin, ginger-lime cordial, fresh lime
MARGARITA
tequila, triple sec, fresh lime
ECHO PARKING LOT
tequila, grapefruit, aperol, fresh lime
PAPER PLANE
bourbon, aperol,
amaro meletti,
fresh lemon
boozy.
refreshing.
bottled cocktails.
Let The Rook fill
the void of life
without bartenders.
Take home
world class cocktails,
bottled by
your favorite bar.
We’ll find the
perfect drink
to fit your mood.
Classics or originals,
boozy sippers
or refreshing aperitifs, now available to-go as a 16oz. sharable cocktail.
—we have it all.
#ITHACAISDUCKFATFRIED
HELP US BY SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCE
We have a soft spot for critics who eat two desserts and anyone who can finish a full order of ribs...
Rumor
in the roost
LOCATION & HOURS
404 West State St,
ITHACA, NY 14850
OPEN Tue-Sat 4pm till 10pm
The Rook is located in downtown Ithaca, NY. Convenient to the Ithaca Commons, Cornell University, Ithaca College and the beautiful finger lakes region. Now offering safe, outdoor dining and carry out options.
