Root & Branch Bistro + Bar

Reviews

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  Kay Brown

  5 days ago
  5.0
  Great atmosphere, service and food. Menu was diverse and had something for everyone. The cracklings were delicious and a very unique dish. They are a must! Definitely on our list for future visits.
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  Jazmine Rojas

  Apr 22, 2026
  5.0
  Let me start by saying that no amount of words could ever satisfy our overall experience. God bless the hands that prepared our food. $150 well spent. And I’d pay double if I got this quality food and service anywhere I went. George our server was such an amazing man. So gentle, kind, helpful and just a great man overall. The food? 1000000/10. We got the short rib crostini small plate, wedge salad, bistro onion soup, steak frites and short rib ravioli. Every last meal was worth every penny! In quantity, flavor and presentation. My goodness I can write for hours. You MUST try. Thank you all for coming through last minute accommodating us with a chocolate slice with a lit candle for my husbands birthday. God bless you guys and this business.
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  Jacqui R

  Apr 12, 2026
  1.0
  I've been looking forward to trying Root and Branch for a couple of years and finally had an opportunity last night for my birthday dinner with my family. It was the absolute worst dining experience of my life. The server, George Demas (at least, that was the name written on the receipt, he never actually introduced himself) was rude, incompetent, lacked knowledge of the menu, and was condescending for our entire visit. When we ordered drinks I asked for a lemonade for my daughter. The server curtly said, "No. We don't have lemonade at all here," and left the room without offering any alternatives. When he returned I pointed out that house made lemonade was listed as a mixer on the cocktail menu and he rolled his eyes and said, "Okay yeah we have it but only for cocktails." I asked if they have juice or milk and was told there's nothing. When my husband pressed him he finally said "We have apple juice, does she want that?" Why on earth would you not offer apple juice when I asked about juice options? He seemed bothered by the presence of our child from the start, which I could understand if she was disruptive or rambunctious, but she calmly sat in her chair for the whole meal. If you don't want children at your establishment you shouldn't have a kid's menu. The bourbon cocktail I ordered was fine, my mother asked for gin in her martini and received vodka. She still drank it, it was okay, but not what she ordered. The food was atrocious. I ordered the pork wellington. What the menu claimed was pork tenderloin was overcooked to the point of chewiness and dry as a bone while the pastry was only partially cooked and was raw and gooey in some spots. The lemon chicken they replaced it with was also dry and bland but slightly more edible. I did agree to a to-go box but ended up throwing it away when I got home because the idea of choking down any more of the tasteless chicken and noodles made me gag. The chicken tenders had a nice light breading but both the chicken and breading lacked flavor even with the "hot" sauce, which was really, really mild. The vegetable of the day was limp and oversalted. The mashed potatoes that accompanied the train wreck of a wellington were actually decent, I'll give them that. The ice cream we ordered for my daughter was so hard that you couldn't get a spoon through it and tasted freezer burned, not what I would expect from$9 ice cream. Although I had been looking forward to tiramisu all day after looking up the menu online, after the horrible dinner I didn't have enough faith in the establishment to risk dessert. I've had better food and service from quick service and fast food than I found at Root and Branch. While I don't expect to find Eleven Madison Park level cuisine and service in Clermont, FL, I do expect a slightly elevated experience from a restaurant that markets itself the way Root and Branch does. I've never been more disappointed in a restaurant experience than I am in Root and Branch.
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  Rachel Williams

  Apr 11, 2026
  5.0
  The menu was incredible! It was very hard to choose what to order. The iceburg wedge salad and the braised beef crostinis were standouts! Our server, George, was super attentive, and he (without asking) took initiative to put my toddler’s order in first (I’m sure it wasn’t his first rodeo with a toddler in a restaurant), and he brought us out to-go boxes without us even having to ask. We will definitely be back!
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  Marina Ramirez

  Apr 9, 2026
  3.0
  Como unos ravioles con una reducción de una salsa muy extraña, un poco acida, no me gustaron para nada, la hamburguesa smash en cambio estuvo buena. Ambiente algo frío nada cozy, atención buena, no volvería gasté $100 con dos platos y un moscato, no es x lo que gasté sino que precio calidad no me pareció bueno

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