Caffè REL

Reviews

• JA

  Jay Askins

  3 days ago
  5.0
  Went to the Hendersonville location last night for the first time. I had been to the Franklin restaurant many times back in the early 2000's when I lived there and loved it... We had a wonderful experience, the whipped feta and spinach salad ( We shared) for appetizers were delicious. Osso Bucco and Chicken Marsala were exceptionally delicious as well... Service was impeccable and the atmosphere was great! While we had reservations and came ready to splurge on ourselves for my wife's birthday, I was pleasantly surprised to see that there are many affordable options on the menu as well. I am looking forward to trying many more items from the menu, a lunch visit in the near future perhaps... I'd love to see the Marsala done with beef!!!!
• MJ

  Morgan Jutras

  Feb 14, 2026
  2.0
  Overall Experience (Friday evening): 1/5 star. To start with the positive: the flavor of the two entrees ordered were great: Osso Bucco & Cordon Bleu. The staff were all friendly and clearly doing their best. The less positive: It seems like waitstaff were drowning around last night with no clear direction when it was so busy. Sitting at the bar, it was uncomfortable to witness how disorganized and stressed the wait staff were - The bartender was taking orders, making drinks, clearing dirty plates (having to leave the bar to do so) and (understandably) lost track of when food was ready at the kitchen window. She was touching clean plates, dirty plates, and making drinks. Not great. We waited over 60 minutes for our entrees - which came out unacceptably cold. I didn’t send it back, because I did not want to wait another 40 minutes for food. Flavor was great, but the cold temperature really muted the overall satisfaction. During dinner service, wait staff was loudly rolling silverware while entrees sat the window, undelivered, getting cold. Perhaps with someone there to run FOH and help the bartender effectively, as well as ensure hot meals are delivered, this would have been a more positive dining experience.
• MT

  Maura Turner

  Jan 24, 2026
  5.0
  We brought friends for dinner last night. The food was delicious. The staff was friendly and attentive. We were able to sit and relax through our time there. We will definitely be back, we are thinking we will sit at the bar and check that aspect out.
• CC

  Cynthia Cox

  Jan 21, 2026
  5.0
  Food was delicious. Service was outstanding. Atmosphere relaxing. We will definitely visit Caffe REL on our next stop to Hendersonville. Highly recommend Caffe REL.
• DS

  David Sanders

  Jan 16, 2026
  4.0
  What i got was good. We were just disappointed at the difference in the menu between this location and the Franklin location. The menu here was as extensive as the franklinocation and my wife's favorite wasn't on it. As I said my food was good just not what we were expecting but I guess I could say that was my fault for not compaiting menus.

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