Downtown dining in Rochester, NY is always worth celebrating— and Eat Up Roc just might be the perfect opportunity to do so. Returning for the first time since 2022, Eat Up Roc is back from Friday, February 27 to Sunday, March 8!
Brought to you by Rochester Downtown Development Corporation, Eat Up Roc features 25 participating restaurants dishing up lunch and dinner specials, prix fixe menus, special menu items, and can’t-miss discounts. With a diverse mix of participating restaurants and cuisines, there’s something for every craving. We’ve pulled together a guide of each restaurant’s offerings, so let’s dig into the details.
Restaurants Offering Prix Fixe Menus
Offering a two course prix fixe dinner menu, $31 per person. View the menu here. Enjoy specials for lunch on Wednesday and Thursday, featured on the menu.
Diners can taste their way through a two course prix fixe lunch menu for $20 per person and a three course dinner prix fixe menu for $42 per person. Find both menus here.
Featuring a three course prix fixe dinner menu, priced at $55 per person. Guests can also order items a la carte. View the menu here.
Max Bar & Bistro at Eastman Place
Serving up a $26 prix fixe lunch, Tuesday through Friday featuring mixed greens salad and your choice of four highlighted entrees (rotating daily). Guests can also enjoy discounts including $26 featured wine bottles and buy one get one 50% off entrees for dinner, Tuesday through Saturday. Find more details here.
Dishing up a three course prix fixe dinner menu for $50 per person. View the menu here.
Diners can enjoy a two course lunch prix fixe menu for $30 per person (only offered on Fridays). View the menu here.
One of downtown Rochester’s newest restaurants, Shell, is providing a five course dinner prix fixe menu, priced at $69 per person. Click here to preview the menu.
Visit one of downtown Rochester’s longest-standing restaurants and indulge in their three course dinner prix fixe menu for $45 per person. Vegan and gluten friendly options are offered, too. View the menu here.
Restaurants Offering Specials
Locally-sourced ingredients are on the menu at Farmhouse Table Midtown, with special dishes featuring some of their Rochester area vendors including: Good Karma Breakfast Tacos, Cheery Cherry Chai, and Maple Ghee Cinnamon Rolls. Click here to learn more.
Dishing up a delicious special menu item, Steak Frites, Sunday through Wednesday for Eat Up Roc diners.
In the running for one of the most unique offerings for Downtown Restaurant Week, guests will find a Grilled Cheese and Pickle Flight on the menu, featuring four winds grilled cheese paired with four different house made pickles, served with a bowl of tomato florentine soup all for $15.
Serving two delicious specials including a Breakfast Combo: small drip coffee and a breakfast sandwich for $10, and their Breakfast Sandwich Special: green eggs and ham sandwich (Taylor ham, two fried eggs, american cheese, and house made spinach pesto aioli on a brioche bun).
Providing guests with the following special offer during Eat Up Roc: free order of Sagra fries or fried artichokes with two of the following in any combination: any pasta, any sandwich, lasagna or any whole pizza order. Be sure to mention ‘Eat Up Roc’ when ordering!
Indulge in special food and drink offerings in celebration of Eat Up Roc, including their very own “Eat Up Roc” punch! View the special menu items here.
Treat yourself to the following special sandwiches: After School Special- crispy chicken tahini vinaigrette, hoisin BBQ, and scallions on a sesame roll, and Superfly- braised beef, pickled shiitake, chimichurri, onion jam, and caper mayo on ciabatta.
Restaurants Offering Discounts
Guests can enjoy 10% off their lunch and dinner menu during Eat Up Roc. View their lunch menu here, and their dinner menu here.
Featuring discounted $10 Muffalettas and $10 rotating Po’ Boys.
Offering special discounts including $10 mimosa and drip coffee, $2 off cocktails, and half priced sides.
Request the “Eat Up Roc” discount to receive 20% off your bill, with a max discount of $50, during Eat Up Roc.
Featuring a slice of pizza and a small salad for $15, and a slice of pizza and 5 wings for $13.
Offering a discounted $7 Mini Tuna Sub, paired with chips.
Enjoy “Sapori Hoagie Week” during Eat Up Roc, where guests can build their own discounted $10 Hoagies with their choice of shaved cold cuts, cheese and toppings on an 8” Amazing Grains hoagie sandwich roll.
Take advantage of the following deal during Eat Up Roc: two free dumplings when purchasing any noodle bowls or rice bowls.
Featuring special discounts including a free small coffee with purchase of a breakfast item (served all day), and 10% off purchases of $20 or more.
Rochester’s first interactive wine bar is pouring up the following specials from Friday, February 27 to Saturday, March 7: $10 pizzas, 50% off dips, 10% off wine card purchases, $5 select beers, $7 select glass of bubbly. In celebration of International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8, guests can indulge in bottomless bubbles from noon to 3 pm for $28 per person. View details here.
For more information on Eat Up Roc, visit EatUpRoc.com. Pack your appetite and prepare for a delicious downtown dining celebration starting February 27!
