The Refuge - Melville

I ordered meatballs and a slice of pizza at this restaurant. The meatballs were delicious, served with plenty of sauce. The pizza was good, with a thin crust that was slightly undercooked but still tasty.

The food and drinks were excellent, and the live DJ played nice music.

Went for a holiday party, drinks were good, food was good, no complaints. Nice ambiance. Nice place.

We brought my mom here for her 70th birthday. I have dined here several times in the past but for some reason the music was extremely loud this visit. We could barely hear ourselves talking to one another. I appreciate good music but it doesn’t need to drown out the conversations at the table. Our waiter was courteous and attentive. I thoroughly appreciate that this establishment caters to vegans and had a few entree options available. However, I was disappointed they do not have any vegan appetizers or dessert options available. We ordered the harvest salad (two without feta cheese for the vegans), the spicy seitan tacos, the sweet pea ravioli and seitan meatballs and the quinoa encrusted salmon. The salad was tasty, although could have used a tad more dressing. The seitan tacos were unfortunately a bit bland. It would have been outstanding if it packed a lot more flavor. The sweet pea ravioli was amazing, hands down! The encrusted salmon I was told was perfection! Overall we had a decent experience but there’s absolutely room for improvement regarding the vegan options and the atmosphere.

I had lunch with some coworkers today at a restaurant. The service was a bit inconsistent, but the food was delicious. I would definitely suggest trying the fresh, traditional guacamole and chips. The portions were generous and reasonably priced. I ordered the grilled chicken without the bun, while another person in our group had the brisket bowl and the other had a salad topped with salmon.