Rainbow Cafe & Catering

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  Our favorite road trip for grassfed burgers, homemade buns, and dessert

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  Posted on 11.03.12 C M.

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  I was very disappointed about my experience at Rainbow cafe.  I was excited about going and left less than happy.  First, the grass-fed burger seems as though it's a frozen party and it's no thicker than a 99 cent fast food burger. It had a "film" on it from the fryer that I had to scrape off the burger and bun with a knife.  I received about 10 thin cut fries.  I had vegetable beef soup that amounted to nothing more than broth.  Finally, my beer was outdated since May!  Left after paying a fifty dollar check and will have to think about whether I will give it another chance.

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  Posted on 08.06.12 Jeremy H.

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  Very friendly staff. Delicious food. Extensive and interesting wine list with complimentary tasting before purchase.
  
  I love that they use locally grown, grass-fed, organic foods!
  
  Living only a mike away, I think Rainbow cafe is going to become my second home!

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  Posted on 05.14.12 Linn K.

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  Lovely soups and desserts! Great staff!

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  Posted on 04.27.12 Jennifer P.

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  Leave Rochester. I don't know why you were there, but you were. That's fine. I end up there sometimes by accident as well. Pine Island is basically a suburb anyway. Drive there (or take the Douglas Trail on your bicycle if you are feeling particularly motivated).
  
  Rainbow Cafe makes the tiny little trip completely worthwhile. This is not your dodgy little truck-stop diner - real chefs, real food, everything made from scratch. I was there over the lunch hour and had a wonderful cream of mushroom soup with big, crusty croutons and a chicken salad melt on marble rye. Both were prepared perfectly, nicely seasoned, just real honest food. I had coffee as well, and the bill was eleven dollars. Awesome. Next time, I'm saving room for the lengthy list of desserts, which are all prepared in-house.
  
  My server was pleasant and chatty, the space is pretty modern for small-town MN, and they wisely kept the lunch counter in the back, with the round swiveling stools. Perfect place to have a nice lunch and BS session - or get a table and have a cozy dinner.
  
  I drive down Hwy 52 more often than I'd like to admit, and I'll be stopping here again very soon.

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  Posted on 03.13.12 Michael F.

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  Really good desserts. Friendly staff and quality food.

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  Posted on 12.22.11 Jerry M.

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  Food: (Grass-Fed) Braised Beef Penne w/ salad
  Dessert: Fourless Chocolate Torte & Bourbon Chocolate Ancho Chile Ice Cream
  
  Superb food, not drowning in sugar or mystery sauces. Your standard cake delivers a shotgun blast of a sugar high, not so here. Friendly servers, readily accessible owners (the co-owners are pastry chef and exec chef(?)). Home-made balsamic vinagarette to die for: Not overly acidic like actual vinegar, and well-complemented with ground herbs.
  
  A little far from my usual grounds, but I would definitely recommend the food, especially for the Rochester set.

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  Posted on 11.27.11 Charlie S.

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