I struggled with this review. Â [Re-Fresh] Lounge is brand new - it's been open since the beginning of October. Â I was really excited to try this place as I'm fairly new in town and I have wanted to try Cafe Fresh for months.
First the good - The service was really good. Â Our waitress was friendly and attentive. Â Also the decor is very loung-y. Â It is a big city lounge type atmosphere here in the QCA. Â I thought the prices were very fair (especially with Happy Hour specials - at least I guess they were running specials b/c the menu clearly said my drinks were $8, but when I got the bill it had been knocked down to $6.42 each).
Now the bad - the menu, or lack there of. Â I can understand not wanting to make things complicated, but they share a kitchen with Cafe Fresh so why not offer the same menu? Â [Re=Fresh] currently offers a menu with 5 items (three appetizers and two pizzas). Â Not only do they share a kitchen, but they are connected to Cafe Fresh - there are big double doors that open from [Re-Fresh] to Cafe Fresh. Â You can actually see Cafe Fresh when sitting in the lounge. Â This is an important point in that when we inquired about a more extensive menu we were told we'd have to leave the lounge and walk 10 feet over to Cafe Fresh and eat there. Â We didn't. Â Now onto the food - I got the Steak Nachos. Â Very sub par, they were going for presentation over substance. Â I ate the good stuff and left a plate full of chips. Â Just about everyone in our group got the Chipotle Chicken Pizza and that was a good value - the taste was very appealing and the portions were large. Â
Ok so now that I've broken it down I've changed my rating from 2 stars to 3 stars. Â But for the really sub par nachos the experience was pleasant. Â I just wish they would compromise - keep the menu after say 8pm simple, but when we were there at 6pm they could have easily served food items from Cafe Fresh.
PS: Â [Re-Fresh] is so new there is no website. Â Look for them on Facebook. Â Yelp wouldn't let me link to their Facebook page for some reason.