The Red Hen Cafe LLC

The Red Hen is one of those hidden gems that makes a good evening great. Having eaten all over the world we can honestly say that the Red Hen measures up to any French restaurant one is likely to know, and many of the dishes we've eaten here (fois gras, mussels, sole meuniere, boudin blanc) are simply the best version of that dish we've ever had. We have been here at least twenty times over the past few years and have introduced many of our friends to the impeccable service, wonderful atmosphere and fantastic food the owners lovingly create and serve. Guests of ours from all over the country have been uniformly impressed by both the food and the owners' hospitality. Somehow one does have to save room for the desserts which are every bit as fantastic as the courses!

If I could rate "0", I would.
I am part of the group of Yelpers (seen in the thread of reviews)  that was not served dinner and asked to leave the restaurant. We were all local performers at a summer festival and decided to take our business to this restaurant because we had heard about the wonderful food.
We never got to taste it.
It's interesting that the owner was so strangely stuck on proving that the restaurant could NOT serve a party of 7 when we were actually a party of 6 - one of us was not eating dinner due to dietary/health restrictions.  The restaurant took a reservation for 7 and set a table for 7, but allowed us to wait an hour and a half to tell us that they could not, indeed, serve us.
I have never experienced such passive/aggression from any retailer or restaurant.
People that are this out of control should not own or run businesses.  
We were told that we'd better be careful what we say in public because the owner "knows people" that could affect our future relationships with the summer festival. This laughable threat was the "dessert" at the end of our torture session and was anemic at best.
None of the people at our table need the proprietors of The Red Hen to vouch for us, bolster us or "help" us get hired.
We stand on our own merits and my hope for the owners of the Red Hen is that they begin, in turn, to stand on theirs.

Like eating at home with our own personal French chef. Every appetizer and main dish was outstanding and the service friendly and attentive. This is not fast food, so if you plan to not be in a hurry, the entire experience will be enjoyable. If they don't open a place in Rochester area, we will be back!