10 Below Restaurant & Lounge Bend

Food was amazing. Server was very attentive and gave plenty of space/not overbearing, and was friendly. Atmosphere was fine… nothing amazing, but did good. With the exception of how the noise travels in the restaurant… they probably need more noise dampeners because the echo effect amplified a lot of noise. More details on why I rated what I did below. Update 1: as promised didn’t have a repeat performance of utensils cleaning twice since and therefore I am upping the star rating to 5 again. Food 5/5: was fantastic. Zero complaints… with MAYBE a miner feedback. The artichoke bread (totally but hung the name), the bread was pretty thick and hearty and therefore stole a lot of the flavor. Not enough to even lower my start rating. We also love that the food is seasonal, local, and they try to organic and sustainable. It really makes us rest easier. My wife has to be very careful with what she eats due to illness, and this makes us relax on that front. Service 4/5: Not because our server was bad or the interaction was less ideal, but because of what some of the staff was doing (unrelated to us). In the booth next to us, someone was organizing utensils and every time they would place something down it sounded like someone throwing it down into a pile of other utensils. It was EXTREMELY disruptive to the environment of having a calm date night with my wife. She literally had to get up and walk outside till they were done because it was giving her a headache. I probably should have said something to them, but they kept getting up and walking away and I would think, “oh, they are probably done” and I didn’t want to make a scene. Atmosphere 4/5: as mentioned above. The noise factor could use some improvement, but it was pretty nice all around.

Wow,… was not expecting much from a hotel restaurant but it definitely exceeded my expectations. The ambiance, service, food & cocktails were all excellent. Our salads, bruschetta and smoked salmon dip were all very delicious. The menu is especially nice because it defines food designations for each dish (vegetarian, gluten-free, etc…) which is a plus for those diners who have food restrictions. Also a plus that they offered gluten free pasta (I didn’t try it but will when I return) The only problem with the menu is that my choice to eat wasn’t easy due to all their wonderful items. I’m sure I’ll be going back to eat my way through the menu. We saw other diners of the dishes and they all looked delicious. I hope Roam can retain their front and back of house employees in this difficult labor market and I hope it’s successful because it’s a gem of a restaurant in our area.