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Roxane
Categories: Restaurants American (New) Nightlife Bars Wine Bars American (New), Wine Bars [Edit]
12 N Meramac AveSt. Louis, MO 63105
Neighborhood: Clayton
(314) 721-7700
- Nearest Transit:
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Meramac @ Maryland (66)
Forsyth Blvd @ Central (47)
S Central Ave @ Forsyth Blvd (47, 66, 97)
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 11 am - 1 am
Sat 5 pm - 1 am
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Late Night, Dinner
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Wed, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Very Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Ambience:
- Trendy
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
28 reviews for Roxane
28 reviews in English
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Review from Vik s.
10/31/2011
Roxane seems to have gotten a bad rap around here, so I just want to chime in some support. I came here a couple Thursdays ago in the evening and had a great experience.
We tried a bunch of small plates.
Flash Fried Spinach -- damn tasty and a good portion, unfortunately some of the spinach on the bottom got a bit soaked in the oil and wasn't crunchy.
Wasabi and ginger tuna -- very tasty, served on a tangy jicama slaw and came with a side of flash fried spinach. If I would have known this, I would have skipped the individual order of the spinach.
Whisky ginger flat iron steak -- cooked medium and quite delicious. However the best part was the side of whipped sweet potatoes. These weren't even mentioned on the menu. Absolutely delicious and the texture was so smooth, I thought I was eating velvet.
Gnocchi w/ aspragus in parmesan cream sauce -- fantastic and a huge portion. Probably the best value of the plates I tried.
Also went for a cup of the clam chowder. It was actually tomato-based, which threw me off at first, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
The cocktails were good as well, but a bit overpriced at $9. Our service was great.
Roxanne is a nice casual spot with some tasty food and a large menu. If you don't like small plates, there are plenty of sandwich and pizza options. -
Review from Jakki C.
Saint Louis, MO
2/8/2012 1 Check-in Here
HAPPY HOUR IS MY HOUR!
Great happy hour specials and it's a great location. Other than that there isn't much to say that is raving about Roxane. My previous lunch experiences have all sucked and so has my waiter/waitress. Average place, nothing special. -
Review from Leslie S.
I need to lower my rating from 3 to 2 stars, and they are pushing 1 star.
Second time here. Service wasn't much better. Took quite a while for anyone to approach the table after we arrived. We rarely saw him throughout the meal, or he would do quick drive-by's grabbing a plate without asking us if we needed anything, esp. when I thought it was obvious we were just sitting there waiting for our bill.
I was enthusiastic about the variety in the menu the last time I was here for lunch, but this time, I realized that most of the "variety" is in small plates only - tapas sized portions for ~$10 each - not full meals. On the normal-sized entrees, they only had burgers, sandwiches, salads, and pizza. That is not much variety at all for normal sized entrees.
Appetizer was "Bistro Fries" (~$5, see picture) This was freshly made fries with some potato skin left on served in a cone with ketchup and an aioli (mayo mixture). These were fine.
So I tried the Goat Cheese & Mushroom Pizza with Arugula (~$10). I had 2 slices and couldn't eat anymore. It was awful - dry and tasteless. First, the arugula is dropped in a loose pile in the center of the pizza, which is a serious pain to distribute to the different slices. And with no sauce or sticky cheese on the pizza, there is nothing to make the arugula or any of the toppings stick. That's right, I said no sauce --- there was so much goat cheese on the pizza, I was guessing that this was meant to serve as the base (sauce) and the cheese. So there was a lot of goat cheese. It was thick and dry with not much flavor on its own. The mushrooms seemed fresh, and there was a variety, so that was ok. But there was no taste. No sauce, no olive oil, nothing to serve as a base flavor for the pizza or any flavor for that matter. And did I mention nothing stuck to the slices, so every time you pick up a slice, all the toppings fell off, so that it was just pizza bread, and you had to pick up the goat cheese, mushrooms, and arugula by hand and put it back on the slice. *sigh* Just frustrating.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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8/28/2011
This place is bigger than it looks from the outside. Tons of outside and indoor seating if 2 or 3… Read more »
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Review from Kylah F.
Saint Louis, MO
1/3/2012 1 Check-in Here
This place does not even deserve 1 star, but since Yelp won't give me the option of negative 5, I will settle for 1.
My husband and I recently moved close to Clayton and decided to deviate from our normal restaraunts/bars and head to Roxanne for apps/drinks. Walking in it looked cute, dark and a perfect place for a glass of wine. After that it all went wrong.
To start, the service was TERRIBLE. It took at least 15-20 minutes to get our drink order in and another 15-20 to get our drinks. Also asked for water and it came out 30 minutes later. The food was definitely meh at best. We ordered the calamari which was frozen calamari with thai chili sauce which was good about 10 years ago. We also got the goat cheese something or another (not memorable).
Once our waitress served our food she basically disappeared. No second round of drinks, no clearing our disgusting food, no water refill. In fact I had to flag down the hostess to have her find our waitress, which she did so looking very annoyed at us.
Our waitress did not apologize or acknowledge the fact we had been waiting for 30 minutes. We would have stayed for another drink if there was actually a chance of us getting one,
This place really give Clayton a bad name.....I can't wait to go back to my usual place (begins and ends with "S" and has great service and wine) -
Review from Tony R.
Saint Louis, MO
1/3/2012
Ate here tonight using a 25$ coupon. Went here with not much of expectations due to the negative remarks here on Yelp. Well, Roxane proved them wrong.
First the spinach dip... YUM! What else can I say, it was rich, generous portion and really tasty.
Then came the entrees. I had the tuna sandwich, medium cooked. Fish was fresh and again YUM!
My partner got the Cuban sandwich and he too was really surprised how good it was.
The service was very good. We didn't have to ask for refill, she just kept on coming back.
The restaurant was fairly busy but our server was courteous, helpful, funny and fast. Darn, I forgot her name, but she had long curly hair with nose piercing. Overall, it was a very good experience and good food too.
So I am giving it 5 stars... Thanks Roxane! and thanks Restaurant.Com for a pleasurable experience -
Review from Joe B.
8/11/2011
Roxane follows the standard Clayton formula of overcharging and delivering mediocrity. The atmosphere was trendy, to be sure, but I don't go out just to look at the walls. My criteria for Yelp stars is usually food, service, and value. Roxane has only location, location, location.
One of my trips here was with a large group and after the first round of drinks, our waitress went "poof," never to be seen or heard from again. From then on, we had to operate a complicated system where the men would fight through the crowds of Chads guarding the bar to get drinks for themselves and the women (a lengthy process), and the women had to stagger bathroom trips so that enough people were available to watch purses and chairs to make sure neither were taken in the crowded and chaotic dining area.
It wasn't a bad experience, just an annoying one, especially when coupled with driving, parking, and high prices. As with nearly every bar and restaurant in Clayton, there's just no compelling reason to go here. -
Review from Stephanie S.
Maplewood, MO
1/28/2011 1 Check-in Here
I went to Roxane tonight with Andy and his mom. Although they had bread pudding on the menu, I DIDN'T ORDER IT.
Let that sink in for a minute. (Look at my nickname if you don't get it).
Okay, now I'll explain.
Roxane was a two star experience for me, and that's not even factoring in the fact that parking sucked (it is Clayton after all -- parking usually ALWAYS sucks) and our waitress sucked even more.
No, the two stars is for the atmosphere of this awful place.
We came around 9:30 on a Friday night, which in retrospect, was probably a bad move on our part. When we arrived, the place was pretty crowded, but I attributed that to the fact that it was Clayton Restaurant Week. I had reservations, so we were seated right away.
Our waitress took a while to come over, but again -- Restaurant Week. We started with a few appetizers: crab cakes and corn fritters. Both came out in a reasonable amount of time, and both were quite delicious. The corn fritters were amazing!
It was around this time that a lot of the other diners started wrapping up their meals and leaving. It was also around this time that the music started getting louder. Shortly after the table behind us left, a few waiters moved that table away.
"Oh, they're making room for the other diners," Andy commented. The tables WERE packed really close together. We thought nothing else of it.
Our entrees came out about 10 minutes later. I ordered the cheeseburger pizza (bacon, mozzarella, beef) with french fries. Andy ordered the mac and cheese (with bacon, mozz, and tomatoes). Our food was really good. AMAZING, even. My pizza was delish, and the fries were seasoned perfectly. Andy proclaimed his mac and cheese "The Best He's Ever Eaten". It was good. Super good.
However, shortly after our entrees arrived, the music got louder. And louder. We realized that the large table behind us was moved because the dining area was, in fact, turning into a dance floor. A fucking DANCE FLOOR.
The night from that point on was surreal. The crowd basically surrounded our table. I swear someone's ass was in my face as I was trying to eat my pizza. The table of 20-somethings on my left were playing a really loud game of Yahtzee or Bunco or something. People were gyrating to Lionel Richie and Justin Timberlake while I was trying to enjoy my meal. It was surreal.
Not even 1/4 way through our meal, we had decided that we couldn't stay. We flagged down the waitress and asked for the check. She immediately apologized and informed us that Roxane turns into "Club Roxane" at night. Thanks, Captain Obvious!
We paid for our meal and hightailed it out of there.
A number of things could have made this event more tolerable:
A. Roxane needs to figure out what it's going to be. If you want to be Club Roxane after 9pm, DON'T SERVE FOOD after that time. Unsuspecting patrons have no idea what they're getting themselves into. It's not fair.
B. If you do, in fact, want to be a club AND a restaurant, separate the dining area and dance floor at the very least. The food at Roxane was DELICIOUS, but we couldn't enjoy our meal because of the fratties shaking their asses next to our table.
C. The waitress should have informed us about Club Roxane the moment we were seated. "Hey, I just want to let you guys know that it gets REALLY crowded and loud around 10pm here," would have worked PERFECTLY. We would have left if we would have known what was in store.
I feel bad giving Roxane 2 stars, because the food was spectacular. But the atmosphere was disastrous. This was by far the worst dining experience I've had in a WHILE.
It was so bad that I didn't take pictures of my food. It was so bad I DIDN'T ORDER BREAD PUDDING!
I want to come back, but I'll be back for lunch. Or dinner on a quiet Tuesday night. Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night? Never again.Listed in: The Pizza List
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Review from Andrew M.
1/28/2011
Every so often I am so flabbergasted by an experience that it's hard to know where to start...
I guess let's start with parking. It's Clayton. Parking sucks. Clayton's parking situation sucks more than the combined suckage of every vacuum EVER created by Hoover, Dyson and Oreck in the past 3 decades. Ok, so we're off to a decent start.
Enter Roxane on a Friday night at 9:30pm- a very trendy, modern bar/restaurant/more+ (I'll get to the more+ in a minute). The atmosphere generated by the physical space and decorations was excellent- low mood lighting, trendy near-retro decor, all very tasteful. It DID strike me as odd that there was a DJ setting up at the hostess desk though, but I guess I was too enamored by the decorations.
I wish I could say the same thing for the clientele - they seemed to consist of mostly freshman college students- the type that usually pledge. Of course, since it's Clayton, you've also got a classic level of shallow pretentiousness on top of those earlier shortcomings.
In short, the calm, classy atmosphere was blasted away by the boisterous drone of insipid conversation and boasting. I could barely hear myself think, let alone try to make conversation between my girlfriend and my mother mere inches from me.
My mother and I met up with the Steph who was already seated at our table- a table ponderously poised in the center of the archway between one room and another. The clearance between our table and the wall was *MAYBE* 8 inches. That's when the DJ turned his dials and the glow-stick music started belting out of the surround sound speakers.
But I guess things were going ok at this point... we ordered corn fritters, and two servings of crab cakes ($10!), a spinach salad, a hamburger pizza and their house mac and cheese. It was at about this point that we noticed that the patrons at the table next to us leave, and their table was promptly broken down and removed. I remember making some joke like, "what, are they making room on the dance floor for the East-European Discotech?"
Irony is such a cruel relentless bitch.
Slowly at first, ever so slowly the room starts to fill with the above mentioned clientele... all sauced up and at the time in their lives when they get a pass on being asses, their half full drinks and uncoordinated paws at eye level while we try to enjoy a meal. My sides started to chafe from the constant flow of people trying to squeeze past me into the room beyond and the SCREAMS from the girls at the table next to us, who I can only assume were betting large sums on a game of Yahtzee were giving me a migraine (Sure, it was Yahtzee- there were dollar bills and dice involved, what else could it have been?) .
It was pandemonium. We found ourselves in the middle of a sea of unwashed post-adolescences filled with alcohol, threatening to bump and grind us to nausea. WHILE WE WERE STILL EATING.
Our waitress, when she could be found, apologized profusely at every turn. I can't blame her though, because I can't imagine being able to keep my composure while wading through droves of spoiled rich kids flagging you down for more Bud. Heck, while she was attending to us the random drunky or floozy would tap her on the back and ask for more beer.
Seriously.
The biggest disappointment was how FREAKING SPECTACULAR our food tasted. Everything, (except the spinach salad which was SICKENINGLY sweet) was ABSOLUTELY perfect. I just could not bring myself to enjoy anything through all the hubbub.
We couldn't even finish our meal, the discomfort (and the surrounding mob) became so intense. I finished eating my leftovers in my kitchen at home.
This abysmal experience for a total of $70 dollars (plus tip) for three diners? Never again. Not at night, not on a weekend, MAYBE not EVEN on a lazy Wednesday at 3:00pm. I am so disappointed and appalled by the unceremonious way the restaurant spontaneously transformed into Discotech at the expense of its diners. The owner(s) should be ashamed of squandering the immense talents of their chefs by inflicting us with this blatant incompetence (or perhaps, their blatant disregard for the customer). Own a night club -OR- a fine restaurant , sir... not both. -
Review from Ingrid C.
3/21/2011 1 Check-in Here
This is the best part of the restaurant: the Yelp star rating expertly describes my experience at Roxane:
Meh.
Salad: Meh
Service: Meh
Noisy Clientele: Meh
Value of the $25 Restaurant Week Deal I got: Meh
My chair leg kept getting stuck in the floor grate it was placed over. Who thought that was a good idea? -
Review from Jenny P.
12/17/2010 1 Check-in Here
The best part about Roxane for me was the atmosphere and decor. It's a trendy looking place, yet still inviting and fun.
The food was ok. Not a huge selection or unique dishes, and nothing really jumped out saying "order me"! The crab dip was ok, a little too creamy. The house salad was good as it had bacon and blue cheese with a vinaigrette.
The wine selection was surprisingly smaller than I expected and some of the brands were ones I have bought at the grocery store or Walgreen's. I know the prices and I'm sorry to say I won't be paying $6.50 a glass for a $10 bottle of wine...
The service was good and quick. I will probably come back to Roxane's anyway, but I was not very impressed. Hope next time is better. -
Review from Anne J.
8/7/2011
This place was recommended to me by a friend as a must-visit when I moved to St. Louis. I was extremely excited about going because I had heard good things about it and I love that area. That being said, everything was pretty good. I went with my cousin for lunch around 1ish and got lucky with the parking. I was able to get a front row spot and walk in with ease. It was not crowded at all, but the people looked a little bit annoyed to see me. Once seated, that feeling disappeared. I had the french dip sliders and my cousin had a burger. I heard the burgers were fabulous and I might try that next time. For lunch, I'm not sure I'll be back. I would like to visit for dinner and drinks!
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Review from Kat S.
Seattle, WA
12/17/2009
This place just makes me want to say, "Feh."
The menu is really generic: pasta, salads, meat, chicken, mashed potatoes, vegetables, sandwiches. I wouldn't say that the food was BAD, it was just so unimpressive, and really kind of overpriced for what was served. The server was very nice, everything came out in a timely fashion. Nothing was impressive or even especially good. I would probably give this place a three, but I feel like it needs to get knocked down a little bit from the current reviews. It's okay but absolutely nothing special and for your $15-20 an entree, you can get more bang for the buck elsewhere. The wine was pretty good, but the food was a little heavy for a "wine bar."
Note that there is indoor smoking in the front room. Wasn't there some kind of law passed about this? (Yes, there was.) -
Review from Liz L.
Saint Louis, MO
8/28/2009
After a happy hour last night, six of us headed to Roxanne in Clayton. It had been several years since my last visit, but I remembered a large menu, packed restaurant/bar, and well-cooked food.
That is not what we experienced last night. We walked in around 9pm and the place was near empty. A DJ was setting up in the hostess area, and we were quickly seated to a table. Drink service was quick, but when asked about house wines, our waitress admitted that she had no idea how they tasted. Maybe beer would have been a safer choice.
The menu consisted of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, and some entrees. Not much variety here. The burgers were well received, as was the macaroni and cheese. My sister and I split a house salad, which was decent, and a ham and smoked gouda toasted sandwich. The cheese on our "toasted" sandwich was not even melted, and our seasoned fries were limp. Taste was decent, but given the fact that we were some of the only diners there, I was expecting better.
The DJ started blasting music around 9:30pm, which made conversation at our table difficult...it seemed that he could have turned the volume down, since: 1) we were some of the only people there 2) there is no room to dance 3) there was no one attempting to dance.
Overall, I was very disappointed, and do not plan to go back unless I hear in the local foodie news that drastic changes have been made. -
Review from Alisha P.
Chicago, IL
6/19/2009
We were part of a large group who met up on a Saturday evening. We had never been here before and it seemed like a decent place at first. The drinks were a bit pricey so we switched to beer but it was the food and service that really bummed us out.
My husband and I weren't super hungry and thought splitting the Surf and Turf skewers would be plenty of food considering what everyone else around us was enjoying. One friend had a heaping bowl of calamari so we were looking forward to lot's of shrimp and steak. To say we were disappointed is an understatement. Shocked is a better word. We were literally brought a plate with TWO shrimp and FOUR bite-sized pieces of steak. This set us back $10.
Our waitress did an okay job of serving us however as the evening wore on it took longer and longer to get our drinks. I also noticed that one gentleman in our group was consistently served his drink about 5-10 min. before the rest of us even though our orders were taken at the same time. Perhaps she thought he was cute? This does not mean that you should ignore the rest of your table.
I was upset about our experience and wrote a comment email on the restaurant's website but have not received any response. If they had done something, even issued and apology, I would not be writing this review. -
Review from Drea L.
Saint Louis, MO
4/26/2011
I find Roxane to be a great casual place to have dinner, just don't go super late on a Friday or Saturday because you will run into the young college crowd. The outdoor seating is great when the weather is nice. My girlfriends and I love hitting up this place.
My favorite thing to order is the Mediterranean pizza. It's so yummy (tomatoes, olives, artichokes, feta cheese) and extremely large for the price. Even splitting it with two people we had two pieces leftover. I also really enjoy the basil hummus and the flaming brie cheese. I should probably also mention that they have a large pour when it comes to their wine by the glass. That type of thing is always appreciated!!! -
Review from Julia P.
Saint Louis, MO
3/31/2011
I met a friend for appetizers and drinks here prior to the Yelp Elite event at Miso next door. The bartender was the only server to be seen, so she was incredibly busy. Despite the slow service, she was very friendly and gave us a deal on happy hour even though we were one minute late for it. The drinks were poured pleasantly strong and the small plates we tried were okay. The flash fried spinach was good, the queso blanco was just all right. Overall, it has a very Clayton vibe with lots of business folks heading here after work and pretty high prices on food. The decor is nice, but like most bars the bathroom looked like it has been used and abused by the drunkards.
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Review from Adam O.
Kansas City, MO
7/28/2008
First experience at Roxanne's for lunchtime: Our waitress was really attractive but so rude to my coworker to the point it was hilarious. It was as if she was a jilted ex-girlfriend or something. The salads and sandwiches were pretty tasty but the atmosphere was very uncomfortable.
I'm fairly certain this service is an isolated incident since all my friends have said the service is pretty good.
Second experience drink on the weekend: The waitresses here are incredibly good looking (wow, I really seem to harp on that). The crowd is about mid-20s to 30's and well to do. Good place to catch a drink with a girl. -
Review from Hugh T.
Saint Louis, MO
4/21/2011
"I guess let's start with parking. It's Clayton. Parking sucks. Enter Roxane on a Friday night at 9:30pm- a very trendy, modern bar/restaurant. The atmosphere generated by the physical space and decorations was excellent- low mood lighting, trendy near-retro decor, all very tasteful. There was a DJ up at the hostess desk playing old school dance songs." Really hot chicks here, mainly Cougars. Very expensive, but their happy hour is the opposite, frickin' awesome. My girl friends love this place. Dog friendly as well, which is a huge plus. The management is super friendly. My wife would live here if she could. The patio rocks, but it can be a long wait for a table.
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Review from Stefanie E.
Seattle, WA
5/7/2008 3 photos
I'm impressed with Roxane's menu. They've really developed it since it was Roxane and Mira. Now that it's fused into one, so has the menu and it's a very intriguing one.
I can only attest to the Greek salad - mixed greens with artichoke hearts, black olives, tomatoes, cucumbers & feta, tossed in a lemon vinaigrette. Very nice.
The atmosphere is really fun and vibrant. It's sort of trendy chic. Couldn't ask for a better location, either. And it's got lots of space for such a tightly fitted part of the city. It's gotta cost a pretty penny, but they don't make the customers pay for it in the prices of the food. -
Review from Robert M.
Saint Louis, MO
5/27/2010
I cant think of a single thing wrong with Roxanes and I have been there many times for Happy Hour apps, lunch or sitting at the bar drinking Irish coffees in winter with a friend or two. The happy hour appetizer specials (cheap!) are truly formidable. Some real exotic ones including steamed mussels. The service is great. Tammy in the back room is especially efficient and is easy on the eyes too. Fans of Russell wont be disappointed.
The outdoor seating is very nice too. This place has it all. -
Review from Ashley L.
Carlsbad, CA
8/26/2010
Worst waitress of all time. She was incredibly rude, we saw her once the entire time we were there even though it was not busy. Finally received our bill and waited and waited for her to come back and ring it out (credit card). After nearly 20 minutes scraped together the cash we had to cover the bill and did not leave a tip. To top it off she had the nerve to walk outside and give us the change as if she was mad about it! I've waited tables before and would never expect a tip after treating my tables like that. If it had been busy or under staffed in general I would have been understanding about the lack of service but that was not the case. On the bright side my meal was really good. I highly recommend the french fries, they are so good! Good fries or not though awful and non existent service make me want to avoid this place like the plague.
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Review from Emily M.
Saint Louis, MO
4/8/2008
I just had dinner at Roxane's this past weekend with about 20 other people. This was my first time there and I was impressed by the atmosphere, but not so impressed with the service and food.
I am thinking I ordered the wrong thing because from the looks of what some of my friends had, I got the short end of the stick.
The atmosphere is your typical Clayton, trendy, dark yet inviting establishment. Cool artwork on the walls, good music in the background, very inviting bar up front.
I'm not sure if it was because we had so many people in our party, but it took over an hour to get our food. All the tables around us had cleared out by then and it was close to 10pm (I arrived at 8:30). They did bring bread which was your typical sourdough bread and I must say, the butter was an herb flavored butter and very tasty.
I ordered a wrap because an hour and a half before I got my food, I wasn't as hungry. Well, the wrap was shrimp with pineapple, vegetables and rice and was very dry. I assumed it would have some sort of sauce inside and I think it did, but I could barely taste it so it made the rice and vegetables taste very dry and bland. Not much flavor either to this wrap. It also came with a side house salad which was fine, nothing extraordinary.. just typical mixed greens with balsamic dressing.
I ate half the wrap which must mean it wasn't that great considering I'm a starving pregnant woman at this point. I didn't even take the other half with me, I didn't want to bother with it later anyway.
I thought a cappucino after my meal would make up for the experience, however, I was wrong there too. It was in a large, pretty coffee mug, however, it was COLD. Nothing makes a coffee nut crazier than when the temperature of the coffee is cold. At this point, I paid my $18 tab and got the heck out of there.
On the way out, I did see some very good looking guys however, so that made the experience a little more worthwhile:)
I will give Roxane's another try though just because my other friends seemed to enjoy their food and the atmosphere is definitely pretty cool. Also, a very good DATE place.. one day:) -
Review from Aaron J.
Saint Louis, MO
3/11/2008
I usually enjoy just about any place that I go to that has a drink or two to offer, but Roxane didn't impress me all that much. Roxane has a lot to offer in atmosphere and service, but that is pretty much all it has to offer. The food is nothing special and the drinks are expensive.
Listed in: The Places I Go Out
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Review from Rachel F.
St Louis, MO
10/14/2010 1 Check-in Here
Try the Cheeseburger Pizza. There is a little surprise not mentioned in the menu - French fries on top of the pizza. Very good! For a lighter fare, try the Spinach Salad with carmelized Apple slices.
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Review from Richard G.
Saint Louis, MO
8/23/2007
Roxanne: Midnight at the Oasis
Parking was a chore, even well into the dinner hour in the business hub of Clayton, on a Wednesday night. If time or weather is a problem, there's valet. The average meal was about $40 (including tip, w/o drinks or dessert). For the price, you're much, much better off going around the block to Oceana, at the north end of Brentwood Blvd.
The decor at Roxanne was very good, comfortable and with a simple appearance of elegance. The restaurant has a sort of caravan-flair created by big tent-like Oriental swagged curtains between rooms, with a charming big amber lantern overhead, and faux cow-hair upholstered chairs mixed in with the rest. Not sure the paper napkins went with everything else, for the price (by local standards).
Some of the food was very good. One friend scarfed down his filet of beef and another gobbled up his skirt steak with fries. The fried calamari in sweet and sour sauce with ornamental greens was excellent.
But the Caesar salad was largely tasteless, due to a seeming lack of garlic or lemon (or egg), and a too-young cheese; in spite of some very impressive big white sardines on top. The chef was seemingly saving all his garlic and lemon for the linguine putanesca, which was a little too watery, and by now the big white sardines that seemed impressive in the salad had become redudant in the main dish.
The iced tea was of poor quality, spunky and over-steeped. The Bloody Mary before hand was, however, quite excellent: smoky and peppery (and $8.50 in a 16 oz. glass).
But the two things that really stuck out (for two completely different reasons) were the look and the capability of the personnel.
Roxanne is (visually) off the chart on the bimbo scale, with its intelligent, attractive hostesses and waitresses hopelessly burdened with either way too much hair and/or too much make-up.
In spite of their appearance, these women were very efficient dashing back and forth again and again, and were extremely professional in their handling of the usual little questions and concerns.
I was reminded of Maria Muldaur's famous song of seduction, "Midnight at the Oasis," by the surroundings and the weirdly self-conscious cosmetics and hair, and the "ultra-tight and black" dress code. I conclude that the owner is trying to snag the loud-mouthed male Clayton businessman as his primary client, partly because of the baseball game prominently displayed on TV over both front and back bars. It's kind of a shame, because it cheapens a pretty setting and a high quality wait-staff, and may blind some customers to the true professionalism of the personnel.
Dave, the front bartender, was a bit over-theatrical with the spinning toss of the vodka bottle, a trick we've seen too many times by now. But once he noticed me at the end of the bar, three minutes after my arrival, things quickly improved, and we were seated when we were ready. Unaccountably, smoking was allowed at a table nearby.
So, the place has two very tasty steaks and a Bloody Mary that is in the same league with the higher-ranked Terrene (on Sarah, in mid-town).
It also has a strong sense of identity, though that identity seems utterly false. -
Review from Nathan S.
Washington, DC
6/28/2008
Pretty good place for happy hour and interesting decor; everything else is pretty crappy. Food is average tasting, a little skimpy, and over priced. I disagree with others about the atmosphere, at least on a weekend night. Stereotypical mid-20's Claytonians. Pass.
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Review from Kyle K.
4/5/2010
*****Before I write anything, it should be known that Yelp has a listing for Roxane and Roxanne.....its the same place and these should be combined!
That being said, I feel like Roxane is another place where my experience has ranged from awesome to crappy. This is a restaurant that turns into a bar/club at night. Foodwise, I feel that everything has been A-ok. I've only had appetizers but everything has been great. Most recently, I really liked the crab cakes and calimari as it was a Friday during lent. As things progress into the night, the atmosphere changes a lot as the families/diners leave and the 20 somethings and 45 year old adolescents arrive. Its kind of a funny crowd really, college kids, young professionals, Ladue kids who think they are the greatest thing ever, and middle aged people trying to act like they are still cool. Speaking of "cool," I feel like a lot of people here are trying a little to hard-whether that be to impress girls or just make others think they are important. Also, at night they move some tables out of the way for a makeshift dance floor.
Servicewise, I can't really complain too much though understandably, it can be a bit slow at times. I'm willing to forgive this as the place can get really busy, especially at happy hour for which the deals are pretty good.
I should mention they have a nice patio out front thats hot real estate if the weather is nice. A few nights ago I sat outside with a buddy. It provided a good view of people valeting their cars-most were normal peeps but there were quite a few overweight, middle aged men driving sports cars, which gave us a good chuckle.
Overall, I say check Roxane out and if you don't like it the first time around, give it another go with an open mind. -
Review from Hyung K.
Saint Louis, MO
5/27/2010
Great food, so-so decor, ditzy server, ok prices
