Spent a week at Monroe Lake and went into Bloomington for dinner several nights. Uptown was by far and away the best meal of the trip! I had Black Bean Soup & Seafood Gumbo, my wife had a Greek Salad and Gorgonzola Crusted Filet Mignon....The food was fabulous and our server Dina did a great job.More

Had a wonderful Caesar salad with a well-grilled piece of salmon. Prepared perfectly. Nice place to eat on the square.

We went for a brunch on a Saturday I was surprised the place was able to seat a party of 5. The staff was very friendly. The food is reasonably priced, and the amount of food is appropriate. The only weird thing was you have...a choice of egg style for the benedicts and poached is not offered. The strip steak on the Sam’s Benedict is one of the best steaks I have had in a restaurant in a long time. Definitely worth a stop for a brunch on the weekend.More

I have the Shrimp and Grits and they were amazing! I hear the steak is good so that will be my next try during this trip. The Old Fashioned is easily a Top 3 in the US in my opinion. And I’ve had several nationwide....The bar atmosphere is awesome and better than the dining room.More

This restaurant was recommended to us, and we are so glad it was - we wouldn't have found it on our own! Our server was very helpful and knowledgable about the menu. Appetizers were delicious (I especially liked the bruschetta with andouille!), if a little...under-portioned. Everyone was very happy with their meals- creole meatloaf, red beans and rice, chicken alfredo. Portions were good, but we still saved room for desserts - I recommend the lemon cake! Finding parking was a bit of a challenge, but worth the troubleMore

I recommend calling ahead if you visit this restaurant. Food is good. The Farm next door is better especially for brunch.More

Our son attends grad school at Jacobs IU and this was our second visit to Uptown. The food is fantastic and reminiscent of my time growing up on the Gulf Coast. The atmosphere is special without being stuffy or pretentious. Highly recommend giving this one...a try, and definitely do NOT pass up the cheddar jalapeño grits!More

Three couples came here to celebrate the birthday of one member in our parties birthday. We are all seniors so we made a reservation for a Saturday evening and asked for a round table. Our table was ready when we arrived and we were seated...immediately. Two people enjoyed the delicious fillet, several people enjoyed the spinach salad, the Shrimp Bisque was very good, grouper was yummy, sea bass was tasty, crab cake was very good. Several beers and wines were enjoyed by all. Desserts for the table included crème brûlée, chocolate flourless cake for the birthday woman that came with a candle, almond cake, sugar cream pie and ice cream were enjoyed by everyone. Food is always delicious at this restaurant. Restaurant was quite busy so reservations might be needed. Uptown was well staffed and has a nice variety of specials. Service was excellent and we enjoyed our celebrated much.More

We live here in Bloomington, so we eat at Michael’s often. The food and drinks are ALWAYS fantastic. My personal favorite is the Étouffée and my son loves the Gumbo. For whatever reason, I did not know they serve brunch. All I can say is...“what a wonderful surprise”!!!! The menu choices are always great but their breakfast & brunch is incredible!!!!! There were so many GREAT choices that it was impossible to choose just one thing. We solved that dilemma: We each ordered something different so we could share and have the opportunity to try more than one thing. * Bonus- They also have Mimosas and Bloody Mary’s that were perfect before an early noon game! Love, love, love this place. The food and atmosphere is wonderful 😊👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼More

The service was great, the beer was cold and the food was even better. The prices are reasonable except for my mixed drink. There is not a place in the state of Indiana that should be charging $12.00 for a straight up Manhattan. It is...a simple 3 part drink that requires little to no skill to mix. Other than that little gripe, I will be back.More

We enjoyed Uptown Cafe recently with friends. The restaurant was very busy. Servers wore masks while serving. The food was very good. Some problems with temperature of the food, as all the broccolini at our table was barely warm, really cool actually. Surf and turf...entree was good. Seems a bit much to pay for the bread, but we did it anyway ($3 per basket). Prices, in general, are a bit high. They also offer a half-price wine promotion on Mondays, though. That might be one reason it was very busy. Our server was good. Had the persimmon pudding for dessert which was very good.More

I was very impressed to see pate on the menu, unfortunately, we only had brunch items at our visit, but looking forward to trying more on the menu. Also liked seeing cajun items