Native is awesome! Their cocktails are fantastic, first of all. I definitely will need to try some of the different ones they have next time. They had one of my all-time favorite appetizers - whipped feta! So delicious! And the food was amazing too! An amazing atmosphere - they open the walls up on nice days - and amazing food! Great service too! Such fantastic employees. I can't wait to go back to try more!

My first night back in Rochester of the summer, and I wanted to try somewhere new and a little different. Enter Native: a restaurant with a sleek, elegant exterior, a large outdoor dining area surrounded by twinkle-lighted trees, and a cozy, chic interior. The staff were friendly and seated me quickly at a table facing one of the walls of floor-to-ceiling windows, and quickly brought me the Violet Armada cocktail. Woah. It tastes just as purple as it looks, and was a delicious start to my meal! I ordered two of their small plates--the lettuce wraps pictured, and the empanadas, which I forgot to snap an image of before devouring. They were, honestly, some of the best I've ever had, with the flakiest crusts and a wonderfully savory filling. The lettuce wraps were light and well-balanced, and the portion sizes were perfect for what I was looking for. I'll definitely be back soon, hopefully before snagging an evening show at the GeVa, conveniently caddy-corner to Native!

We've been to Native Rochester for lunch and thoroughly enjoyed it, so we though we'd try it before an evening GEVA performance. To insure a leisurely dinner, we made reservations for 2 hours before curtain time. The convenience of it being just across the street and parking only once was great. Both food and service was outstanding! We shared a small empanadas appetizer plate to enjoy with cocktails. Then had arctic char and chicken and biscuits for entrees. Each was delicious and unique. We had room for desert, theme brûlée and warm apple tart with ice cream finish off an outstanding meal.

First time visiting was on Valentine's Day. Seating was a little tight, but we were seated on time and service was timely and courteous. Some elevated sharables and interesting variations on classics, we loved the food. Started with the tostones since we don't find them on menus ever and they were delicious. Girlfriend got the Surf and Turf meaning I got most of a steak as leftovers and I got the chicken and biscuit which was well done. Delicious food, looking forward to going back for drinks and apps soon.

This is a great contemporary space with a large center bar surrounded by tables, booths and high top tables. I love the decor, soft lighting and music. The menu is what piqued my interest. I love how the chef uses plantains in the menu. You can tell I'm a fan. The tostones with braised beef - great idea. The braised pork with plantain gnocchi- genius. We enjoyed our meal. Our sever was nice and helpful. We were able to park on the street but had to walk two blocks - not a big deal. We will definitely return when we are back in town.

My wife and daughter and I went to dinner at Native. I have had dinner and lunch there before but I wanted a nicer restaurant to take my NYC daughter out to- so she could get a taste of downtown nowadays. She remarked that it was an "industrial and comfy" vibe there. (We sat on one of the 1/2 booths). The ladies had wine and I had a beer- they have a nice selection of both - and I could tell that they can craft a mean cocktail from that large and cool looking bar! We started with 2 apps- tostones and a candies squash salad- both were fantastic. My wife ordered the Red Pizza with pepperoni, daughter had Beet Risotto and I had the Pork Shank. We all enjoyed our meal. I took half of that tower of pig home for lunch the next day! We needed sharing some chocolate mousse for dessert and just hanging out enjoying the space. It is cool and comfy! Our server- sorry I forgot her name!- was attentive, knowledgeable and funny. Perfect night out- I looked like a hero for taking them out here. And we will definitely be back!