Restaurant Name: Red Seven
Location: 200 Main Street, Lafayette, IN (map it)
Phone: 765-742-7337
Cuisine: Bar & Grill
Hours: Mon 11 to 10pm, Tues 11 to 10pm, Wed 11 to 12am, Thurs 11 to 1am, Friday 11 to 1am, Saturday 11 to 1am, Sunday closed
Review: If you are a regular reader or subscriber, you are probably aware that I’ve reviewed Red Seven before. I was invited to dine with some lady friends of mine this weekend, and had such a pleasant experience that I felt the need to revise my review. I didn’t originally give it a bad review; I just thought it had some potential and was hoping it would improve, and it did.
I love dining downtown, and the location of Red Seven couldn’t be better, right across from Chase and Riehle Plaza. It’s beautifully decorated, with an obvious amount of time, money, and energy put into the ambiance. Really quite nice.
The menu has really expanded since my last trip there, and for the better. Six months ago I dined in to be given a one page menu that housed everything from starters to entreés, but now it’s quite expansive, with appetizers, salads, and a slew of menu choices.
We got pot stickers and crab rangoon for starters. Both were good, but I preferred the pot stickers. For my meal, I chose the Penne pasta with grilled chicken, portabella mushroom, brandy cream sauce. It was good and extremely large. In fact, all the dishes were huge and we all took home sizeable containers.
The service was very nice as well. Our waitress was friendly and attentive, and our food was served in efficiently. I’d say a definite improvement over my last visit there and I’m actually looking forward to going again.
My husband also recommends the R7 Chop Chop salad from the lunch menu.
Kid friendly: No.
Payment Methods: Cash and credit.
Price Range: Pretty steep – you pay for ambiance. The least expensive items are the pizzas, which start at around $8, but they go up to over $20 for some of the steak options.
(4.86 out of 5)
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My take on Red 7 is that it’s a little too cool for school. The menu is limited and a bit pricey for what you get; the furnishings seem to be trying a bit too hard to be hip; and the service is a little sketchy.
The experience isn’t completely awful, the prices won’t break you, and you’ll eventually get what you ordered, but, for my part, the place makes me roll my eyes a little bit.
But, I’m completely uncool, and my taste in alcohol definitely runs toward beer and simple liquors. A trendy environment with colorful drinks just isn’t my thing. Just so you know where I’m coming from.
I think the place is awesome !! Lafayette needed a place like this. When your there you kinda forget that you are only in Lafayette, IN. Service is great !! Food is differant (which who doesnt get tired of the same old thing) Its really nice you can sit outside on a nice summer or fall day. One of my favorire places to go !!
I’ve been pleasantly surprised by Red Seven. It looks expensive, and I’ve heard more than one person say it doesn’t feel like you’re in Lafayette when you’re dining there (and I agree.) I’ve had the cheese ravioli and a couple of (well) drinks for about $25, which is NOT bad at all. Red Seven has become a favorite of mine.
Stay away from the Thai Peanut Noodles. I ordered that and I got Rotten trash and Oil Noodles with peanuts on them. haha, no seriously that is what it tasted like, trash smell and noodles swimming in a bowl of oil. I’m sure it was just a bad night for them. My other experiences have been pleasant there.