Comments on: Jakes Tyler

By: JG

JG — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:32:04 +0000

I agree, Thomas is hot.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 03:23:47 +0000

Easily my favorite place to hang out with friends after work. I have never had a bad experience here. Not a place East Texas is use to and I bet that is why some folks may not have liked it – but if you are looking for a place for Friday night comparable to a night out in Fort Worth, this is your best bet.

By: Metro Matt

Metro Matt — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:56:28 +0000

Upscale atmosphere & dining in Downtown Tyler, lousy service. Their prices are outrageous too for what you get. The rooftop “bands” they have on weekends are hit or miss & its usually the same local ones all the time.

By: Winnie

Winnie — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:56:42 +0000

Love, love, love Jake’s. I agree the original posting by Delicia should be removed because of its placement in the reviews. Or reverse the order of reviews to make most recent one first. If I didn’t know Jake’s I would have read the first one she wrote and not visited it.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:01:55 +0000

The atmosphere is wonderful and although very friendly, our waitstaff was not very attentive. We had reservations but because we arrived early and there was plenty of room, we decided to seat ourselves on the more romantic rooftop cheveta.
After having two waiters pass us by multiple times and then wait on two tables that came in after us, I had to politely ask if we could have a menu (this taking over 15 minutes w/very few tables being full). We ordered an appetizer – the calamari, which was a huge portion, very tastey and not at all rubbery. By the time our meals arrived it had been over one hour after we seated ourselves. We didn’t mind so much as were on a ‘date night’ and enjoyed the time to have good conversation.
Unfortunately, my husband (who has never in our 14yrs of marriage) had to ask for his plate to be returned. He had ordered a ‘rare’ steak and the one delivered was very much medium well to well done. Not exactly the mistake a ‘higher end’ restuarant should make. After 10-15 minutes of me slowly eating by myself, his plate was returned w/ a very nicely cooked mostly ‘rare’ piece of meat.
I’d hate to say anything bad about this place because overall the food tasted nice; however, the experience was not up to our expectations and we probably won’t return for quite some time.

By: Ginger

Ginger — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:00:11 +0000

The food is 3 out of 4 stars but the coconut bread pudding, if served warm, is 4 out of 4 stars. Delicious. And the berry sexy martini is wonderful.

By: jcisaacson

jcisaacson — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:40:51 +0000

Jakes is a great place to dine.
My first trip was there July 3rd, 2009. Ordered the Crab Cake Entree. Wow! They were divine. Went back in April of this year ordered the same-thing, only this time the Appetitizer. While it was very good it was not the same. Different Chef.

Jakes is on my list of favorite places

By: YamatoJoe

YamatoJoe — Sat, 08 May 2010 23:05:14 +0000

Went there for Valentines day last year and absolutely loved it. Food was fabulous as was the service. They did a wonderful job with the remodel and it was an appropriate venue for a romantic dinner for 2. We would have loved to eat on the roof (the Chavetta I think) but I had recently had ACL reconstruction and was unable to make it up the stairs. We will definitely be back.

By: Richard Hardin, Major, USMC Retired

Richard Hardin, Major, USMC Retired — Sat, 08 May 2010 14:46:30 +0000

You guys should remove the Feb 19 comments of Delicia Lewis as many people will never read beyond the first few lines to see her retraction. Jakes is on my “recommended” list of places for a mature dinning experience for Tyler/East Texas. The new management strives to provide a unique dinning experience.

By: Wines of Argentina

Wines of Argentina — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:37:55 +0000

We had a wonderful dinner at Jake's! One of the most elegant restaurants in Tyler, Texas!