Cafe 4

Cafe 4
Restaurant Cuisine: Southwestern
4 Market Square
Knoxville, TN 37902
#2
of 593 restaurants in Knoxville
TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
85% Recommend
8.5Overall8.5Food
8Food
Activities: Health club, Hot tub, Pool (outdoors)
Check-in / Check-out time: 11am / 3pm
Description:Café 4 is Knoxville's Hotest Downtown dining and entertainment experience. Come enjoy our true urban retreat, featuring Traditional Southern Comfort Foods with a Twist. Create memories in our comfortable dining room or relax on our heated and cooled outdoor patio overlooking the bustling Historic Market Square. Savor an entrée from ...Read more
A breakfast nook.
Cafe 4 Map

Traveler Reviews

TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
85% Recommend
8.5Overall8.5Food
8Food
Overall
  • I highly recommend Cafe 4!
  • I thoroughly enjoy Cafe 4 each and every time that I eat there.
  • Overall the experience was good.
  • Overall good experience though.
  • I had a wonderful experience.
  • This is a nice looking restaurant with a good location and good ambiance
  • We will also recommend this restaurant to all of our friends and family.
  • a definite change for the better that my last visit!
  • For the most part, everything was fine.
  • The acoustics are a little noisy, but a lively place.
  • Everything was wonderful!
  • We enjoyed our experience at this restaurant.
  • this place was a great find.
  • Overall, I enjoy Cafe 4 and will probably return.
Food
  • We sat outside and it was a fun and enjoyable evening with great food topped off with a delicious cupcake!
  • Food is outstanding and service is really top-notch.
  • For the price of the french toast they should serve it with some fresh fruit at the very least.
  • Cafe4 offers good food, ambience, and service.
  • Great food and atmosphere.
  • Had a problem with our food, but our server was excellent.
  • The food was truly wonderful.
  • The food & service was great!...Shrimp and grits are always phenomenal....My husband said his steak was great too.
  • The food is excellent!
  • The food is always very good
  • The food and service were just a wonderful the 2nd time as the 1st.
  • The food was great, the service was great.
  • The grilled vegetable linguine was delicious.
  • The menus is somewhat limited as well
  • Undoubtedly the best selection, variety and quality for lunch.
  • Food was great.
  • The food was wonderful and the service was great.
  • Food presentaion was great and taste was exceptional....Very enjoyable brunch experience!
  • Food was very good, the mahi-mahi fantastic.
  • Food was delicious and the service was great -
  • We hada been to Cafe 4 when it first opened and had an excellent meal....My husband's sandwich was equally blah and unmemorable.
  • The entrees were horrible.
  • Great for Sunday brunch.
  • Food was tasty and so was the atmosphere.
  • It was a perfect lunch to share.
  • The service was excellent and the food was magnificent!
  • The seafood entrée was flavorful and cooked just the right amount.
  • get great food than pay less for below ave
  • Great for fine food in downtown Knoxville....Large wine list.
  • Great food and great service....Desserts were especially good!
  • Very unique menu that is reasonably priced!
  • WONDERFUL Restaurant and great menu.
  • The food was great, as usual
  • Food was great as well as the service.
  • Great food , ambiance, service, etc. as always.
  • The food and service here was very exceptional.
  • Great food!
  • The food was amazing.
  • Best dinner I've ever had!
  • Food was fantastic.
  • The food was mostly delicious with the exception of the Mahi mahi, which tasted burnt.
  • The best food I've had in a long time.
  • Great service and delicious food!
Service
  • Food is outstanding and service is really top-notch....My waiter was really attentive and extremely helpful!
  • The manager stopped by our table to personally wish him a Happy Birthday.
  • Our waiter was very good
  • Had a problem with our food, but our server was excellent.
  • The food & service was great!
  • Very helpful when asked for suggestions, very friendly and great service!
  • We also had great service and a very knowledgeable waiter.
  • the service is the best in Knoxville.
  • The food and service were just a wonderful the 2nd time as the 1st.
  • Our server was competent and very friendly, but not intrusive!
  • The food was great, the service was great.
  • The service was outstanding, the food delicious
  • The greeting staff were friendly, efficient and new what was going on in the dining area....The server was pleasant and efficient but not exceptional or not bad, just Common and ordinary.
  • the service was impeccable.
  • The food was wonderful and the service was great.
  • The service was a tad slow but it was also very crowded
  • Service was outstanding.
  • Food was delicious and the service was great -
  • The service was adequate but the food was extremely disappointing.
  • The service was excellent and the food was magnificent!
  • The service was very effecient and friendly -
  • It was a Friday night and we felt rushed by the very friendly server.
  • Great food and great service.
  • Great food , ambiance, service, etc. as always.
  • The food and service here was very exceptional.
  • Great service!
  • The service was excellent, by both our waiter and fellow waitstaff.
  • Our waitress was probably the best I've ever had!
  • Great service and delicious food!
Ambience
  • Great food and atmosphere.
  • felt the food was not up to our expectations, the room is very loud with people talkint
  • The atmosphere is a little cold and stark in my opinion....Love the modern lighting, seating, etc. but the acoustics were bad, the floor being concrete and no curtains on the walls....The seating was also not very comfortable, and the extra chairs they pulled up for a table of 6 were pretty pitiful.
  • The patio is fabulous, especially in the spring.
  • the dining area is fresh and newly styled.
  • The patio was great.
  • Was very nice to have a table reserved on the patio on a beautiful Friday night with downtown busseling!
  • Had a great atmosphere!
  • This is a nice looking restaurant with a good location and good ambiance
  • Great food , ambiance, service, etc. as always.
  • Only problem is noise, with a full restaurant the noise level is really high.
  • The noise was unbearable at times.
Value
  • the prices a little high for what you get.
  • The prices are great (not too cheap but well priced for the items).

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