Rothschild Farms

The Driftwood Group provides NE Ohio a host of dining establishments (Burton’s Welshfield Inn is a homespun, rustic standout), not least of which is Green Rooster Farms. An intriguing lunch place just off the beaten path, ze Green Rooster (formerly Rothschild Farms) is notable for its roast chicken breast and its field fresh ingredients (including some stellar beets!). The salads tend to be large and hearty, packed full of green veggies and excellent cheeses. Sandwiches are served in plastic skillets, which is a strange choice, but doesn’t actually detract from the meal. At first blush, I assumed they were actually cast iron, a terrifying and clumsy prospect. Green Rooster’s chickens slow roast in full public view, something carnivores will no doubt salivate over. While I didn’t sample them myself, I was informed by my dining companion these were some sumptuous birds! The layout of the restaurant is unusual, with multiple layers and a sort of crow’s nest up top to survey the lower diner area. There are many ramps and small stairwells to navigate and when you find a table the hard green plastic chairs are a little uncomfortable. Nevertheless, this is a swell lunch establishment for those looking for something a little different.

Located in the heart of the Theater District, this breakfast and lunch restaurant with only weekday hours till 2:30 PM is geared towards the downtown worker.
I stopped in for the first time on a Monday at 12:30 PM. The space offers E 14^th St window seating, bar height seating and tables both on the main floor and in an upstairs loft area. You can enter from Euclid via the Hanna building or from E 14^th St.
The restaurant is self-​service, with coolers filled with drinks and the side options. You then go down a Chiptole /​Subway style assembly line. Why they have it set up like that though I am not sure, as my lunch order at least didn’t require my input along the line at all.
I ordered The Gobbler which is a turkey sandwich. It contained bacon, tomato, lettuce and cheese. Nothing fancy, but it was good. I actually think I got the most flavor from the multi-​grain bread.
For $ 7.99 I felt the place offered a good value. I would pick this place over Subway for sure, from a fresh and local ingredient perspective. The menu is rather small however, so this will likely be regulated to the monthly visit category of my lunch time options.

I come here for lunch at least 3x weekly. It’s fast, healthy, the staff is always friendly, and they have rotating specials that have never disappointed. I typically go for the salads, but the few times I have tried the sandwiches or wraps, they have been delicious as well. Also, best peanut butter cookies in the city. I love this place!

Delicious. Nutritious. Food that doesn’t make me feel guilty!!! Love it. The chicken salad sandwich with gold raisins is amazing!
The set-​up is kinda cafeteria style. You order at the start and pick up then move to check out with an opportunity to buy extras like chips and sweets. Then you can pick a spot to sit (tables or booths) in the upstairs or downstairs areas.

Always a great experience every time we visit!!! Soups are amazing and the cinnamon buns are FANTASTIC

See my review under «Green Rooster Farms». This restaurant recently rebranded themselves! Still run by the same group — Driftwood.

Wow! I wanted an amazing and delicious salad and that is exactly what I got! Today’s special was Bacon and Blue. The ingredients included rotisserie chicken, thick bacon, creamy blue cheese, Granny Smith apples, cranberries, red onions, almond slices, mixed greens and a yummy strawberry vinaigrette dressing. I’ll be back to eat here when I return next month!

I got a great salad and a couple friends of mine ordered sandwiches and everything looked (and tasted) so yummy! Affordable meals and the interior has unexpected, quirky décor. The ice cream is also pretty good if you’re in the mood for soft serve.

Just tried their ice cream a few days ago and it is so good! Definitely a must try for soft-​serve.

I absolutely adore their breakfast menu which features burritos and breakfast sandwiches made from fresh croissants. They always feature a soup and sandwich lunch special and I typically order from that but it has something I don’t like or that I am allergic to in it, I always go for their chicken salad sandwich. We have an endless debate in the office on which spot downtown has the best chicken salad and Rothschild is pretty high up on the list.
If you work downtown, it’s the perfect lunch spot. Sadly, it’s closed on the weekends and closes everyday at 3pm. there is an area upstairs that is great for small lunch meetings for 4 or less people.

Had a meeting downtown a few days ago, and afterwards decided to check this place out for lunch as it was close to the garage I was parking in. In short, I would have bumped this up to 4 stars based on the quality of the food alone. Had the farmhouse chicken salad. Chicken tasted very fresh, and were nestled in some fresh arugala greens and some tasty toppings. The china and real silverware were also pluses. So why only two stars? TERRIBLE value. The Chicken portion was a whopping one regular ice cream scoop for a total price of $ 8.25. Want a small fountain drink and a cup of soup to make it a «box lunch” – add on another $ 3.00! Over $ 11 bucks for a very tasty but tiny lunch. The other minor quibble was that we had to «bus» our own tray. No bigee, but the «bus stand» to separate your paper products, tray, silverware, etc. was WAY too tiny and messy. All in all, great food, poor value. A pity.

Great place for lunch and breakfast, their rotisserie chicken salad is both sweet and satisfying, not to mention the hot gingerbeard chef and other great staff. They are always friendly and eager to please.

For the first time in my life I walked out of a restaurant without even getting my food. Rothchild Farms should be embarrassed!
If you have never been to Rothchild’s before it is a sandwich and salad place where you place your order directly with the line cook, they make it in front of you and then you pay at the cashier stand — kind of cafeteria-ish…simple concept right? Wrong…
I walk up and ask the gentleman who appears to have just rolled out of bed wearing yesterday’s chef coat for a corn beef sandwich. He makes it (or at least I thought it was mine) and puts it in the sandwich press. I wait what seems like 10 minutes, he removes it carries it by hand to cutting board in front of the stove where another line cook picks it up and TAKES A BITE OUR OF IT… he then opens the sandwich carries it over to the line where the other customers sandwiches are being made and adds some condiments and what not. I peak my head over the glass and say «um I think that was my sandwich you are eating» to which the cooks says, nope I just put yours is on the grill right now.
So let me get this straight. I stand there for 10 minutes, you make a sandwich for another one of the cooks and not until after he begins eat it do you put my sandwich on the press (they were the same sandwich you couldn’t have made two at the same time?)…ARE YOU KIDDING ME? In the meantime other customers are coming in ordering and getting there food no problem.
If they cooks were even remotely apologetic I would have understood that a mistake was made, but nope they were snotty and short with me and basically admitted that he let me stand there for ten minutes, made the cooks sandwich and then mine after the fact.
And just so you know, when I returned to my office everyone I work with said «I thought you were going to Rothchilds?»…I made sure I told them in great detail what happened.

I dropped in for lunch while at work. I ordered the Rothschild Club (adding in chips and a small drink, it was about $ 10). The food was good and quickly prepared. The location is very convenient to my downtown office, so I will definitely be back.

The Farm Croissant is amazing. The croissant is good, the scrambled eggs and bacon are good, but the herb aioli is the clincher. The aioli complements the other flavors perfectly. The croissant is oversized and stuffed full so, though it’s not inexpensive, I think it’s a good value. The kitchen is always very clean, the crew is polite and professional. The pickup service is okay, sometimes it’s ready exactly when they say, other times someone forgot to tell someone to make it and I end up waiting another five minutes, minor inconvenience. I used to get frustrated with them because they would stop serving breakfast at 10:30am, and they would not make any breakfast food past the cutoff point even if they were completely dead slow. I would almost never remember to get there on time so I rare ate there. But now that they changed their menu and offer the farm croissant all day, I end up eating there once or twice a week. Nothing takes the edge off a Monday like devouring one of those farm croissants.

Their veggie breakfast burrito is supremely created. Hands down best in Cleveland, and I like to think of myself of breakfast burrito connoisseur.

I love this place for lunch in the Playhouse Square district. They are super accommodating of my nut allergy — even changing their gloves without needing to be asked! The house salad is super delicious and fresh. Servings are extremely generous, and the home-​cooked meats are juicy. I return at least once a week at lunch and the staff is always cheerful and friendly. Highly recommended!

I visited Rothschild Farms twice while on a recent trip to Cleveland. My first visit was a late lunch. Even though I came in literally minutes before closing, the staff was welcoming and friendly. I had the chicken salas sandwich and it was fresh and tasty. The presentation was charming — they used a small skillet instead of a plate.
Two days later I stopped by for breakfast. Again, the staff was incredibly friendly. I had one of the breakfast croissants, and it, too, was fresh and delicious.
I will absolutely eat there again!

It has potential to be great. Love the idea and the food tasted good but wasn’t very hot.
Both of our breakfast skillets were at room temperature. And this was on a Saturday with barely anyone else in the restaurant.
The positives were that the sausage was delicious. Sweet, savory and slightly spicy. Very impressive. They turned that sausage into an excellent sausage gravy. Really like the atmosphere and the skillet plates.
The negatives were the food wasn’t hot. The poached egg was a bit undercooked and slimey (easy to correct that one). My girlfriend’s sweet potato hash tasted sour. Not sure if that’s supposed to be that way, but it wasn’t good.
I’ll go back.

Yeah, it’s pretty good and it gets crowded for lunch. My boyfriend ordered the farm ham sandwich. I ordered the salad with rotisserie chicken (which WAS delicious). Of course i asked for bacon to be added. I wish the butter lettuce leaves would have been chopped up. They were HUGE and a pain to cut and eat especially when we were trying to have a quick lunch. The charred lemon vinaigrette sounded better than it actually tasted. Bummer. I will go back and try other things on the menu (breakfast, anyone?) to give it a fair shake because I love the concept of this place and I do think the quality of ingredients is good.

Stopped in for the first time and grabbed a quick lunch. Had the lunch special of raclette (cheese) soup and tuna salad on rye and they were both very good. Will be back soon to try breakfast.

Crazy fresh ingredients
Unique daily selections
All-​natural juices and drinks
Perky friendly staff
Great location, convenient to Playhouse
A weekly staple for fresh, clean, fare!
Try the «gobbler»…

I love restaurants that support local! The food was delicious :). I had the tomato bisque and shared the marinated beet salad. My sister and mom shared the Panzanella sandwich and quinoa salad. Everything was excellent and the service was very friendly. Just take into consideration the hot sandwiches are not served Sundays — it’s more a brunch and cold sandwich menu that day. I can’t go back to try a hot sandwich!

Great place for breakfast or lunch! Fresh ingredients and friendly service.
Try the chicken salad. They have a rotisserie there on site, that and all of the attention to ingredients shows in every dish.
You can order for delivery right to your office. We tried it for a meeting at COSE/​Greater Cleveland Partnership, right down the road. All of our team members enjoyed.
Look for ice-​cream coming soon. We need it in the PlayhouseSquare area!!!

Oh my gosh! This place is delicious. I am so happy it is right here, next to csu. I stop here and get breakfast in between my classes. It’s alittle expensive, but so worth it. All fresh local ingredients, and they cook everything right in front of you! Service is great, soooooo nice and always ask you If you need anything else. Amazing place!!!

Popped into Rothschild Farms a week after it opened on December 23. Lunch was not hectic — I suppose since it was close to Christmas and being so new.
Had the «Anti-​Sanders» a really delicious sandwich made from rotisserie chicken on some excellent bread. Slathered with a jalapeño slaw as well as «Hodges crunchies», it was a flavorful choice. Served up in a faux cast-​iron pan, the overall presentation was very good.
The menu seems to have a number of strong options on it. Was particularly intrigued by the breakfast menu — I’ve been on the prowl for a great breakfast burrito and the one offered by RF looks tasty.