Irregardless Cafe & Catering

Superb Restaurant. This is a fantastic restaurant. Don't be put off by these few snarky reviews complaining that this person was curt or that time there was a wait or there wasn't enough parking or they didn't like the music that night.

I even see one in which the person says the food was 'very, very good and a good value' but they didn't enjoy the music. That's too bad in two respects -- one that he/she didn't enjoy the music (always a dice roll, I suspect; but if you're worried, go earlier.) and two that the person gave the restaurant a 2 even though he/she said the food was fantastic.



Fact is, this is a one-of-a-kind restaurant with superb cooking, great value and wonderful atmosphere. I've been coming for years and have watched it change and know that Arthur Gordon puts his heart and soul into this.

There must be a pretty good reason for a restaurant to thrive with one owner since 1975.

Yes, sometimes it is crowded and there's a wait -- that's because it's good. That's because so many people come. And yes, wouldn't a lot of places NOT in a mall love to have parking.

But this is a superb restaurant -- the food is consistently excellent; wait staff professional and presentation excellent.…

Good food but NOT good experience. Dined August 23, 2011 during Downtown Raleigh Restaurant week for the 3 course prix fixe menu. Hostess was just awful both coming in and leaving. All she had to do was smile and take us to our table! She was curt & sullen-- could not squeeze out a smile for our coming OR going! Naturally it was crowded- had to wait over 10 minutes to get water. The Bruchetta was the best I've ever had, the mixed grill was great. Dessert was just ok. Wine was good. Overall food was very, very good and a good value BUT the musical entertainment was not good and was WAY, WAY too loud. The main girl (who was the least talented) had her family there cheering her but volume was out of control and did not allow discussion between me and my guest. Soft canned music would have been far better than lousy live act at too high volume.…

Dining Experience. Dined at Irregardless Cafe on May 28, 2011. The ambience was very nice, the wait staff was very efficient and the food was good. The negatives: the restaurant needs some additional parking made available for customers and the wait staff, while efficient, were not warm - actually they came across as being quite indifferent, as if they were just trying to do their job and get through the evening. The food, while nice, is overpriced for what you get and the atmosphere in general has lost that "down-to-earth, granola" feel and seems somewhat stuffy.…

Great Mother's Day brunch. The restaurant had such a great vibe on Mother's Day morning. Happy moms, happy families! Yummy food, attentive service without interruption to the discussions at our table. Thanks for a great start to the day!…