The Weather Room

Went in for a friends 50th birthday. We had a room reserved, the room was really nice and private. Really enjoyed the atmosphere. Braden was are server, he was very polite and took good care of us. I had the candied pork chop which I did enjoy.

Very nice hotel bistro. The bar was changing menus and was out of a lot. Our server did everything she could but was given two large tables. Food was excellent, the Mahi was great, and fresh caught out of Lake Shawnee!?

We had dinner and drinks here for our anniversary. The food was terrific! Drinks were really good as well. This one (Fiya N Siam) has some kick to it, if you like spice!

Fine dining at its finest!!! The weather room is very clean and elegant the staff is very professional and all very well groomed. Britney our waitress was every bit of the word AMAZING, from her professionalism and knowledge of the menu to her personable attitude. The food was beyond delicious and cooked perfectly. We also ordered drinks and I was completely taken back at the presentation and taste. It was almost as if we were at a cocktail lounge were they only focus on drinks and not a restaurant. It is family friendly and wheelchair accessible. Wonderful experience

I’d give more stars if I could. I’m a local Kansas girl who needs to stay in Topeka from time to time. I always have the best experience with Lindsay and Jaz, they’re always incredibly attentive and make some amazing cocktail. Hands down, this is the best place to stay in Topeka, much in part because of these amazing women who always make me feel welcome!

Visited again and so this is a revised review. As stated before, the decor is lovely and the establishment is clean. Seems they're understaffed but the two ladies, working the dining area and the bar, did well while juggling everything. The food greatly improved since my last visit - So I wanted to share an update of tasty dishes: coconut shrimp, french onion soup, and cajun chicken pasta.

This is our second visit to the hotel and restaurant. The food is delicious and staff (esp bartender Heather) is great about asking why we are visiting and how they can direct us to shops and dining. We will always make this a stop on our road trips!

The restaurant has a nice ambiance, I would say laid back and classy. The food is genuinely unique, my wife had chicken fried lobster, I had your basic KC strip steak. The drinks were tasty, as were the desserts. Our waiter was very courteous and attentive, and the prices were reasonable.

I recently dined at The Weather Room in Topeka, and it was an exceptional experience. There were three in our party and we ordered the cheeseburger, candied pork chop, and steak tips, and each dish was fantastic. The flavors were spot-on, and the quality of the ingredients was evident. I also enjoyed a perfectly crafted Manhattan cocktail that complemented the meal beautifully. I ordered the brownie dessert. See the photo as that says it all. The service was attentive without being intrusive, adding to the overall pleasant atmosphere. If you're in Topeka, I highly recommend checking out The Weather Room for a memorable dining experience.

Reasonable prices, good service, undistinguished ambience but truly mediocre cuisine. My wife and I chose The Weather Room because of good reviews. We were completely disappointed. Some details: We both ordered steaks. She chose the rib eye, and I, in the spirit of Topeka, chose the strip. The rib eye was the thinnest we've ever seen. Both steaks were extremely over-salted (mine was barely edible), and both were quite overcooked. In my case, I asked for "rare" and it was cooked beyond medium. My wife had risotto as a side. It was also barely edible, largely because the ratio of cheese to rice was so far off. It was basically a cheesy goo with some rice added. I had brussel sprouts. They, too, were terribly prepared. The tough stems had not been removed, and they were charred on the outside (that's good), but my guess is that they'd not been parboiled, so there were tough as leather. My wife asked for condiments for her steak - either bearnaise sauce or horseradish. Neither was available. Our server was excellent, and, as I mentioned before, the prices were not outlandish. The atmosphere in the restaurant was what I might expect in any average place - it could have been in a mall. Bottom line - it was pretty awful.

Suggested by the menu. The atmosphere was very swanky and upscale. The order consisted of (Chicken and Waffles and Cyrus Plate. The food was Good and the service was as Great. I would definitely eat again and stay at the hotel. *Sidenote: there is an All You Can Eat Breakfast Bar for $14.00

Honestly, the best roasted chicken I've ever had. Sorry, the picture couldn't do it justice. Please consider my other reviews and restaurants as a testament to just how incredibly juicy, flavorful, and fall-off-the-bone this is. Words have been so abused on lesser meals that I don't think succulent, mouth-watering, or even the statement "we need to drive back to Topeka just for this", can even do it justice. And this was takeout! Bravo, Weather Room, Bravo!

We had kind of a mixed experience here. The best part about it was our server, Jazzy, who was amazing and very fast. She took great care of us! We would come back just to experience her. Incredible disposition, and amazing attitude! The food wasn't the best. The onion soup had so many pieces of bread in it that it soaked up all the soup. My wife was disappointed. I had the shrimp cocktail, which was kind of bland and disappointing. The cocktail sauce was marginal and really didn't have enough horseradish. We shared the Cajun chicken pasta for dinner and I enjoyed it. The chicken was a little bit too burnt. But overall the dish and especially the sausage was too spicy for my wife. She was not able to enjoy it. We did enjoy the atmosphere and decor in this restaurant, as it was very classy. After we finished our dinner, Jazzy brought a piece of birthday cake for me. Like I said, she was the bright spot of the experience.

After reading the reviews, I'm curious what a non-holiday evening might be like here. My friend was looking for a fancy place to go for Valentine's Day and we came here. They had a prix fixe menu (which apparently the exhausted waitress had to break down to other patrons before we got there, because she treated us like kindergartners who would never have heard of such a concept... imagine a tone dripping with condescension "you cannot just order the entree - it comes with a starter, soup, AND dessert." I did have to hold my tongue and not respond in kind. We started with drinks that were largely OK. I ordered their bread board to absorb the alcohol, and was disappointed. While the display was pretty, the homemade butter left a lot to be desired, and the bread was mediocre. I ordered the gnocchi, which was OK, but the sauce was basic. My friend ordered the duck as he had never had it before. He liked it, and said he would order it again. As we did order from the prix fixe menu, Panna cotta was the only dessert option - and considering I didn't feel like ordering and paying for a separate dessert obviously mine went to my friend. Anyone who knows what Panna cotta is would know that it is also not vegetarian. Obviously, our esteemed waitress did not know. When I brought it to her attention by asking if there was a vegetarian alternative (earning me the "what part of prix fixe didn't you understand" look), she was shocked and went to the kitchen to check to make sure I wasn't an err... she returned and confirmed that it was indeed made with gelatin. No offer to replace it or apology or anything... Which is fine, by that time I had kind of had enough of the restaurant. Needless to say, I was not impressed with the service or food. The ambience felt like, well, a hotel restaurant, which is what it is.

Another new go to weekend breakfast place for us! Food is clean, fresh, and excellent coffee. Service is top notch!

Four ladies having dinner for a birthday celebration. For dinner we had the smothered pork chop with mushroom risotto, the garlic & herb chicken (x's 2), and the autumn harvest salad with grilled chicken. Dessert was creme brulee, and the mini brownie sundae. For drinks it was a bottle of prosecco and the Fleur 75. Everyone was very pleased with their food, dessert, and drinks! Not a complaint to be had. Our salad lover said it was one of the best salads she's ever had. The mushroom risotto was excellent. The pork chop was bone-in and not dry. The chicken portions were huge and very tasty. Probably just as pleasing was our server - Melissa. She was helpful, fun, and very attentive. If you her as your server, you will be lucky! We will all definitely be back!

This is my favorite tapas place as well as special occasion place in Topeka. I have never had anything at the White Linen cooked by their Chef that disappoints.

Wow! The restaurant was packed but got seated without a reservation. Friendly staff from hostess to server, who kept a watchful eye on our table. My salmon with mushroom risotto was delicious just slight over done for my personal preference but I'm sure best for most. The buffalo cauliflower was amazing with blue cheese crumbles. Beautiful place and we were able to have easy conversation with a full house.

Avoid The Weather Room, there are much better places to dine in Topeka. The experience with the staff was very disappointing and set the tone for a very poor experience, and the food is not worth the price, it's average at best - very reminiscent of Denny's or Blue Moose, but double the price. Keep reading for all the details. Today, we took my parents to Easter brunch and thought this place would be more upscale than the average restaurant, considering it was $45 a plate for brunch. We had 11:30am reservations and the restaurant was almost empty when we arrived since they had only been open for 30 minutes. We were seated in a dark windowless room, in the very back, while there was plenty of open seating available in the bar area and main rooms. I asked to move to a booth or table in the main room and we were told "no" those are reserved. I also had a reservation, so it made no sense that we were not able to have a better table. We had to speak with 3 different people before it was approved to move to a table in the main room. I want to specifically mention the guy with red hair in charge of hostess seating, he was very condescending and dismissive when we asked for a new seating arrangement. He seems better suited for a back of house position that isn't customer facing. He said he needed to verify if any other table was going to cancel and it would take 20-30 minutes! If the restaurant had been full, I can understand the hesitation or confusion, but it was almost empty, being it had just opened and we were among the first to arrive. It's easy to move a party from one 4 top table to another, then seat the next party with the later reservation at the other table. That is not what happened until we spoke with 3 different people. Not the Easter experience I had hoped for! The buffet itself had a decent presentation, but each item was flavorless. The Cesar salad had pre shredded cheese in it, and food service croutons. What type of restaurant puts preshredded cheddar in a Cesar salad?! And making croutons is one of the most basic items to elevate a salad. If you're going to put cheddar shred in Cesar, at least make it freshly grated. The orzo salad was bland, fingering potatoes were well done but nothing special, ratatouille was super dry and bland (the eggplant slices were like leather and to tough to eat), the wild rice was good and nicely seasoned, and the rolls were extremely dry. I'm a vegetarian so I did not try the meat or fish, but no one was raving about it. The dessert bar was decent for a small buffet, and the apple pie I had was good. My family does not drink, so I can't speak to the mimosas though I'm not sure if that was part of the buffet price or not. Also, the place setting did not include a spoon, so there was nothing to stir our coffees with, and when we asked for more water abd a spoon, service was very slow. Overall, we dined for about 2 hours, and never once were all tables full, if anything the restaurant only ever reached half capacity. And due to the very poor experience and the incapability of red haired guy to tactfully assist with our request, it set the tone for a poor Easter brunch and we will not be back or recommending this place to anyone. Dine on over priced mediocre food at your own risk. This place has potential, very cute decor, unfortunately the poor service and average food overshadow the atmosphere.

Food and service were wonderful. I had Tuscan Salmon with Mushroom Risotto. My husband had the Steak Tips with Mashed Potatoes. We will be back again.

Food was unique and outstanding. Steak tip was fork tender, very flavorful. French onion soup was the best I've ever had and I get it at different places. The star was the candied pork chop - multiple layers of flavor, absolutely delicious.

Great service and great food, the atmosphere is outstanding. The deserts were too good to pass up.

Our meal and service were top notch the evening we dined here with friends. The atmosphere is perfect for meeting others with semi-private feeling tables and the most comfortable seating. All food was prepared just as ordered and the waitress gave just the right amount of attention without being overbearing.

The mushroom risotto was the best I've ever had. The prime rib was cooked perfectly. The atmosphere was inviting the staff seemed very professional, and overall prices for all mails are reasonable. Thank you for supporting our military personnel.