Ruscello

The place has gone through some renovation since it’s Nordstom Café days. It now has more of an upscale restaurant feel. They have good quality food and great service. My favorites from the menu are the shrimp salad and white chocolate bread pudding.

AKA Nordstrom Café… I love this place. They have an elegant list of eclectic salads that are massive. But, because I am not a go to restaurant and eat a salad type of person, I get the pizza. Specifically, the mushroom and pepperoni pizza. This pizza is simple but delicious. More than enough for one person. Kelly loves their salmon and shrimp salads. The Hummus is great too. The location at Phipps is better than this one, but this place is still great.
That’s my word and I’m sticking to it.

I have been going to this restaurant for years (when it was simply Nordstrom Café). They have the absolute best tomato soup! Beautiful atmosphere, and generally decent service. I highly recommend the turkey club panini, although my only qualm post-​renovation is that the actual turkey they use on the panini doesn’t seem as quality as before, it’s a bit salty and thinner. Bottom line: great food, great ambiance, and a great place to have lunch while shopping or if you’re just in the area.

On my recent visit to Perimeter Mall, I had lunch at Ruscello’s formerly «Nordstrom Café». Ruscello’s is a snazzy, modern, comfy restaurant tucked away on the 4^th Floor of Nordstrom’s. I was eager to try the «Salmon Nicoise Salad», which is grilled salmon, mixed greens, capers, red onions, grilled potatoes, string beans, sliced boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes, tossed in a lemon vinaigrette. Delish! Of course, you know I must have dessert, so I tried the apple cinnamon torta (pie) topped with vanilla bean gelato. This is a great spot for lunch, reasonably priced, and a great value. So the next time you’re at Perimeter, let’s do lunch.

Absolutely amazing. Was seated and greeted promptly. Server introduced us to wine feature which happens to be Château St Michelle, one of my favorites. I get a glass of wine, a mushroom flatbread and tempura artichoke, both on the dessert menu. My friend only wanted dessert and got the white chocolate bread pudding. Everything tastes fresh and delicious. Got a Grand 75 cocktail with Gran Marnier, prosecco and lemon twist to finish off the meal & it was divine! Will be back soon!

Tasty food. Great drinks. All while you take a break from shopping! Definitely try the tomato jam jar for an appetizer. The risotto with shrimp and asparagus is fabulous too.

So it’s been 6 months and of course I never stopped going! There have been some bumps here and there, but they are definitely back on track. I will say though that I mostly do call ins and pick it up, and I’ve only had a problem with an incomplete salad once. I did call about it and the manager was awesome. So awesome in fact that I have yet to cash in my offer she extended to make it right. In house visits have been fine too, but I would still say that if you are on a tight «must be back in an hour» lunch schedule, do a call in.

Well, I did like the old venue better for visiting with friends, but we were able to find a secluded corner at 2:00 PM. The other ambiance was much lighter and brighter. The food was still good but a more limited menu. The kids menu worked fine; grilled cheese was good and parents enjoyed the kids’ soup. Salads were very good especially the strawberry & chicken (needs more strawberries). Burger and chicken club were very well prepared.

$ 14 for pasta. I can’t believe I paid that much for OK pasta. I was craving Italian food and decided to search out this mysterious place. Turns out going on an adventure on an empty stomach was not a good idea. Nordstrom was hard to find from the main mall. From there, had to look for the restaurant which was on the third floor.
I got the bolognese and found it to be unimpressive. The meat sauce did not taste spectacular and well, penne pasta was just pasta.
The ambiance looks nice with different types of seating arrangements though.

The old café was so much better. They took off some of their best sandwiches in the menu is very limited things on the menu that I did try don’t seem that good additionally everything is literally the same ingredients is if you look at the menu you will see the six different ingredients that’s prepared in different types of dishes

I adored the old Nordstrom bistro. It was like an old friend– I was hooked couple of the soups, loved several of the salads and appreciated the respite from the mall and shopping. It was treat. Warts on all.
Ruscello, takes the Nordstrom Bistro experience up a notch. Gone are the days you stood in line and ordered at the register, then someone help you to find a seat and then a cadre of people delivered food, water, bills, etc. — the set up was cumbersome– but it’s what we knew.
Today, you’re greeted at the door and their is table service, a menu, a very cheerful and helpful staff and bar. Whoa, Nellie this isn’t the food court or the good old bistro — this is another dining option in Sandy Springs. Welcome to the neighborhood.
The lunch menu contain several tempting options. On my recent visit we both ordered salad. The salmon nicoise was fabulous – an updated take on a classic dish. The cilantro lime chicken salad was also fresh and tasty. I put both on my order again list.
The service is a little slow (meaning the time from placing your order to receiving your food). Don’t know if the kitchen is still working out some kinks or if it’s the pacing.
Worthy of a lunch or dinner visit.

Great Food! I absolutely loved the tuscan salmon and the gelato. Good service, wish they would be more consistent with bread however, sometimes we recieve bread other Times we do not, so is it something we ask for or something we just recieve? on one occassion our server dissappeared for nearly 20 minutes and we had some questions about the menu, with no one else around because we were at a table in the back corner of the restraunt the busser mitch was kind enough to give us some insight on the menu to help us make our final decisions.

Came for lunch. The restaurant was very crowded. The service was excellent! We got our dishes within 5 – 7 minutes of ordering. I had the salted Carmel cheesecake. My lunch mate had the turkey club panini. The cheesecake was awesome. Highly recommend it. I’ve had the panini before… before Nordstrom changed the restaurant. The panini was good then and is still good today. I like that they added a full bar. Great atmosphere. Makes it feel like you’re not even sitting in a department store. Sad that some of the wait staff from the former restaurant are no longer here, but our server was very nice. I will definitely come again.

It was excellent! I like that the changes the venue from cafeteria style to a sit down restaurant. Our server, Diana, was very attentive.
The meals are very reasonably priced and they have a kids menu.
I nice place to take a break from the craziness of the mall.

Went back for lunch with out of town friends, and this time we had an awesome server! She goes by «SheShe». She was super knowledgeable on menu items and drinks. She proved to be very attentive. The food was excellent! Our guests from out of town were impressed.
I ordered the minestrone, and the grilled salmon salad. The salmon was perfectly cooked. The minestrone was amazing and I highly recommend it. The ingredients were fresh and ripe from the minestrone’s juicy tomatoes to the muddled blueberry lavender martini our guest ordered. It was the perfect late lunch for reconnecting with old friends.
Thanks for improving on my last experience.