Does The Rustic pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Rustic employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Rustic. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Rustic?

24% of The Rustic employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Rustic 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Rustic?

Server (18) , Server/Waiter (14) , Server/Bartender (6) , Bartender (5) , Manager (4) , Audio Engineer (2) , Host (2) , Hostess (2) , Waitress (2)

What are the pros of working at The Rustic according to real employee reviews?

"The money was good in the beginning since it was one of the only restaurants open during the pandemic" ((in 13 reviews)); "Your coworkers are great." ((in 6 reviews)); "Fun work environment when the times were good" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Rustic according to real employee reviews?

"Management was not great Pay structure for bartenders at the bar vs Service Bar was garbage" ((in 5 reviews)); "long hours and sometimes rude guests" ((in 4 reviews)); "The managers don’t care about you at all." ((in 3 reviews))

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The Rustic reviews

3.0

24% would recommend to a friend

(66 total reviews)

Eli Russek

45% approve of CEO

19% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Culture & values

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.5

Compensation and benefits

2.2

Senior management

The Rustic has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 66 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The Rustic employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

66 reviews

3.0

May 18, 2026

Good pay but slow service with many servers

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good money on reserved buyouts / events

Cons

Can be really slow with a lot of servers on floor

3.0

Feb 6, 2026

Could be worse..

Server/waiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good money on busy days

Cons

If you weren’t a favorite you’ll have 0 tables and the worst section

3.0

Aug 18, 2025

Exhausting/chaotic but good money

Server/waiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good money, consistently busy, okay location

Cons

Uniform Hot as hell in the dirt

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