Brushmill By The Waterfall
Reviews
This place was recommended by my buddy. I owe him a slap. Restaurant is in an old mill which was cool. Nice rustic look. My girlfriend and I ate there last night (8/26/14). Bar area looks ok... may be fun in winter because they have a giant fireplace with couches. The dining room is upstairs. We sat downstairs in the bar area. I had lobster bisque soup, mussels, and the beef pot pie. My gf had shrimp scampi. The scampi came with a salad. They literally quarter a head of iceberg lettuce and put it on a plate. They cover the single giant chunk of lettuce with ranch dressing and serve it with some chopped up tomatoes and croutons. WTF??? This is wrong on so many levels. Only Ranch? You can't even cut the salad up? I wish I had a picture to post just go for a beer and order the salad... hysterical... then find someplace else to eat. Lobster bisque was ok, but not over 8 bucks ok. A couple chunks of lobster. Shrimp scampi was ok. Mussels were good! Pot pie looked good, but taste was nothing special. The beef was tough and bland. Service was average. Someone else here nailed it when they said 3 star food at 5 star prices. If this stuff cost half of what they charged it would be a fair deal. I wish I had my 70 bucks back. Won't eat here again. By the way, the "waterfall" was a municipal storm drain that discharged next to a dam which allowed the water to cascade (a generous description) down about 6 feet of rock. Maybe my buddy needs two slaps.
Frequently go here. Food is great, service is wonderful, and love the atmosphere
3 star food with 5 star prices. Tried to have a small wedding reception and my guests were greeted by an old man with a coctail in hand asking: "who is paying for this" even though we planned this months ahead of time. In the middle of dinner a lady came in to the room and wanted to know who was paying, very, very unprofessional. It's really great to eat with a waterfall soundtrack and the waitstaff was attendant and professional. No beers on tap and all the protien was overcooked. Veggies were perfect but the soups were so concentrated and overseasoned that I stopped eating it. Good canidate for Restaurant Impossible or Kitchen Nightmares. Outdated menu, no value for money, management outdated, building and setting beautiful.
Went there last night; New Year's Eve. Not happy. the salad was limp and not good (we each got the ceasar salad). and the meal was cold upon serving. will not be going back.
Great scenery, excellent food, kind staff. Best place to dine by far.