Reviews
Got there, service was prompt. My fiancee and I ordered some loaded fries, curious what those where. I'll tell you there were definitely loaded! Massive plate of stacked fries covered in cheese and what looked like pulled pork. When we were done with this "appetizer" we almost felt like we had eaten a meal! While we where waiting for our entrees, we received some sliced bread with vinegar and oil to dip it in. This was a very nice unexpected touch. I got a BBQ Burger, my fiancee had a pulled pork sandwich. The burger was well cooked, and was not raw in the center. It was pleasantly juicy, the bacon was thick and perfectly done, the buns where toasted and a healthy helping of lettuce and what looked like 2 fresh slices of tomato. This came with yet another large helping of fries. all in all, the atmosphere was quite nice, the food was great, and the servings were quite large. Loved it, just what I wanted. 5/5
My wife and I went out to dinner here to try the "new place in town". In the same place as the old Ragin' river/Andy's cafe building we had to give them a try. Owned by the owners of the Broadway Cafe in Salem we figured they would be pretty good. My wife had the Flat iron steak and fries and I had the New York Strip with Garlic mashed. Our steaks were both excellent, cooked a perfect medium as we like. Flavorful, needing no additional sauces albeit I did put a little more salt on. The Garlic mashed was great, perfect texture and very flavorful. My green beans were fantastic. My wifes fries were very good, but not perfect as they did need ketchup. She asked for and recieved a side order of vegetables as this plate did not come with them. We were surprised we did not get a salad included as a starter included with our meal. Service was just a little bit on the slow side as there was only one server when we arrived. While he was trying hard he was moving with blinders on so it was hard to get his attention. We both would have had another drink if we would have been asked, and instead of asking if we wanted dessert he just brought us our check! We asked for dessert though, and my wifes Apple Blackberry pie while not home made was very good. I ordered strawberry shortcake since the berries are in season. They were out of shortcake though so I settled for ice cream with strawberries instead. It was good but I'm pretty sure it was not local berries as they were just OK at best. Part of the reason for the slow service is their layout of their building (the same problem the former place had as well) wait/server station is in one far corner of the building then the kitchen and bar is in the far back opposite corner. I would hate to be a server here! They really need to look at other options for their wait/server station - Perhaps between the bar and dining room area? They are doing some minor remodeling and plan to have live music soon. Their outdoor patio is nice but a bit bright and warm in the late afternoon. Perhaps a mesh sunshade would help with that? Overall we were pretty impressed with them and are glad we went. We do plan on returning and hopefully they will get better in the places they are lacking.
Abysmal party experience! I made reservations in November for a private room with a party of eighteen happening at the end of December. Called one week prior to confirm the date, time and number of attendees yet the restaurant was completely unprepared. The table was not ready on time; they ran out of several standard menu items, the baked potatoes were so bad the waitress refused to serve them. To say the food preparation was slow is an understatement, the time between the first items arriving and the last item served was over an hour. My food was cold on arrival and several others had the same complaint. Fortunately, the serving staff worked extremely hard to make the best of a bad situation, offered a free round of drinks plus our party had a sense of humor. Otherwise, the evening would have been dreadful.
Been a few times over the years. Was great, not so much now. Service was incredibly slow. Food was just plain bad. We could have saved a lot of $$ and just went Dennie's for the same level of food.
Was there for happy hour. Just the same as last time. The calamari was so hard it broke my tooth this time. Sliders very good. But don't order the onion strings, there's no onion just deep fried fat. I gave it another try. Just order off the main menu.