Great little place that I tried on a recommendation from a friend. Â There were 5 in our group and everything we got was excellent - the mussels, wings, sandwiches and the Brick Pony burger which I had. Â
The burger was done as ordered - it's a shame that's even worth commenting on but these days it's rare. Â or, well, it's frequently not, which is the problem. Â If you're going to cook everything well -then tell me and I'll get something else. Â But I digress...
Beers were huge. Â Service was excellent - helpful suggestions, attentive but not overdone.
If you're looking for great food in a casual atmosphere without a fuss this is your place.
This place looked perfect, but then we ordered food. Â It wasn't good. Two of the three of us got sick. They ran out of a main ingredient on a pizza, but didn't tell us when we ordered and didn't offer any compensation otherwise. Â Also, the blasting pop country music was so loud we couldn't hear each other talk. Â Disappointment.
Review Source:This place has a nice ambiance, especially the back patio, but the food is really average. Â I'd give it three stars if not for what went down with dessert. Â You see, I'd decided to go here specifically because of the Hot Chocolate Bread Pudding with Marshmallow Ice Cream. Â Bread pudding is my favorite dessert in the world and theirs sounded amazing. Â
What I received was a grave disappointment. Â It was not bread pudding. Â It was a piece of warm chocolate sheet cake with ice cream in a bowl. Â And the cake tasted like it was straight from a box. Â Needless to say, I only had a few bites before I abandoned it altogether. Â I wanted to punch that bowl until my fists bled.
Because I care deeply about bread pudding, I wanted to defend its honor and let the restaurant know that they show probably rename that item or else get a recipe for the real stuff. Â I waited until after we paid our check so that the waiter wouldn't think I was trying to get it for free. Â I politely let him know about the problem while he just stood there looking at me with a blank expression. Â When I finished my brief explanation he said, "Alright," and then walked away.
So, on top of the truly mediocre meal, I wasn't too pleased with our server. Â But, seriously, that bread pudding is a travesty. Â If there were a court of law that protected restaurant patrons against bogus claims of delicious bread pudding, I would have placed the entire kitchen under citizen's arrest.
I have been here three times and I cannot see giving this place more than one star.
The last time I was here was the LAST time. Â
I can excuse, to a certain extent, mediocre food and lackluster knowledge of the menu and beer (which is lackluster itself) from the staff, although, one lunch waitress did really try to get me the information I was interested to know. Â
What I cannot excuse is the decibel level of the music making my party have to yell at each other to be heard over dinner the other night. Â Noise level can create an atmosphere and it can kill one, here they kill it after its already dead. Â
This place is like a teenager screaming for attention but having nothing interesting to say.
Love this restaurant. Our kids love the Mac and cheese served in a huge bowl with a side of peas. The sweet potato fries with honey and cinnamon are fantastic. I can't wait to return for an entree soon. Oh and the beers are served in a huge chilled glass the wait staff is great. Skip the buffalo wings for some of their other standouts
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