Carmel's Restaurant and Bar

For my wife and I this was a walk in due to the restaurant we picked had an hour wait. We asked to sit outside and promptly seated. Our order was taken very quickly and that's when things began going south. The weather started to threaten but we figured we had time to eat and get out before the rain came. Except our food never came out. It started raining and they seated inside but still no food. The manager came out and finally told us that the Hamburger I order was over cooked and had them recook it. My wife order soup, which was excellent and a side of Mac and Cheese. My hamburger was great. Unfortunately the Mac and Cheese was cold. We sent it back and told the waitress to just take it off the bill. At that I was fine with paying for the hamburger and soup, both were great. The manager came  to our table and told us he was comping the entire meal. He felt terrible about our wait. He then proceeded to hand us a gift card to come back and try them again. This was not necessary but shows the commitment of this restaurant. I would recommend giving Carmel's a try.

enjoyable food.  mediocre beer selection.

First time there, and I enjoyed it, but it didn't knock my socks off. I had the catfish reuben (I think it was a special). It didn't have much cole slaw at all (they use slaw instead of sauerkraut) and only a tiny dollop of tarter sauce. The batter on the fish wasn't anything to rave about. Very mild. It was cooked well and was flaky and crunchy. It just wasn't all that.

My friend has a salad that looked lovely and was large, for the price. In retrospect, I wish I'd tried one of their signature dishes. I'll give them another shot before rendering a final decision.