I am on the fence how to write this review, for a couple of reasons..
(1) I am a HUGE Bruins fan, this bar is owned by former Bruin tough guy, Jay Miller. Â So, I am thinking a tough review could end up with us dropping the gloves and going toe to toe.. In which case I end up in the ER and out of work for weeks. Â I need a pay check, so how do I do this review?
   Well, my GF and I popped in here last weekend, and again, one of the attractions for me, it is owned by Jay Miller. (Kind of surprised that is not mentioned in other Yelp reviews) and when you walk in, I instantly feel like it is a dump, like it may fall down at any point.  You just get the feeling it is not a very clean place.  The bar area is pretty condensed.  They do have a very large TV at the front of the bar.  problem is, for those sitting with their backs to the TV it is not in a very optimal viewing area.  There are two other TV"S but they are so small you need a NASA telescope to see what is going on.
   The average age of the clientele is about 60.  So, if you get there at roughly 530-600 you are going to see a bunch of local, close to retirement, completely trashed locals making a fool of themselves (which may be an attraction for some) to 80's music (which I love) being blared over the speakers.  Guy next to us had a screwdriver, not the drink, an actual screwdriver out on the bar, as if he felt he had to be prepared to defend himself at a drop of a hat. (That was first, really?  a screwdriver out on the bar?) I don't know, maybe the bartenders got confused and handed him a screwdriver when he actually ordered the drink?
   The service was mediocre at best, which is odd, the bar area is small and there are two bartenders working but service is still slow.  The night we were there both bartenders seemed like they would rather be hostages in Iran than working the bar.
   We did not eat so can not comment on the food, although based on most yelp reviews I would probably avoid it.
   Kudos to Mr. Miller for putting his Jerseys in the back of the bar. basically out of view, many of these types of places, former player owners, pepper their bars with their memorabilia and that is not the case here, at least in the bar area.
   Below based on five stars...
SERVICE Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ** 1/2
ATMOSPHERE Â Â Â ** 1/2
FOOD Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â N/A
DECOR Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â **
RESTROOM Â Â Â Â Â **
OVERALL Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ** 1/2
Terrible service, and food not great.
(1) sparkling water came with ice after we specifically requested no ice;
(2) salads come with meals and I didn't receive one, despite specifying salad dressing choice. When I finally received it, after mentioning it, it had croutons. None of the other salads did, so I didn't say "no" croutons. I removed them, fine.
(3) received my ostensibly plain sea bass. It didn't have crab sauce (which I said I didn't want) but it did have bread crumbs, despite my ordering it plain. The last time I had their buttery bread crumb mixture, I felt sick all night. I couldn't risk eating it, and the server didn't inspire confidence at this point. Also, half the fish looked grey and disgusting. "oh, that's just the middle of the fish". Um, no thanks. I also received rice when I requested a potato. I did finally get one.
(4) child 3 wasn't served his food. We ordered it. She didn't write it down. So we had to wait longer.
(5) husband received regular fries instead of waffle as ordered.
Please, please don't make me go back there. Proximity to one's house doesn't  make it good.
The service at here is terribly slow- but since you are likely here on a vacation dinner it suits it just fine.
The Courtyard has just recently expanded their outdoor seating around the bar and added in a pizza oven.
Went with two other people. Ordered a large pizza for the main course and for appetizers Onion Rings and salad for each. Good serving for three with all of this but note I went with my grandmother who eats like a bird.
My wife and I stopped by around 9:15pm for a late meal, and we were immediately seated inside a nice large dining room that reminded me of ski lodge dining room. We had a fantastic gorgonzola salad, but everything turned bad when our server Lauren brought out our margarita pizza. It was stone cold! So we figured no problem, when the waitress checked on us we explained the problem (i never liked cold pizza). We just thought she would take it back to the kitchen and in 5 minutes or less would be right back heated up. Now the wait started. meanwhile a 'bouncer' in a red staff tee-shirt starts clearing out the room dragginng chairs all around and pushing tables up against the wall. Then loud, and I mean "blasting-loud" DJ music starts to be played. There were still about 7 tables seated, and with-in 10 minutes 3 of them left. Â But we are still waiting on the pizza. I asked one of the servers if they could turn the sound down a little, but she told us that's it's close to 10:00pm and it turns into a night-club, and that we are on the dance floor. So we asked the DJ ourselves and he did comply - a little bit...
Another 10 minutes passes and our waitress comes over to the table empty handed with a worried look on her face. She went on to explain that the cook re-heating the pizza burned it, and she wanted him to make a new one, but he did'nt want to, and that he was from Brazil and gave her a very very tough time. She had a big fight with him and he was now reluctantly cooking a new pie for us. We felt bad for her, she looked harried, and she told us she had been there since 7:00am and it was now close to 10:00pm. Finally sometime after 10:00 she came back with our pizza. We each had one slice each, but did'nt want any more as it was so very heavily seasoned with garlic we just did'nt want it. Â So we paid and left never to return again.
This was recommended to try recently, and I did. I should have known better. Why is irrelevant, you're not after that information. It's dressed up as your typical Cape Cod-in-summer restaurant. Outdoor seating is the majority. There's also indoor seating which seemed ideal considering the availability.
The service is five stars. The pricing wants you to live in the 5-star restaurant world. When I'm dining somewhere new most likely they'll have similar choices as other places and that applies here too. Knowing prices of other places, and this being more expensive I couldn't imagine it's done any differently to merit the $5 or so price difference.
I ordered a cup of chowder. Stock was underwhelming but still had a good taste to it. No big loss there. $10 got me a steak & cheese sandwich and waffle fries. The portion was average. Some will give you a plate of fries with your meal thrown on there. This plate was dominated by the sandwich with about 10-15 waffle fries. A little disappointed but at this point I couldn't wait to get out of there.
There have to be better options on the Cape that capture that "we're dining on the Cape and it's a great summer night" feel on a higher level than this. Don't settle for any place, but if you rate service #1 and don't mind taking a hit in the wallet, purse or murse then that's your choice.
Definitely stop by the Courtyard if
1. you lack taste buds
2. you can get a senior discount
3. like your stir dry drenched in "oriental sauce" a.k.a. suck sauce a.k.a sweet and sour sauce
4. you like your steaks well done when asked for it medium rare
5. you like your meat tenderized for you
6. if you prefer the microwaveable kind of spinach artichoke dip
7. if you want your glass of wine taken away before you even get the last sip because you just ordered another one
8. when you asked your server how to pronounce a certain dish, he immediately says bruschetta and Gorgonzola ( really?)
9. if you  like to waste your money
10. if even after how disgusting the food is, you prefer excellent service
The Courtyard has great service, besides taking my wine before I got to finish it. The attention was really nice.
The food, gosh its awful. Â It attracts a lot of the "older" crowd who tastes probably aren't up to par and kids.
But to get here, you drive through a pretty nice neighborhood.
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