Fireside Restaurant

Disappointed how thin the Prime Rib was for 19.99$. Ugh!

I have been going to the Fireside for over 10 years with a group of friends at least twice a month. Over time the portions have gotten smaller the prices have continued to go up and the service has gotten from pretty OK , always short staffed, to they suck.  This event  while the waitress was standing there I checked out the special board, and standing there I order the steak tips.  The meal came they were awful but I do not complain. paid the bill and started to leave. As I am walking out I thought the bill was to high, check the copy and I was charged the full price.   Spoke  to the waitress who was there when I read what I wanted off the  "specials" black board  and I was told that because I did not say "the special" I was charged the full price.

The moral of this story, I will never be back, my friends will not be back because I refuse to go in and everyone I know who goes there and is not happy any more I will try to move them down the street. .   Nice job over a $5.00 dispute.

The food is not the same quality moved on.....

Pub grub? Huh??? Calling this menu pub grub is like calling the Titanic a dinghy! We were here on a Saturday evening, relatively early and the place was not jammed nor was the dining room noisy. The specials menu had prime rib, which I had been craving. It was perfect, and ordered and served truly medium-rare like I like it. My partner had the full belly fried clams with waffle fries (little pillow-like waffle cut potatoes) which were perfect, not greasy or messy at all; it was enough to take home a decent leftover.

A small plate of Greek-Italian style vegetables came with the prime rib dinner. They were nicely done, not overcooked and definitely not out of a can like some places would serve. You can get warm, fresh bread if you ask for it. Dessert (mmmm!) was warm apple crisp with vanilla ice cream.

The wait staff were professional and efficient; the meal came out quicker than we would have expected, and the atmosphere in our opinion in the dining room wasn't dark and dank like some have said, but rather kinda traditional, homey and decently lit with some slightly kitschy, but cool stuff on the walls. I would bet that when the band is playing the dining room and bar could get noisy and busy.

There were the usual boomer-types present when we were there, but a family group with a number of kids came in and they were accommodated (AND BEHAVED) nicely!

One caveat is that with the dinner specials, e.g. the prime rib that is only served on Friday and Saturday is that they don't take coupons with the specials, so if you have a coup, make sure one of your party orders something from the regular menu.

With all the mediocre chain restaurants around here it was a real pleasure to find a locally-owned place with an eye to service and quality. Highly recommended.