Icehouse One Twenty One

Sadly, I came here expecting poor service. It honestly wasn't as bad as what other reviewers had said. It's definitely a hike from the kitchen to the patio, so maybe you were sitting outside, it's a little more difficult for them to keep up? Not sure. Our server was who seemed/felt like the bartender. I thought that was interesting because we weren't even sitting at the bar. But maybe they were short staffed that day. Who knows...Maybe my expectations were slightly lower so I wasn't that disappointed by it.  

Our table had the Fish and Chips, Chicken quesadillas, Fish tacos and Icehouse Nuts 6 (bacon, potato and some other things rolled up into a ball and deep fried). Fish and Chips was a little disappointing - heavily breaded and fish tasted like it had freezer burn. Icehouse Nuts 6 tasted like a hush puppy. I didn't get to try the fish taco, but the chicken quesadillas were a hit!  

I must say though... the draft beer tasted like it was watered down. That was super disappointing...

There's a sign outside that says "Live Band at 9pm" but really that means they arrive at 9, stand around to dilly dally and then start to set up. We ended up leaving before they set up and started to jam.

My initial review was via my iPhone, so not posted. Having had time to sit down and review other posts, I'm adjusting my comments.

First, I was in restaurant management in a previous lifetime. This review is meant to be constructive in nature, and I want to state that up front since some of the previous reviews have not been responded to very well.

Went on a Friday night early. The front of the house was short staffed. I suspect someone did not arrive for their shift. Bartender was nice, but rushed, and was waiting tables. The bottom line was that service was very slow.  Eventually, more staff was visible, but they were clearly not trained.  The girl waiting tables doesn't need to be in a service or hospitality business. Very bad attitude and you can tell it's just not her "thing". If you don't like communicating with people - don't wait tables. The young man has potential, but just no training. Adding a hostess will help as we were ignored from the time we walked in until we had seated ourselves for about 8 minutes.

The outdoor area has a lot of potential, but it's just plain right now. In August, it will be a sauna out there without cover and fans.

Inside: nice layout, but about 11:30pm on a Saturday night and there's going to be a line for the men's restroom like you see for the women at a rock concert: It's a single person restroom. It needs a full stall partition to make it a two person room.

Back of the house: I had the fish and chips, wife had the chicken strips on the salad: both fried. Both frozen to fryer. My fish was not over cooked, but her chicken was inedible. Commonality of both meals is that were was zero seasoning. Salt brings out flavor. Leave it out and the meal is bland. I suspect the line cook is from fast food.

This place has potential. It really does. But it won't last thru summer without front training and a better cook.  Some cover on the outside patio for the summer and music outside (if next door will allow it) could make this place pretty good.

To the owner I'll say: yes, you probably have a troll in your midst here on Yelp, but please take these review as constructive criticism.

Best of luck.

went wiht my co-workers to have some beer .we had chicken wrao with buffolo sauce it is good . they got good choice of drinks too ..