Kirk's Ferry Trading Post

My wife and I went to Kirks Ferry Trading Post last night. It was our first time to eat there had toured the place before it opened. The food was good- wood fired oven roasted chicken and prime rib with twice baked potatoes and a cowboy cookie for desert (see photos). The place was busy but we were seated right a way and the service was good.

The only negative comments I have are: The prime rib was warm not hot, however, it did taste good. And we were there on a warm summer day and the restaurant evidently does not have AC because it was warm inside too! They did have several fans running which did help.

We will go back someday soon for their wood fired oven pizzas!

We tried this place twice. The first time we experienced slow, oblivious service. We were very disappointed that the appetizer we ordered was unavailable, so we waited for our prime rib which was the special that night. We waited a long time, enough to finish our drink and water. No check in from the waitress, no refresh of the drinks. Steaks arrived and were delicious. We left thinking well it's a new place they are figuring out the service.

We returned a month later with my father and step mom who were visiting from the east coast. This time we sat in the bar area. The waiter lets us know they are out of burgers and had one flank steak and no salmon. Of the 4 entrees this left the special and the lamb chops as our dinner options. Half of the menu was unavailable, how does a restaurant expect to last if they run out of their limited menu items?  Both my dad and mom ordered the lamb. The lamb was cold. The cornbread was frozen. It looked awful!

To top it off the service again was marginal. I watched as our server ate his dinner at the bar in between running to the kitchen. Don't know if there was any hand washing between those runs of food and his eating. I had really high hopes for this place. It looks fun and entertaining. The service and the menu needs some serious attention. If you are charging $19 a plate for dinner the service should be decent and the food should be cooked properly and taste good. Figure out if you are a fine dining restaurant or burgers and pizza joint. Don't try to do both half-way.

My review is not about the food, the atmosphere, or the service. It might have been, but when we got there from Albany ~ 11:30am for Sunday brunch, it was closed. I checked their facebook page this evening and there was a line in the "about" section that said "closed until tomorrow 3:00pm-10:00pm". I don't know when the note was posted.
I strongly suggest calling first to verify that they will be open when you plan to go there, especially if you will be driving some distance, which is a fair bet.  
I'd rather not rate it, but since I must, it is up to about a 2 for interesting architecture.
For the record, we ended up going to the Pioneer Villa restaurant back at the I-5 exit and had two "senior" breakfast combos, and one cup of coffee (with a thermal pot on the table for refills), for under $10. A "regular" breakfast for two can be had for $15-20.