We were so excited to check out this restaurant to celebrate a 40th wedding anniversary in the family. Our group of five didn't have to wait for a table and received a great spot at the front of the restaurant. That's about as good as it got though. We ordered drinks and appetizers and while we received the drinks pretty promptly, it took us nearly 45 minutes to receive an appetizer (which was cold and looked like something a high school home-economics class could have made). Still no sign of our soup, salads or waiter for that matter. After discussing the issue with a hostess, we still sat waiting for several more minutes before we left before even ordering dinner. We were so disappointed in the experience and won't be returning.
Review Source:For Marshall, Texas this is about as good as you are going to find. The food was good, not great. The service ranged from really good to adequate. The atmosphere was part steakhouse, part dive-bar.
My friends asked what kind of beer they had. They gave them the list. One ordered a Fat Tire and the other ordered a Shiner Bock. After 10 minutes some guy came back and said they were out of Fat Tire. About 5 minutes later, he came back and said they ran out of Shiner Bock mid-pour. Huh?
I believe our waitress was the Manager. She was extremely courteous and efficient. We had ten kids and ten adults. They got orders taken and food delivered promptly.
The food was mostly good. Everyone at the table seemed to enjoy their meal. It was so inexpensive, we all sort of thought they made a mistake on the bill.
If I were going to or through Marshall, i would have no problem stopping here.
Smiley face.
Marshall's downtown is undergoing a bit of a renaissance, and OS2 ("OS squared") is clearly part of that. Â The restaurant is beautiful inside. Â It has that 100-year-old feel to it, which is fantastic.
The before dinner cocktails were okay; the wine list was weak. Â We ordered a bottle and were presented with a list replacement instead.
Our appetizer was stuffed mushrooms, and one of them was rancid - NOT good. Â We were more perplexed by the la-te-da attitude shown when we notified management about it - "Oh, we'll take that off your bill." Â We would have rather heard, "Sorry about that - we'll find out what is going on with our stuffed mushrooms...may we offer you something else?"
The entrees were a mixed bag. The tenderloin medallions were at once cooked perfectly and badly, which told us they were probably from two different cookings. Â The grilled salmon was perfect, but laid on a bed of rice that wasn't even remotely warm. Â A perfect fillet of salmon, but you can't get the rice warm?
We had no patience to attempt dessert.
The service, while tending to induce loneliness at times, was delightfully kind and friendly. Â We wish the kitchen would have at least matched the waitress. Â
We hope that the OS2 gets it together in the kitchen. Â They have the service staff and atmosphere to be excellent. Â It's not too late - crack the whip and get it fixed. Â There is no reason why I shouldn't be able to add a few stars to this place with more attention to the most important factor: the food on the plate.
We enjoyed the bar area on two consecutive weekend nights in January.
It is nice to have a relaxed, safe place to consume adult beverages and listen to tasteful live music in historic Peter Whetstone Square.
For most of the 20th Century you would have been jailed for daring to enjoy yourself in such a manner in Marshall.
We call this progress, and urge locals and tourists to support them.
Best wishes to the owners. We will be back!
OS2 is mediocre at best and merely bad at worst. Â I get the feeling that the food is often assembled rather than prepared. Â Everything that the menu says is stuffed has the same stuffing, which isn't really a good thing. Â I'll give you that the steaks are decent, but I have to disagree with the other reviewer about the sides. Â They're terrible and likely an afterthought. Â My so-called steamed broccoli was dried out and rubbery because it was probably microwaved. Â For dinner, there's not much else going on in Marshall, so at least you can say it's open. Â With some entrees priced as high as $30, you'll have an infinitely better experience if you drive 15 minutes north to dine at Stillwater Inn in Jefferson. Â To be honest, it really wouldn't take much more on their part to get an additional star out of me, just some attention to detail.
My recommendation: pork chops, except that part of your dinner will be served in a small plastic take-out cup.
Marshall's take on a high class steak house. Â Steaks are decent to reasonably good. Â Sides aren't bad. Â The wine selection is fair at best. Â But it's the best steak place we've got. Â The rating is location dependent. Â It would never get four stars in Dallas or any major city, but any port in a storm, right? Â On the good side, the service, while not terribly polished, is very friendly and accommodating.
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