Patton's Tavern

Painfully slow service today, with bartender/waiter (Alex?) sole employee and my tiny group as sole diners.  Waiter asked us what time it was when we sat down.  We told him 1:30.  He said ok, since lunch starts at 1pm.  Shouldn't he know the time, and that the restaurant has opened?  Service was agonizingly slow as was waiting for the check.  The food was decent.  The restrooms, which are part of the Hotel Thayer's lobby, were unspeakable.  The mens' room smelled like my junior high's bathroom and the ladies' room had no paper towels. The amazing view is begging for a second star but I just can't get over having to tell the restaurant that they were, indeed, open and that we were properly seating ourselves.  Here's a tip-walk in, look at the view, and eat elsewhere.

Great bartender and service but my turkey club was bland and tiny (2 slices of bread and maybe 3 slices of turkey with a few strips of bacon).  The server was great though and more than happy to sub a salad for fries and pack up everything in a box.  They also had a good Irish cider and widescreen LCD TVs with ample, comfortable seating (I'm talking leather couches by a fireplace).

Don't let my photo of the prime rib sandwich fool you. It looks great, but it was so dry I could barely eat it. Plus it was pretty bland. The soup was good. I felt like I was eating food from the mess hall to be honest. Nice bar, and great selection of single malt scotch. Some really cool photos of the old Army football team. Nice views of the river. The bartender was nice.

The ONLY downside is the bland food.