Red Ox Tavern

The food was decent and the service was OK.

When asked to be seated either the bar or dining area, we chose the dining area. It was about six pm. It was so dark inside that we had to use the flashlights on the phones to see the menu.

When the appitizer came out , we once again had to use the flashlights to see the food. The server did adjust the lighting up a notch.

The entrees came out and the waitress asked how the food looked. I said what food. We could not see it. If you can not see the food, than I guess it is not worth eating it.

We told the manager but nothing will get done.

Guess we will cross this place of our places to eat.

The biggest drawback is feeling like a rat who deserves a piece of cheese if you actually make your way back between buildings...around corners...through parking lots...and ultimately to finding the place.

It's almost like they've built in a sobriety test - if you can't find your way there, you shouldn't be drinking any more.  And if you can't find your way out, you should just park your car and walk across the street to the hotel and sleep it off.

Once you're there though, they've got a solid beer selection and the food's...ok.  Not great, not terrible...but "okay".

It's not some place that I'd go out of my way to get back to, but it's a decent enough little spot.

Never again! The $5.00 lunch banners on the side of the road and near the entrance should have been a clue. The fact that this spot is nestled in between two large hotels should have been another red flag.

There was no one to greet us at the door so I assumed we could seat ourselves. We chose the dining room side as opposed to the bar side. Wrong choice. The waitress assigned to our spot obviously didn't wan't to be there and definitely didn't like the fact that we sat at her table. She was just this side of rude when we asked a couple questions about the menu.

I decided to order the Chicken Pot Pie (our waitress said it was homemade daily) off the $5.00 lunch special menu because I figured it must be something they serve frequently. Not a good idea. This was the worst "chicken" pot pie I have ever tasted. It had a pastry type of topping (somewhat undercooked). KFC and grocery freezer pot pies have more flavor than this one did. The filling was thick and like a paste, not a gravy filling. I tried to pick through it a bit looking for pieces of chicken, but that didn't go well either, not a piece to be found. When I thought I had found a bit of chicken, it turned out to be a potato. I buried this one with my napkin.

I have a feeling they may count on the hotel guests for their patronage because they figure they won't be back anytime soon. I may not have been staying at the La Quinta, but I know that I will never give this spot a second chance.