Rooster's Barn & Grill

Were in the mood for a Friday night fish fry and Roosters came through. Great service, all you can eat hot, fresh and crispy fried haddock, slaw  and fresh cut fries or black beans and rice for $14.  Stella on tap for $4 and a fun bar atmosphere downstairs.  Also family friendly upstairs in main restaurant.

My original review from my first visit about a year ago would have read completely differently than the one I'm about to write and it makes me kinda sad. This is the kind of place you want to like so bad but it's now clear to me why you never have to wait for a table when you come here.

The service the last 2 times we have been here was mediocre, at best. The most recent visit, we went with my sister and brother in law the day after getting home from our of town and had nothing in the fridge to eat, so out for brunch we went. I typically order lunch foods for breakfast at most places because most restaurants serve too large of portions for breakfast foods that can't be reheated, so I will usually skip right to the lunch foods. I learned right away they don't have lunch until 11 am so I was screwed right from the start.

I asked the server if they have egg beaters and she informed me they do. Then I asked her if they were egg beaters brand or another brand. Yes, I'm a freak of nature and can tell the difference. I'm not a fan of any of the so-called egg beaters on the market except egg beaters themselves. Hell, we actually hold a membership at Sams Club based solely on the fact that they specifically sell the egg beaters brand eggs and Costco does not. So she wasnt sure if they are egg beaters or not so she went to ask a manager. From the body language, it appeared that they told her they "weren't sure either but tell her (me) yes, they are". I knew then that I wasn't ordering them. I'll suffer through regular eggs.

I ordered a skillet, as did my hubs, my sister got a meal of all different items and shared with her hubs who ordered biscuits and gravy. I have to point out that their menu listed green peppers as an option for my build your own skillet and I asked of they had red peppers too, she firmly told me with confidence they did not have red peppers, they only have green. Wait for it.

First, my brother-in-law's eggs were served cold. Not warm...COLD. they had to be remade.

Second, my husband's and my meals did not come out with theirs. We ask the server and she explains that because we have separate checks, the meals will be prepared separately. Hey, chef, these two checks are at the same table, can u make sure they all come out at the same time?

See? How hard was that?

Our meals were served about 5-10 minutes apart. :(

My husband enjoyed his meal. Then again we were starving. They make their corned beef hash in house. I did not find my skillet to be appealing. The potatoes, veggies and cheese were all at the bottom and the eggs placed on top as an after thought (or so it appeared). The cheese was scarce, the eggs were well done which is exactly how I like them but what were all these red things in my skillet??? Oh, what do you know? RED PEPPERS!

I would have gladly waited 40 minutes for a table at brunch cafe down Lake street. I'll make a mental note.

Nine months later...

and we are totally Rooster's regulars. Ha ha ha!  

I thought if circle back and fill you in on some favorites. My hubby loves the BLT, the biscuits and gravy, their home fries and the service. Right until the end...sometimes it's hard to catch the server at the end to pay the bill. I'm a fan of the Cajun salmon on a pretzel roll (instead of the onion roll). I enjoy the fresh cut French fries and the chipotle mayo that I always get on the side. We are big fans of the AYCE fish fry. And everyone we bring for the fish fry has sang their praises as well. Finally, I really enjoy their chocolate chip pancakes. Saturday and Sunday breakfast runs a little later here which is nice.

As long as things stay on this track, we'll keep on coming back.