The one star is for the very nice waitress who tried to "fix a fracture with a bandaid" of a dinner. Â We saw the place from the road and as soon as we got out you could smell some smokey bbq smells. Â YAY! Â They had a large patio to sit on but we chose to sit inside as it was a little warm out. Â We waited about 5 minutes for someone to seat us, and when they did it was a rush to get to the table. Â We were not offered any specials or drinks. Â A waiter showed up after another 5 minutes and took our drink order. Â When he came back he took our order. Â As previous yelpers have mentioned, the upsells are CRAZY. Â Every part of your order has an upsell that goes with it. Â My husband ordered a ribeye, my daughter wanted a pizza with mac and cheese on the side, and I ordered the half chicken. Â We were pointed to the salad bar, which in all fairness was fresh and good. Â
Now comes the 1 star rating. Â It took FOREVER for the food to come out and when the waitress, yes you never see the same waiter twice, placed our plates in front of us, my chicken was RIBS! Â I was so confused. Â I pointed it out just as the waitress was about to take off again. Â She said, "My order sheet says Ribs." Â I told her I didn't order ribs, I ordered chicken. Â She left the ribs and said to get started on that and she would get a chicken out ASAP. Â 25 minutes later, and my family is done with their meals, a different waitress delivers a half chicken to the table fried to hell and dripping grease. Â Not only did it look disgusting but it was not what the menu described. Â It was supposed to be bbq. Â To make matters worse, the chicken was as dry as sand and the seasonings they used were horrible! Â It was probably the worst chicken I have ever tried to eat.
It took another 20 minutes for the waitress to come back to the table, and she didn't even bother to ask how things were. Â It was like she knew. Â She asked if we needed anything else and we told her no, and off she went! Â We didn't even get a chance to ask for the check. Â So we waited another 5 minutes and just walked up to the counter to pay. Â On our way up there, the waitress yelled out from the drink station, "Tell her to give you 10% off!" Â 10% off a 50 dollar food bill is an insult.
Avoid this place at all costs! Â The service is only polite and attentive if they royally screw up.
My wife and I both ordered the filet steak with baked potato. For $30 I would expect an OK quality filet, not one with gristle. Medium rare varied widely between my steak (prett much medium rare) and my wife's steak (closer to medium well with thick char and no pink inside. After getting the side dishes wrong (the place was not very busy when we visited) my wife's baked potato seems to have spent far too long in the oven, it was tough through and through. For a dinner for two with a beer and tip coming to about $95, this place was a huge disappointment. The two stars are due to the good service we received from the wait staff, but the food quality is mediocre at best. Â The ribs were quite dry and very chewy as opposed to the fall off the bone you hope for.
Review Source:Terrible place. Â The solitary star is purely for the chance of fate that is the setting. Â Great outside area to sit in as the sun slowly sets over the hills and they had a young couple singing which was very pleasant. Â
First when you make the order they try and upsell every dish, you get a baked potato, you want it loaded, you wanted it double baked etc. Â You want to add shrimp. Â Everything costs a little more. Â My heart sank the minute I walked in to get the free salad bar and soup. Â I am almost certain the large vat of soup was Campbells condensed. Â The salad bar was basically bags of the cheap veg from the supermarket.
I ordered the ribs with the extra fried shrimp. Â I was served up a rib with a huge inedible glob of fat on top that was barely hidden by the cheap tasting sauce. Â How everyone from the cook to waitress didn't see it and think it was unacceptable I'll never know. Â It was a cheap, fatty piece of meat. Â The shrimp was from the freezer isle in the supermarket. Â I am not sure if most people could make a bad baked potato if they tried but this they managed with a great deal of success. Â Towards the end of the meal the waiter said 'how about a little bit of ice cream, I'll see what I can sort out' to my 3.5 yo daughter so we said ok. Â Now I couldn't care less about getting some free desert but anyone with kids will know that restaurants often give your kid a little something. Â Not this place, they charged $4 after making out they were doing us a favour. Â The guy, who I presume is the slightly irritating owner, then offered us up a shot to end the night but I didn't fancy being caught out with the nickel and dime act again. Â Â Somehow I ended up with a bill of a $100 for the worst meal I've ever had.
They obviously survive because the setting is enticing and it's full of unsuspecting tourists. Â I would highly recommend going somewhere else to eat.