My boyfriend and I have had a couple of amazing experiences at this eatery. Our first experience was on our 1 year anniversary we had the jaegerschnitzel and the salmon Caesar salad. We came in with low expectations considering it was nearly empty and it's locAtion. We were blown away by the flavors, presentation, and the hospitality of the chef/owner. He came out to chat with us as we finished our meal. He encouraged us to try one of his homemade desserts not once, but both times (creme brûlée, then strawberry and seasonal blackberry shortcake) he's a pleaser!
This guy knows his German food and desserts! Take it from us. We love the still creek inn. :)
Zzzzzzzzzzz.
"Bland" doesn't begin to describe it. Â As part of my lifelong quest to eat at all these roadside diners along 26 I stopped in at The Still Creek Inn a few weeks ago.
The server was friendly enough, although a bit confused. Â Maybe she was new?
The decor is old and scary and musty and weird.
The menu is expensive and looks promising. Â Don't be fooled.
I got a french dip. Â I may as well have been chewing on cardboard. Â Boring, flavorless bread, flavorless meat, flavorless horseradish, flavorless brown water that they called 'au jus', flavorless french fries. Â Oh the horror!
GF got a burger. Â Boring, flavorless patty, flavorless bun, flavorless flavor.
Absolutely horrific. Â There is less than zero effort being put into this restaurant. Â As one earlier reviewer put it (perfectly), this place is sustained by drive-byers who stop here once. Â This place should thank it's lucky stars that it's in a good location, because it's just awful.
The DQ next door will serve you a far, far better meal.
We went to this restaurant ONCE. Â The first thing that stood out was that this was a restaurant that wanted to look high-end, but was located inside a seventies diner. Â The prices on the menu, and the food description, again promised high-end dining, but we were sorely disappointed. Â First of all, we were sat on the diner-side in a booth by curtains that looked like they'd been up there since 1979 and hadn't been washed.
We ordered a costly cut of beef and a pasta with seafood, which were in excess of $20 a plate, and received to our horror, bowtie pasta from a box with sysco alfredo and frozen bits of overcooked seafood thrown over it, and a moderately sized steak cooked to death with no seasoning. Â
What was worse? There is a counter across from the booths where customers can sit, and the two servers on shift that night were behind the counter going on and on, loudly talking about how terrible the restaurant's owner was--what a bitch she was, calling her all sorts of derogatory names and laughing about her. Â We were party to at least forty five minutes of malicious gossip and indifferent service. Â We were the only people there, and it was like we were mostly invisible. Another party arrived mid meal and were seated in the less diner-like area of the restaurant.
We paid WAY more than the meal was worth, I could have gotten better at Denny's--and were quickly on our way. We are residents up here on the mountain and we confess we do expect a decent standard of service, especially since this is a tourist area... but the only thing keeping many of these restaurants alive is the fact that they are sustained by one-time visitors coming up and down the mountain. If the still creek had to rely on regulars only, it would be screwed. It's a crappy restaurant with an obviously uncaring and indifferent owner who doesn't bother to make herself present to enforce food quality, to live up to the promises and the prices of the menu and instead allows cafeteria fare to be served at high-end prices, and doesn't care that her staff have absolutely no sense of decorum or consideration and they really just don't care. Â We won't eat at Still Creek again. We'll stick with Rendezvous.
The food is OK, but we won't be going back after trying to dine here on a Friday night. When we arrived at 8:20 the owner waved us off and turned the sign to closed. Their advertised closing time is nine pm and obviously the owner could care less about customers. Wow, Bridgett, you can't be bothered serving a CUSTOMER forty minutes before your posted closing time? Not to mention the rude mannerism! Â We are long time local residents and most of our friends quit eating here long ago due to the rude service and crappy attitude from the owner. Â Years ago when it was the Alpine Hut the locals dubbed it the Alpo Hut. The locals avoid this place, you should too. Head for for the Rendezvous or Skyway for good food and service.
Review Source:I have to agree, nothing BAD - just nothing to rave about. Â If you know my reviews, you know I don't rave needlessly, or undeservedly, so I won't start now.
We had a decent breakfast, large portions. Â Their "hot" omelet (as in spicy) had about a teaspoon of Sriracha on it, disappointing if you eat fire as I do. Â
This place is really about as "diner" as you can get, complete with a deer head on the mantle (and really, who doesn't like to stare at an animals head while you eat?), with everything you'd expect from a small town place. Â It fits the stereotype, and then some. Â Just sayin'.
There isn't anything bad about this place, and not too much exciting either. It was a good enough meal on a cold night in Zig Zag when I didn't want pizza or burgers. What I really wanted was fish. The menu online showed two fish dishes that sounded great. When we got there neither of them were on the menu. All I had to choose from was fish and chips (which most places around had) and salmon caesar salad. I chose the later and it was fine. The mashed potatoes I got on the side were good and my companion liked his steak.
Service was fine, the place was pretty empty. The interior is somewhat cozy and lodgy.
Since I only eat fish I wouldn't got back unless there were more fish dishes (they even use a fish for their logo!), but if I ate steak I would go back.
I'm going to try and position myself above the stereotypes of folks who live in the middle of nowhere (Keyword: "Try") and instead say this.
Standing in the doorway for 10-12 minutes having been seen many times but not acknowledged is enough set anyone off.
Four old ladies in a diner booth kept staring and looked terrified.
The bartender gave us a once over with her eyes and went back to making a drink.
Everyone else, patron or not (and it's so hard to tell with all those boots, jeans and flannel - Ooops.. I slipped) said absolutely nothing and kept their eyes ahead as if we were some apparition they could not see.
We saw your Menu, Still Creek Inn, and these "Scary City Folk" (ahh! it keeps happening!) didn't want your sub-standard pub fare meals anyway.
Sorry, didn't see your "locals lounge" sign outside before I walked in, Â looked like just another empty roadside diner from the highway.
Lemmie hear ya' squeel like a pig, bitches!
PEACE!
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