White Mountain Mining Co

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  After seeing many of the reviews my wife and I decided to eat at this restaurant and also after having a recommendation form the front desk person at our hotel. It was after dark when we went there and I point this out because there are little  signage for the location and when it is dark it appears as a mining shack at the edge of town. There was no lights in the parking area.We walked onto a small front porch apparently designed to keep the weather  out of the building. Once inside we saw nothing but a bar with several  cowboys seated at the bar. A person behind the bar wanted to know if we had come to eat and we acknowledged "yes". We went through a couple of swinging doors, just like the saloons of the old west and low and behold there was a large dining room with many customers. We were seated and given a menu and I almost fell out of my seat. The prices are definitely New York City (or close to) prices. I just was not willing to pay the prices posted for a steak or prime rib since I knew nothing about this place. I settled for fried catfish at $19.50 for the patter which when served was three  pieces. The crust was non descript and tasted as though it was pancake mix batter without any spices. The fish was eatable but I would never pay $19.50 for three  pieces of fried catfish. My spouse ordered the chicken marsala which she has eaten many-many times. This particular dinner had an ample portion of chicken with the meal being cooked in a lot of wine. Apparently the chef did not cook the meat with the wine as it tasted as though the meat was cooked and then soaked in wine. The taste was extremely strong and she chose to leave about half of the meal on her plate.The wait service was very good as just a couple of waitress seemed to be traveling constantly to service all the tables. Without a drink and only a salad and entrees, plus tax and tip we had a meal that cost close to $50 and no way was that a $50 meal. We were very disappointed. I am convinced that I should have ordered steak however I could easily have dropped $100 for dinner in this place.

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  Posted on 11.12.12 Bill B.

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  For the prices they charge for their meals, I would expect my tossed dinner salad to be tossed with something other than lettuce. Servers were not friendly and they left our used dishes on the table before bringing more courses.

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  Posted on 09.21.12 Stephanie M.

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  First off, the inside is so dark your eyes take at least 3 to 4 minutes to adjust so you can see.  After you can see, you see you stepped into 1979.  The decor is way out dated.  Food was eh... ok?
  
  I ordered a steak with crumbled blue cheese on top.  They brought we a steak smothered in Blue Cheese Dressing!  Obviously this place is not gourmet.  I have had steak from all over... Emeril's in New Orleans, the Venetian in Vegas, Taste of Texas in Houston and still prefer my steaks over them all.  I'm not a novice when it comes to steak. I also ordered the snow crab legs with the steak...  again, big disappointment.  Very small and way over cooked.  When you cracked them in half the meat was shriveled to next to nothing.
  
  Probably would not be back, but you can take a chance if you would like.

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  Posted on 06.19.12 Joe E.

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  Went here twice and after the 2nd time was not happy at all.  
  
  First visit - Went at 7pm on a Friday night.  Overall the food was good but when they are busy even with the amount of waitstaff they had it seemed like the service was rather slow.  Filet mignon was cooked to my liking and very tasty.  For rock springs I thought it was one of the nicer restaurants - may not look really nice from the outside but quaint and cozy.
  
  Second Visit - It was practically EMPTY on a Thursday night and still it took over 30 minutes for my steak.  I'm starting to wonder if they twice baked the potatoes from scratch but I feel like they should of told you of the delay if that was the reason.  The 2nd time I got the prime rib and it was HORRIBLE.  Very stringy and not cooked the way I liked it.  The stringy poor quality is what really got to me.  Not to mention is still took as long, we were sitting in the dining room which was smoke-free but next to the door next to the bar.  Once I left I reaked of smoke and I mean REAKED!!  Made my rating go down from 4 stars to 2 for Rock Springs.

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  Posted on 03.28.12 Ashley A.

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