2 /5 Michelle Penny: We were considering a micro wedding in the area and the opportunity of this restaurant along with the nearby bandstand was quite appealing. Having never tried the food, I celebrated a birthday dinner this weekend, small party of 4. Luckily, they were also hosting a wedding so I was able to get unexpected insight into what this could offer.
The evening was very insightful, and we decided that this is not the location for us.
The food was alright. Everything tasted ok, though for a nicer restaurant with the prices charged, the vegetables and sides were what I would consider banquet style; appeared simply steamed without seasoning. The filet tasted of nothing but the rosemary stem it was served next too. The 9-year-old loved it but the adult palletes found it too overbearing.
I ordered an autumn margarita, perfect for a beautiful fall evening. Not only was the drink delivered with an apology from the server indicating how messy it was, but it was also basically undrinkable. The rim had been covered in straight cinnamon, all the way around, and about a full 1/2 inch down the glass. Cinnamon was also sprinkled all over the top of the drink and had a cinnamon stick floating inside. Straight up cinnamon challenge in a glass, not appealing.
I decided to mention to the server the disappointment regarding the margarita and asked for something else to which they apologized, took the drink away and brought me my next choice, without further issue. To our surprise, we noticed on the walk to the car that they charged us for both beverages even though they removed the nearly untouched margarita. A hint of some essence seasonings goes a long way, here I found it was either none or way too much.
As for the wedding insight, the dining room guests need to walk through the wedding area to use the restroom. On the trip to the restroom, I nearly stepped on the brides dress, and was almost included in one of the candid photos being taken, and on the way back to my table had to excuse myself around the server offering passed hors doeuvres. Not quite the intimate micro wedding atmosphere we were looking for.
A beautiful town and nearby views are lovely. I had much higher expectations than this experience offered.