34th Street Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Brandon

So last night we had their traditional Christmas dinner. We had it last year & it was fabulous! Covid restricted the amount of people but they made it work & did an awesome job! It was so delicious that we came back from Winnipeg this year & brought friends with us. Sadly we won't be back. This year we found the meal to be sub par. A buffet we can get every year at Altos in Winnipeg. The turkey was dried out & not a huge selection, the stuffing was tasteless. Last year they had broccoli & cauliflower & this year carrots. No perogies this year or crackers. The food lacked quality. Our biggest complaint was they ran out of dessert. When we arrived we noticed two individuals filling up takeout trays. They filled a big box full of sweets. How is that allowed at a buffet? Then some people were getting their meals & filling a plate of sweets before eating their main course in fear they will run out of dainties. Well they did! We had slim pickings unfortunately. I'm writing this review in hopes someone will read it from the management team & maybe improve next year's dinner back to the quality of...

Let us start with the pros... I had the chicken tuscany and the dish was fantastic. Perfect crisp on the breading, tasty stuffings, juicy chicken. I would 100% come back for this specific dish the next time I'm in the area and definitely recommend this one. The Mexican soup was also fantastic and flavourful!

The only cons I have were the specialty drinks. They were very disappointing and lackluster. Sangria is usually a letdown in restaurants but the "caramel apple sangria" took disappointment to a whole new level. There was nothing caramel nor apple about this drink... it tasted like watered down white wine with dried banana chips. But then I took a chance on the "dark moon" and got a paralyzer, according to the bill, which was cheaper but not what I wanted. I would not order any...

Overpriced and seriously lacking in flavour. I ordered the Tequila Mango Chicken with a baked potato on the side. The chicken was extremely dry and flavourless and was a very small chicken breast. The baked potato was overcooked to the point where it was more like the consistency of mashed potatoes, very mushy. The meal also came with a side of broccoli but it was just two small pieces of steamed broccoli. Sadly that was the best thing on the plate. For $27 that meal was definitely not worth it. I wouldn’t eat here again. Good service, but unfortunately...