Crave Family Grill & Pub — Restaurant in Leamington

They call it "The $10 lunch meal! Tax included!" with enough enthusiasm to cure the worlds problems from now till the end of time. But, what they don't tell you is that its only $10 bucks without a pop. You can imagine the surprise when I seen a bill for $13 dollars and realized that a watered down Pepsi shot in a glass that had more ice then the iceberg that sank the titanic was worth 3 bits.

What happened to the good old days? When a coke and burger cost you $4 bucks and the Democratic party still had some integrity? When people were kind and honest and didn't try to bend you over for a glass of belly wash? Does the pop cost so much because they want to rebuild the Notre-Dame? Because, at these prices, It wont belong until there three newly built ones across Paris.

As if the Pepsi was flow across the Galaxy by intergalactic space monkeys with the biological makeup of gold and the talent and dedication of that one guy you met when you were only 17. --

Yeahh, the summer of 78. Good times when you would rock around in that red 1970 Chevy Nova you borrowed from your dad after a night he had been previously drinking ranting about his version of the "good old days." You had a girl on your arm and some money to spend because we had not yet hit the recession of the late 70's and that Chrysler paycheck was enough to get you by. That strange guy, a friend of the family, who insisted that you and your brothers call him "Uncle Mort". A man who you had bad feelings about, especially when he would sleep over at night. The dedication he had for wooing you with the fact that he could lick his elbow each morning as you combed your hair and shaved your upper-lip. That kind of dedication. Back in a time when you were in the best shape of your life and had not a care in the world because for night now, you were happy and self-sufficient.

But now, 40 years later, you are no longer the young stallion you were. Your stomach is plump and your ears have not been washed since you got married decades prior. Your ex-wife has taken up with a rich Greek jeweler and has taken you for all you have. Your kids want nothing to do with you and you no longer have the Nova - it being lost in the divorce to the lawyer bills you are now remortgaging your house to pay for. The sky seems grayer, time seems to drag by. You try for weeks to build up the courage to leave the empty house you can no longer afford, and when you finally do, you get a sub-par meal from a sub-par restaurant that CHARGES 3 BUCKS FOR A PEPSI.

The meal was fine but I'm still not sure how you mess up onion rings. They were bland and dry and rubber and all the other adjectives Gordon Ramsey uses. The doors to the entrance also...

Typically I’m not one to write reviews as I also work in the restaurant industry. But unfortunately the service I received on Wednesday evening was just plain rude. If you could even call this service. On My Wednesday, November 18th at 6:30 pm myself , along with four of my friends arrived at Crave. We stood at the entrance for at least 5 minutes along with another couple who just ended up leaving cause we were all standing there for so long unattended to. Which in all honesty, wasn’t even the issue. I’m fine with waiting to be seated. I understand. The waitress finally greeted us and we told her there was 5 of us total and asked if we could sit upstairs as I know it’s usually open during the winter months. She said no, she could not open upstairs. Which was fine. She then proceeded to tell us she couldn’t seat us AT ALL! She claimed there was no room in the facility for a table of 5. There were only three tables seated in total inside the entire restaurant. One table, the nook beside the bar, was occupied. Along with another table of 5 and one 5 person table was being occupied by one individual who was just drinking a Coke. I know this as a local waitress myself, that he only comes in for a pop, then leaves. All of the tables on the right side of the restaurant were completely empty. We kindly asked the server if we could pull up another chair to one of the 4 person tables. She proceeded to tell us no, she could not seat us what so ever. She didn’t even offer a wait time for another table. It seemed to me that she did not want to be there and was looking to close as soon as possible. It was only 6:30 pm and we would have been fine to wait in our cars for an available table. This review is no reflection on the food at Crave. The food is amazing! This is entirely regarding the poor service (if you can even call it that) that this lady provided. I have never been declined service at a restaurant that was still supposed to be open for another 2 1/2 hours. If there was honestly nowhere she could of seated us she should of given a wait time. But I don’t think that was the case. I personally, as a server myself, would never have treated potential customers in such a...

Nice Place. Nice Food. Nice People. I don't go out much, so I don't come here often, but the times I did have been very nice. I recently came here with some relatives after celebrating a birthday. We really enjoyed ourselves here.

I tried the "Bigger in Texas" Burger with fries. We also had some "perogy waffle fries" The waffle fries were fantastic. there were bits of bacon in the bowl and every bite was just as delicious as the last. Even when there were just crumbs left. The burger was great. It was grilled, which is something I can't do at my apartment anymore, so it was nice to have that again. The fries were deep fried too. The food felt professionally made, but also felt home made, as if you were at a family get together. It was nice.

If I had to give complaints, I found the restaurant to be too noisy. The room is thin, like a hallway, so there are echos whenever anyone talks. It made it hard for me to hear the person I was talking to, even when they were right in my face. Near the end of our time there, a group of very noisy people entered. One woman would not stop laughing, and it drilled into my skull as it reverberated throughout the room. A nice time was had, but I was also happy to leave.

My only other complaint is how expensive the food is. $20 for a burger, and $16 for perogy waffle fries? It was delicious, so I feel it was worth the money, but needless to say, we split those waffle fries amongst the three of us. I can't come back any time soon until I've saved up for it.

So if you've got the money, and don't mind the noise, you're going to have a...