Woodstock Public House — Restaurant in Paradise

Used to be an amazing place to bring your family, after today's visit, not so much.

My partner, myself and our two oldest kids went for the brunch and I regret taking them there. It's the first time I've ever been there and the food was terrible. The servers got upset because we didn't like the food which we don't understand, it's not like they cooked the food, they just served it so I have no idea why they became so rude.

My daughter is a picky eater so I asked if they could make pancakes for her, they asked the cook who said no, no reason just a no. Ok that's fine, she still likes toutons so she'll just get toutons. When it arrived, it was a single touton. I understand if she was 5 or 6 maybe, but she's 11 so she can eat 2 or 3.

My girlfriend ordered breakfast first and received very little again and what she did get wasn't very good. Scrambled eggs tasted old and greasy and the bologna had an off taste. She did love their dressing when she ordered the turkey dinner.

I ordered the turkey dinner, turkey, carrots, salt meat, potatoes, turnip, gravy, dressing, peas pudding, ya know, what you'd normally get at Woodstocks and with turkey dinner. I waited for 10 minutes while everyone else ate, watched as other people had these amazing plates of turkey dinner brought out, little gravy boats with them. Then my server comes out with a plate missing potatoes and peas pudding, and with a meager portion and the turkey was all skin and fat. I told her she may as well grab me another plate right away, still not mad just confused as to what happened. Ordered the same thing, this time no potatoes, carrot, or dressing. The turkey was so salty I had to spit it out. I did include a picture of the second plate, its the sad one with the peas pudding and turnip. At this point I started getting annoyed with what happened, twice. So the third time is the charm right? Nope. My girlfriend and her son both ordered the turkey dinner, got these big plates of food, again I got brought something for a 5 year old. So at that point I was just said I was done with dinner and I didn't want what they brought me.

They sent over the hostess, who asked what was wrong, I explained it to her and said I don't understand why this happened 3 times with the small portions and missing food, and the little I did get to eat was either under seasoned or over seasoned. It was a really confusing meal to say the least.

Thankfully, the hostess was understanding and only charged us for the coffees we first ordered when we arrived and that was it.

I must admit, I was greatly disappointed that the food had been so bad considering I've been here numerous times for brunch and dinners and it's always been fantastic. Maybe a new cook? Have no idea, would love to try and bring my family back again but we're feeling kinda wary...

For many years, my family and I have had a tradition of celebrating New Year's Day at this establishment. Even after my mother passed away two years ago, we decided to carry on this tradition with my son and daughter. However, we were taken aback by the significant changes when we discovered that the place was under new management.

The brunch buffet experience, in particular, was quite different than what we had experienced before. Instead of the traditional layout of a buffet where food is displayed in front of you, they had implemented a new process. We were asked to write down our selections on a piece of paper with a crayon. While I understand there may be reasons for this change, it made the whole experience less enjoyable and inviting. The festive atmosphere we were accustomed to was noticeably absent, and the atmosphere felt sterile and procedural. The lack of patrons reflected this change, as there was a time when it was nearly impossible to secure a table.

Regrettably, I don't believe we will be continuing this tradition at this establishment. We will cherish the fond memories we have had here but will seek out new venues for future New Year's Day celebrations.

UPDATE What a difference four months can make! My wife booked brunch for Father's Day at Woodstock, which has been promoting their new buffet. We decided to give it a try, and wow, what an improvement! The food selection was incredible, and the staff were quick and attentive. It was a delightful change. I'm thrilled because this has been a family tradition for over 50 years. I will definitely be returning for future special occasions. Great job, please don't...

We have been going to this restaurant for years and have seen a lot of changes. We remember our first experience well when the server brought our bottle of wine wrapped in a white napkin. Poured it for us to taste first and came back every time she saw our glasses getting low and topped them up. She asked us if we were celebrating anything and we told her it was our Anniversary. Before we left she came out with a chocolate truffle each. An experience that brought us back again and again. While that special touch didn't last as staff changed over the year, we kind of expected it not to. Our recent experience was not so good. The servers were friendly but our food wasn't up to it's usual standards. My salmon was supposed to be glazed with maple but it was not visible and I couldn't taste it. I wanted to substitute my rice for roasted potato. They were low on potato but would see what they could do. I got my potato and so did my husband but by the portion size, I think they shared up one small potato between the both of us. My husband ordered the seafood sampler which he often did. There were no shrimp, instead muscles. A cheap substitute that we noticed right away. The atmosphere was lovely at first with a lady singing and playing guitar until the kitchen staff started playing music at a very noticable high volume. Disappointed to say the least in the overall experience. We always spent a generous amount there on our meal and tip. Always purchased a bottle of wine. Not sure if we will go back. It's the little things that...