Green Diamond Grille & Pub — Restaurant in Barberton

I had always driven by the place, and finally stopped in to see how it was. Sadly, I should have kept driving...

First, we started with Coconut Shrimp. It came out and had a nice color to it, but we bit in, and it was mush. Turned out it hadn't been cooked a the way through. The waitress let us know they would replace them, and the subsequent ones served up to us we're marginally better, but not cooked evenly. Some of the batter hadn't even been cooked. I assume they were deep fried, and I don't know how this was possible.

Next came salad and coleslaw. First off, the coleslaw was the best thing of the night. It's genuinely good with a crisp cabbage taste and a pleasant cream-based dressing. The only critique is that it may have been a little over dressed. The salad wasn't noteworthy. It was a typical side salad, somewhat substandard.

Next came the main courses. We tried the ribs and their CAB Filet with mushro risotto. I ordered the steak Medium Rare, and it was nearing well done. WAY overcooked. The waitress asked if I wanted a new one, but at that point, I didn't bother. The food and execution was just poor overall, and there was no way it was going to be a good dining experience. The mushroom risotto was inedible...it tasted as if the cream was off.

The ribs were cooked excellently, and we're very tender, but the sauce they use is unappetizing. It tasted as if someone got a can of Hunt's Tomato Paste and poured tremendous amounts of vinegar in it, followed with a little brown sugar. It was outright sour and took a dish that had potential and ruined it. The fries that came with it were traditional handcut fries. Nothing noteworthy.

Total bill came to $72 and it felt that it was worth more like $30 total. A true disappointment and we certainly won't be returning. I don't understand how anyone can eat here...

The green diamond is a fabulous local restaurant with great food. The owner and his wife are absolutely awesome people! Unfortunately certain members are their staff or should I say bartenders(Amber) who, like to be extremely disrespectful and rude to longtime patrons, and then have the audacity to refuse to serve you. When you don’t tip them due to their behavior is a palling. In my last three visits to the green diamond, their bartender, completely disrespected me and my wife ignored us for over 30 minutes while there was only six people in the bar other than us and neglected to even ask us what we would like to drink until the owner forced her to take our order! Just to say she didn’t get a tip for her behavior or service. Several days later, I returned by myself with a friend. She continued to be extremely rude and disrespectful thus not receiving a tip for me again! One week later, I return to this establishment she refuses to serve me because of the last two previous visits, I did not tip her, and I explain to her it was due to her behavior, and how she treated me and my wife! Again the owner John and his wife are awesome people. They have great food and the atmosphere is fantastic. Unfortunately I will not return during business hours where this particular bartender is working due to the service in level of disrespect that I have received on numerous occasions. John! Semper...

I made reservations a week ago for 11 people at the blue diamond to celebrate my son's wedding. We arrived at 11:45 for a noon reservation The server that greeted us had no idea the reservation existed, she got out the reservation book and saw our reservation and said we're not set up for you I wasn't aware of this. We can seat you back here (an area behind the bar) The tables were pushed together and we were seated. After 10 minutes our drink order was taken, we saw all the drinks sitting on the bar, they were finally brought to us 10 minutes more. But then the server disappeared. After another 20 minutes she finally came back to take our order, we should have known then. So the food was brought in a record Time of 30 more minutes with the Ruben sandwiches burnt and missing the thousand island dressing. Several of the meals didn't even come until everyone was done eating. Half of the mussels weren't open so they were uneatable We learned at the end a team of 30 baseball player came in after us, I guess staffing should have been addressed, maybe a look at the reservation book the night before?? This was our first time eating here and will be the last. Very...