The Grill at Calder — Restaurant in Beaumont

I really want to love The Grill at Calder. I think there is so much potential. So I’m leaving this feedback in hopes that a few items will get improved which will greatly change the customer experience. We’ve been there for dinner, now for brunch. Drastically different experiences. This review is based on our brunch experience on Mother’s Day. (I’ll review dinner separately.) First, we were surprised to see that this was a buffet. A $38/person buffet. In all fairness, after the fact, my wife went on Facebook and found that it was advertised as such (presumably because it was Mother’s Day). But sadly, no Benedicts or other menu items we were hoping to order. My feedback here is they could/should have given that heads-up when we made reservations as not all folks follow all restaurants where they dine on Facebook. Please train the staff. There are some basics such as frequently refilling waters which have been experienced each time. Also, clearing plates. We returned after another trip to the buffet to the same pile of dirty plates we left. I look over this at other buffets, but again, this is a very pricey buffet. Also, when bringing us half and half for the coffee it came in espresso mugs. No way to pour into our coffee cups without experiencing drips down those cups. And nothing to stir with as spoons aren’t in the standard place setting here. Speaking of coffee, we never got a refill. Then when asking for a refill “to-go”, we were charged for extra coffees. Really? When your bill is already $160 for 4, we’re getting nickel & dimed for another $4 in coffee? Then the buffet itself…lids left on the hot food, with nowhere to put them and not sufficient space to set your plate down. So to get food you had to do this awkward dance of holding a lid and the plate while scooping the food. And not all of the food had serving spoons, so some spoons were getting used for different dishes. Again, just execute the basics. The food itself wasn’t horrible. But it was nowhere near as good as their table service menu items, and was nowhere near the level that warranted the $180 I dropped for 4 people (including 1 mimosa, and my “4” coffees) before a tip. I will go back for brunch, when it’s not a buffet, because I think this place has potential and they have given all indication they’ll take feedback. The head chef (and I think part owner?) is very attentive and can be seen around the dining room. Get more consistent and this will be...

I was searching for a place to go for my birthday dinner that was not your typical chain restaurant. We were NOT disappointed choosing The Grill at Calder! From the moment we sat down, our server, Lena(I hope that's her name) was amazing, very attentive, funny, gave great suggestions for food and drinks and was just fun! The food was excellent, we had the Pork Belly appetizer and I didn't think Pork Belly and Fried Green tomatoes would go together but, oh was it good! I ended up having the Pichana and my husband had the Ribeye, both seasoned very well, the veggies were well prepared and fresh and the potatoes, mine sweet and his garlic mashed were fluffy and delicious. Because it was my actual birthday, I had my choice of a complimentary dessert and OMG a little slice of heaven in the Red Velvet Cheesecake dessert! It was AMAZING, not too sweet, a great combination of flavor, one not overpowering the next and the homemade whipped cream, yum!

The musician was great, she even sang Happy Birthday to me! We ended up staying until closing time, we were enjoying ourselves that much and had a chance to meet the owner and had a drink with him, he is the funniest and nicest man!

This place is a hidden gem and we will definitely go...

So I tried to go check out The Grill at Calder on yesterday. I just wanted to try something new.. I was iffy but I’m like hey we’re here let’s just try it out. My date wasn’t really feeling it he said it smelled like “salad” & we couldn’t smell the food from the entrance which made us both nervous. They have glass windows so we could see that there wasn’t many people inside & they also have a patio area which only had 3 people occupying the space. Once we got inside the workers could see that we were standing there but everyone kept walking back n forth as if we weren’t there, but still we waited to be seated. A lady finally comes up & asks did we have a reservation & we told her we did not. She then proceeds to tell us we could not be seated because it’s reservation only. I saw on Facebook they were offering reservations but they did not say it was reservation ONLY. They definitely could have sat us & we would’ve paid whatever the price was, they simply did not want to serve us. I 10/10 would not recommend & will...