Curly's Grille — Restaurant in City of Lackawanna

Curly's Restaurant Lackawanna NY Nestled, in a Lackawanna, in the heart of the city This Restaurant, is the most up- standing Restaurant, I believe in buffalo. As we have , traveled through out Western New York, trying to find the Gem of the ball, of eating out on a special occasion, Hands down this is were you need to go!

Let me tell you, right from the moment we walked into the Restaurant , You were greeted with three staff members, you can clearly see, the years of dedication, of service from the details of their uniform, To thier outstanding presents of professionalism.

They Greeting you , Talking to you, in just a humbling Manner, to welcome you into their little piece of Heaven.

You could feel the warmth welcome and genuine, attitude that, the workers were a team, they are happy and things were running smoothly!

We were greeted with a hello and a welcome,right away, and we were generally impressed.

We were seated,by the greeter, who had a lovely conversation with us about the beautiful sunlight,from the windows, and how beautiful the dinning room was . We were very impressed, with the great details of a wonderful evening Was going to be.

Next, the waiter,was so quick to come, presented the menu,and was very polite and professional , years of service. all the staffed moved within motions of the professionalism the restaurant service staff flet like you were inside Time dance . They all moved with a flow , smooth, and fast, like a silent, wind, So quickly, and quietly. Like swinging arms of a gracious grandfather clock.

The waiter, brought the water with lemon, Recited the menu with our questions And in- turn, brought our drinks ,with a wonderful experience of knowing the fall details of my drink.

High lighted under the seasonal options.

This drunk was amazing, the apple cider fall sangria, was the perfect example of how a drink should be, the flavor was perfectly measured and not over boozy, the whole cinnamon, stick was right on point ! Yes. Thank you!

Red wine was great as it should be, perfect temperature, correct glass, can't say no wrongs .

Next we had order the mussels with cream sauce, appetizer .

Well, I have to say they're are plenty of restaurants, serving, up this dish, and none of them, Are terrible yet, none of them are perfect either!

This is was the most perfect mussels dish I have ever tasted.

The mussels , were so soft and cooked perfectly, that they slid off the shell themselves, The cream sauce with cheese was the perfect consistency, Not to heavy,yet you still receive the full flavor through- out the dish, I am telling you, no one has soft perfectly cooked mussels like this, It was clear,they took the time to watch over the cooking process.

The dinner rolls were the perfect size, and the oil dip ,was a complete surprise, WOW the hint of lemon, was a burst of flavor, Thank you!!!! Yes. This is how it should be , fantastic, A hidden gem !

The salmon veggies,sweet potato skillet, came out bubbling and plentiful, The huge portion, was so good, I could only eat half, you are taking the time to fill up the pan, with an amazing amount of food, this is what your paying for. pay attention to the details to the customer.

This is where you need to come to celebrate your anniversary or birthday,or a great evening.

The Jerk Pork Coconut Rice and beans, Well ,well, the pork was so smooth and soft, the meat was moist and again ,full of taste spices. Huge portion, you're getting such a large pork, lion on your plate this will forever impress you. The rice was delicious and you can smell the coconut infusion.

This restaurant is snuggly tucked ,one block from the basilica Church, You can come into this restaurant And feel like a king or queen The outstanding service, from Door to The table, from the chief to the staff, was like stepping into another world With a beautiful dinning room, with natural light, and, wood,and a pristine, Clean and crisp space .

Thank you Mat ,our server, whom spent the time making sure we had a...

What would you do? Don't recommend if you want to "fine dine" somewhere.

Tonight, I went to Curly's for the first time with my parents who have been going for the past few years. I had heard so many good things about it from everyone I know. I went in with my parents and we were seated right away. We sat and waiting 20 minutes for our server to greet us. Our server finally came over and took our drink orders (a diet and a lemonade). It took her about another 15 mins to bring the drinks meanwhile she had already brought wine and other mixed drinks to the surrounding tables. Finally she brought our drinks and we got to order our meals and I ordered the rack of lamb. We ate the Korean wing appetizer which was good. When the meals were brought over, I noticed after she left that my meal did not at all match the description that was on the menu. So I had to flag our server down. Once she came over, I showed her the original description of the meal and said it didn't match so she took my plate back. At this point, our server just disappeared and was gone for 20 minutes. We had no idea if they were remaking the meal or what was going on. My parents finished their meals and she finally came back with another plate. The lamb now had semi-new garnishes, yet still did not match the menu's description. I went to eat the lamb and noticed it was cold and underneath the pile of lamb chops and greens, hidden in the mashed potatoes was the lamb chop I had already taken a bite out of originally. So instead of remaking the meal, they took the meat (that was totally dried up and cold at this point) and just added greens to it (and if anything it shouldn't have taken 20 minutes to do).

It was just a bad experience overall with the service and the food. I ended up returning the food and at this point didn't even eat a meal since my parents were done eating. The restaurant took my meal off and gave me a free piece of cake which I didn't even want when they asked if I wanted dessert. After this, my family will probably never return and I will never recommend this place to anyone. I was expecting a better accommodation and a much nicer manager for it being "a high end dining...

Expect to wait 1.5 to 2 hrs to get food even when the restaurant almost empty - which will probably be the case under this new management. It is also pricy; even the staff does not know the price - most of the menu items now just say MP or market price. When you ask the staff what the price is they shrug shoulders and say "MARKET PRICE." They do not know anything more than that - in the dark. The new owners do this because if they put the prices on the menu dinners would leave without ordering. Most of the good staff left with the old owner. The new owner can be found at the bar but do not even bother because you will be a disappointment. He is way over his head; no skills at running a restaurant. Wait a year for it to turn over before you book a meal here. Our waitress disappeared for over a half hour. We asked other staff members to look for her and they all said she was nowhere to be found - go figure. When I found the new owner at the bar and explained that we had no food after 90 minutes he got angry and said - "YOU HAD SOUP DIDN'T YOU" I explained that no one at the table had soup. "WELL THEN, YOU HAD SALAD; RIGHT." I explained that no one at the table had salad. Did you have bread or appetizer? Yes we had bread and a bowel chips for the table. Well then; what are you complaining about. No one ordered soup or salad because we wanted to get to our meals ASAP and asked for the meal to be served as soon as available. Each time we asked the response was - "your meals need more work." Then our waitress disappeared from the restaurant. We asked other staff to look for her which they did. All came back to say she was no where to be found. So after 90 Minutes we left without eating except for bread and chips. Some staff were very sympathetic and clearly understood that the restaurant is mismanaged. Curly's is not recommended with this...