The Speedway Club — Restaurant in Concord

It was so bad it brought tears. First the positives: the setting is elegant. The views are amazing. Our reserved table was ready with water already poured. The food was good. Not great but good. Then, a disaster began to unfold. To the bartender- look up "martini" and study how to make and serve it and other drinks in a timely manner. To the manager- find out why the drinks and food take so long to come out and fix it. Keep tabs on your waitstaff. Do not cram your guests into tables in one corner, especially when one table is loud and rowdy. To the waitstaff - when you make mistakes, a sincere apology and/or explanation goes a long way. No attitude or back talk please. The guests are not present to please you, it's the other way around. A group of us came to celebrate a very special occasion and it ended in tears. The drinks came out sporadically and one was undrinkable. The replacement was undrinkable. We were pushed several times to order food before the drinks had all been served. If we had known how long it would take the food to come out we might have ordered sooner. Maybe bring some bread without us having to ask for more while we wait. Bring enough wine glasses for everyone so we don't have to pour out our water glasses. Finally, some of our food came; the guest of honor received his food 15 minutes after everyone else. The medium-rare steak was rare. The whole experience was an extreme disappointment. We agreed it was the worst service ever experienced in decades of eating out all over the world. I did not demand to see the manager or to get anything for free, I just wanted the evening to be nice and it wasn't. Yes, the manager did come around. I suppose he got only the part of the story about the late entree. By that time I was in tears and didn't want to discuss it or make a scene. I just wanted to go home. A price adjustment was made and complimentary desserts were offered (mine was grocery- store-quality red velvet cake,) and when the bill for hundreds of dollars came, there was not even a pen to sign it. A wet pen was found at the bar after wandering around for a while (used to stir drinks?) Except for the company of good and good-natured friends, the whole experience was painful. I made a mistake to select the...

I probably should've ordered something other than the burger, but there were few low-carb options on the menu. The burger was really terrible, probably one of the worst burgers I've eaten. It was overcooked and tasted like it had been frozen for a long, long time. It was advertised as a premium, grass-fed option. It definitely didn't taste like that.

The salad and the bleu cheese were, in Gordon Ramsay's words, absolutely dreadful. Don't get the house salad. You'll regret it. I was sick to my stomach after taking a few bites. The greens that they used were starting to rot.

The floors and the carpet in The Speedway Club are extremely sticky. I felt gross walking around the restaurant, especially after eating the food.

The only reason I'm giving The Speedway Club two stars is because the server was friendly. I wouldn't come back here. It's a shame because the view of the race...

too much confusion to enjoy my first visit there...

i had booked reservations online, and when we got there I called asking for directions and how to get to the dining hall (club).. the person over the phone told me how to enter which was wrong - we went to the main doors where the flags are and when we get there everything was locked up, after speaking to the man on the phone again he said they weren't able to sit me despite the reservations which i expressed how unhappy i was... literally almost drove away when someone else from the restaurant called me and told me the correct entrance to take which is literally UNDER the main entrance (would have literally never known).. long story short, the food is great, the staff is wonderful, but going there the first time is a little confusing and difficult to find.

Beautiful venue, perfect food, would love to see...