Food: Nachos - You know those nachos that are covered in cheese, and there's even a layer cheese sauce underneath the melted cheese layer, and it's paired with some delicious salsa, sour cream, and toppings?Yeah, these are NOT those. These were some of the driest, saddest nachos I've ever had. Please don't trust the other reviews stating they were good, they were trash. The salsa was diced up tomatoes with white onion. The chips were not salted. When ordering, I even asked the server if there was a way I could pay for extra cheese. He said 'absolutely.' If these were extra cheese nachos I'm concerned about the normal nachos. Attaching a pic of more than half my chips not having any cheese or toppings.
Onion rings - I would say these are homemade, which is a plus. However, they're also inconsistent. We bit into an onion ring and our mouth filled with what felt like sand. Essentially the onion ring mustve caught extra breadcrumbs and made this pocket of dry breadcrumbs in the center of the onion ring. We cut into another, same thing. Server seemed nonchalant about it like it happens often. OK, cool. These, too, are unsalted.
French Onion Soup - this is some of the darkest broth I've ever seen for this soup. It almost had this burnt or stale taste. Not burnt like melted cheese in the broiler, burnt like the broth stayed on the stovetop for too long. Maybe 3 onions in the entire crock. Disappointing.
Atmosphere: A quirky collectors tavern. Dark inside but with cool features like stained glass windows, different floors for seating, church pews as booths. Not the most size-inclusive...im over 6 feet tall and could barely squeeze into one of the booths.
Service: meh.
Host seemed bothered by our arrival, threw down his phone. Another customer approached him and told him the bathroom was out of paper towels. He barely acknowledged her and without even looking her way just said 'OK'
Overall:
Seems customers are leaning into the nostalgia and overlooking some glaring opportunities. Have gone here maybe 5 times, likely won't return unless I have no...
Read moreIt was an eclectic gem right outside Danbury. They offer both the usual burgers and fries to the more unique like the Turkey Reuben. We tried this unique selection and was pleasantly surprised. Instead of the sauerkraut they use coleslaw and warm the sandich like a panini. It was sweet from the slaw and salty from the turkey and melted cheese. We got it with fries which were good although a bit on the soggy side. They looked double fried but seemed like maybe they were made earlier and sitting out. I bet they were delicious fresh made. We also tried the Cuban sandwich. It was good as far as it had alot of pork, good pickles, and a big slice of tomato. It was only a little warm and the cheese was not melted. Also, we saw some mustard very lightly on spots of the bread but because of the amount of pork you did not taste the mustard. We also got fries with that and for some reason it came with a side of BBQ sauce. It was good but it's not a Cuban if you need BBQ. That's what the mustard is for. Overall the food was okay. I would go back to try other things. Based on food alone I would give it 3 stars. The fourth star is strickly because the vibe and ambiance is so cool. I loved the musician playing acoustic versions of classic songs. I loved all the unique and vintage decor. The waiter was friendly. So, overall good job. Just make sure your fries are to order so they are fresh and make sure your cheese is melted when you cut the sandwich in half. Basically...
Read moreMet up with a friend here over the holidays after finding it via a random Google search. The ambiance was adorable - so charming, homey, and cozy...with the holiday decor adding to the vibe. There was a piano player playing holiday tunes (I particularly loved the Charlie Brown tunes from the Vince Guaraldi Trio and it really set the mood nicely. It's clearly a popular spot!
I had the lobster sliders and they were really good - I thought it was a great value for the money, based on the portion size. I can't comment on the drinks since I didn't have any cocktails, but I wasn't all that thrilled with dessert - the key lime pie was tasty, but it was a smoke and mirrors situation where it was topped with a layer of some type of creamy/spongey stuff (I think...whatever it was, I scraped it off), with whipped cream on top of THAT, so the pie itself was only abouat 1/3 of that total height. Had I known, I would've skipped it. I should've snapped a picture to show what I'm describing, but I did not.
Final word - our server was nice, but we had requested separate checks at the beginning and he ended up putting my friend's wine on my tab (which I didn't notice until after I had signed my bill). She slipped me cash for it, but I'm saying this simply as a heads up to review your check and make sure no one else's items are on it before you hand over your card to pay.
All in all, I would definitely...
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