THE CLUB at Barons CreekSide — Restaurant in Fredericksburg

This is a pretty cool spot! Really can’t overstate how beautiful the sunset is here. Unlike somewhere downtown, this is on the top of a hill so the view is incredible.

The service is good, nothing too fancy but everything you need.

The lasagna is great, although I don’t like how oddly sweet the bread they put on the side is. Good Caesar salad side with the lasagna as well. The steak, on the other hand, was not very good. I got a bad cut, which was not very tender and had some crunchy bits and some fat not removed from the edges. It was cooked to a perfect medium rare, as I ordered it, so I think it’s just about the cut. I spent $38 on it though, which feels like enough to not deal with those basic problems so I was a bit sad about that. It was 8oz if I remember correctly, but I would rather have had a $38 6oz and a better cut. Food for thought. Well seasoned though, and paired with some incredible mashed potatoes. Unfortunately the Brussels sprouts were crunchy and not in a good way. Just undercooked or something. I stomached through a couple just to try to get my nutrients in and fill myself, but it wasn’t pleasant.

Good NA beer option in stock, that I hadn’t seen before and was tasty. Would’ve preferred a glass of NA wine though to enjoy the town’s wine theme along with my girlfriend, who drinks. I would really pressure your supplier to get a good NA wine. Try a couple outside of your suppliers catalog just so you can tell them what to look at. I would start with Ariel NA Cabernet Sauvignon. It blew my mind, it’s so good. I used to love wine when I drank, and miss it so much now that I’m sober. I was in heaven to find one that took me back.

Moving on to ambiance, the horn was too loud in the band. The bass was background noise, and even the electric guitar when solo’ing was quiet enough to talk over and loud enough to enjoy. Had to stop conversation while the horn player was going though, that frustrated.

I’m torn on the “No split checks” bit. Maybe consider implementing this only for groups over 4 or something, ask around about best practices, but it makes me feel that you’re at war with me, the customer, and what I want. It just made me feel icky. Having been in your shoes though, I empathize and respect making the tough call to just nix it.

Good luck, you’ve got a wonderful restaurant, I just sense some complacency. Menu design and printing / presentation could use some work, other...

Was very disappointed with my experience. Beautiful views and a super nice atmosphere. Our waitress however was not the best she barely acknowledged us and didn’t know about any of the wines. When we asked for recommendations she responded with “I don’t know” then we asked if they had a moscato and she responded with “I don’t know.” I then proceeded to inform her of my very severe nut allergy and got the charcuterie board with no nuts. Then when it was brought out there was no explanation about the board that was given. We asked cheese name and the contents of the jelly/jam and what the dried fruits were. The waitress was completely guessing about it. She said that there was mango in the jam and dried mango in the dried fruit section(which it’s actually dried papaya) I will give her the benefit of the doubt on this one, but people who have a nut allergy are normally also allergic to mangos. Then my friend took a bite of the chocolate pieces just to find out there were chocolate covered almonds on the “nut free” board I asked for. Kind of ridiculous the staff doesn’t know the ingredients on the very short menu. And even more ridiculous that the waitress at a vineyard didn’t know anything about the wines. We were going to order more food, but I didn’t feel confident that my dish would be nut free. Lack of knowledge, lack of professional, and lack of an effort is why I rate...

We rented out the entire property for a 4-night company retreat and it was absolutely excellent! Daniel and Deborah are wonderful hosts and along with Simon, Anna, Sarah, and Abi made sure that our executives were all very well taken care of. The food was delicious (that creme brulee french toast is memorable!), and the dinners and lunches were great as well. There was always an abundance of options - and the wine was delicious as well! The rooms were great, the grounds are beautiful, and it was just a pleasure working with them. They were able to make our every wish happen - including moving around furniture to accomodate an after hours party in The Lodge. They also coordinated an offsite dinner at a local winery with transportation and came along to make sure we were well taken care of there also. After our stay, they (on their own accord) mailed us the items that were left behind. They truly went above and beyond and I hope we get to come back in future years. I wholeheartedly recommend a stay at...