Lighthouse Restaurant — Restaurant in Johnston

Oh, the Lighthouse Restaurant in Johnston, the beacon that was meant to guide us to a land of culinary delight but instead shipwrecked us on the island of disappointment. Here's a place where apparently, seeing is believing, and unless they witness your party materialize in front of their eyes, you're merely a phantasm in the realm of brunch.

On that fateful Sunday, the parking lot transformed into a modern day Camelot, complete with knights in shining armor—except the knights were my mother and two kids, and the shining armor were their Sunday best.

Entering the joint, you could count the empty seats on one hand: three lonely spots at the counter and a four-top table begging to be claimed. But ah, a twist worthy of a daytime soap opera! A couple, fresh off their parking lot parade, waltzed in moments after me.

The waitress, a lady seemingly allergic to courtesy, asked me the size of my party. "Four," I proclaimed, as I pointed toward the door, where my fellow brunch adventurers were braving the wilds of the parking lot. Alas, they were deemed as visible as Bigfoot riding a unicorn by our dear waitress.

And then, the unthinkable happened. The recently arrived duo was crowned the rulers of the last four-top table kingdom. My royal entourage finally entered, only to be met with the proclamation of a 15-minute wait. A more fitting welcome for a king and his court, you'd think, would be a royal trumpet, not a slap in the face with the proverbial wet fish.

We decided to abandon the Lighthouse, leaving it in our rearview mirror. On our royal quest for the best experience, this eatery sadly was more jester than prince. Our search continues. If I wanted to feel invisible, I'd have stayed home and tried to talk during a kids' TV show.

Remember, my loyal subjects, in the kingdom of hospitality, one must be seen to be served. I guess next time, I'll bring...

if i could rate this 0 stars i would. the waitress was extremely rude and inconsiderate. There was a mishap with a meal that i ordered and they refused to replace it without me paying for another order and when i said i would pay for another order she came back with an extremely small portion which is not what i originally ordered. On top of that when we ordered another entree a person in our party added something on to their meal and when we received our check we noticed they charged us double the price of the meal originally because of the add on. When bringing this up to our waitress she was again rude and had nothing to say except for that’s exactly how they do it there in a very rude tone. $30.00 for one meal and a small add on should never cost that much especially when the food is as disgusting as it was here. I will NEVER again be back there and i don't recommend anyone goes out of their way to support their business . There’s places that are way better and more enjoyable...

This used to be our favorite place for breakfast amd now we have been goibg other places every sunday. Our past 2-3 experienxes were based soley on poor food not service. In the past year it seems that corners have been being cut when it comes to food prep. My omelet was cooked in a butter substitute which tasted similar to that of movie theater butter which was very unenjoyable and not pleasant. ( I know the taste as I worked in a brefasy spot years ago that used it to grease their griddle, it's cost effective but taste gross woth eggs ). I had stopped ordering the pancakes and French toast there cause as good as those still are the maple syrup is artificial but not even the decent artifical like mrs.butterworths but it's thin and just grossly sweet in flavor ruining my meal. Unless they change things back I can't see returning especially with price increases for...