The Cork & Plough — Restaurant in King City

I will start by saying I’ve normally had a good experience here but tonight not so much. I was so looking forward to trying their Friday night prime rib. I ordered it rare but no more cooked than medium rare, what I received was medium at best. Rare is supposed to be bloody, medium rare is also but not quite as much. Mine was nothing close. I sent it back and I guess it was a manager who came and spoke with me. First he said I had gotten the middle of the rib roast and it was the rarest part. Well if that is the rare part just call it roast beef and not charge $40. He offered to make me a ribeye, felt the need to explain to me that it was a similar cut, it might be from the same area but they are prepared very differently. I know the difference. I said that was fine as long as I could have it rare. He interrupted me by saying “ma’am, ma’am, ma’am”, very very rudely. I wasn’t arguing, I wasn’t being rude, I was being nothing but gracious and didn’t deserve to be treated like I was some crazy woman throwing a fit. I am sitting at the bar in this restaurant, by myself because I was just recently widowed. I just wanted to have a decent evening and it was stolen from me by a very rude manager. The bartender was lovely and I tipped him very well, but I don’t think I...

The Cork & Plough is a hidden gem in King City!

It’s a little off the beaten path for someone traveling through town, but well worth the detour.

The servers were friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and attentive. Our server helped us with the menu and made some great recommendations. The bartender, Juice (his name), made special raspberry Lemon Drops for my mom and wife that got two thumbs up.

The food was all very tasty. The Chicken Wings with Spicy Thai sauce had a crispy-crust and juicy meat. The sauce was, as advertised, spicy and a bit on the sweet side. The soup of the day, potato leek, was well seasoned and chockfull of tasty potato bits. The Cuban Sandwich got mixed reviews: my wife loved it, my mom said it was good but she wouldn’t order it again (no meaningful elaboration). I tend to side with my wife.

The Braised Oxtail French Dip—which, for reasons I don’t understand, got negative reactions from my table just because of the cut of meat (you’ll eat his butt, but not his tail?)—was amazing! Imagine the best pot-roast ever made—fall apart tender, juicy, exploding with flavor—that’s what this was. Don’t miss out on this, order it.

All in all, we had a great experience that we were not expecting in a little...

I have enjoyed visiting this establishment for many years. Some items have improved and others have gone way down. I really enjoy going but i wish service and standards would stay consistent whether owner/manager was present or not Pros: -Coctails are good -Food is good most days -nice atmosphere on some days

Cons: -Paper menus are disgusting and either wrinkled or have stains. -service is ridiculously slow even when there are very few guests staff is great when owner (manager?) Is present, but they seem to just hang out when he's gone. -super loud during dinner time, it's difficult to talk to friends or family.

-staff doesn't care when other guests are bothered by rowdy drunk guests (They allow drunk people to stumble to the restrooms and run into other guests.)

When bartender's friends arrived, we were forgotten.

Basically: they're ok keeping their prices high, but their standards in service are too low and inconsistent, and their atmosphere is allowed to become too rowdy. I can't bring my family for a nice classy...