To be completely honest and transparent, I really wasn't expecting much when my family and I decided to dine here while staying at the hotel where this place is located.
I was honestly just expecting to pretty much make our rounds dining and munching around town while we were out exploring, and I didn't even think we would need to utilize eating where we were staying. That being said, I am very glad we did.
When you look around the place it's very unassuming, so we were honestly just expecting okay bar food that was edible but nothing to really write home (or a review) about, and at the time that was okay with us because we had been out all day with the kids, and just snagging a meal and then being able to go crash in our room upstairs sounded amazing. Little did we know that we were in route for some of the most simple, yet absolutely delicious food that we ate during the entirety of our trip.
The staff here is also friendly, professional, efficient, and they do a great job overall. We actually ended up eating here twice during our stay, and I would absolutely advise on getting there as early as possible to when you'd like to eat because depending on the day and time, it gets busy pretty quickly. I didn't really anticipate a bunch of people coming here to eat that weren't staying at the hotel, but it turns out that this is a place that people from all over town come to for drinks/dinner. We found that the later it gets the busier it gets, but they close much earlier than your average bar/restaurant so you probably need to plan accordingly for the best outcome.
If you stop in when it's nice out, I highly recommend sitting outside. It's beautiful and as long as it isn't too hot or too cold, you will absolutely enjoy it.
The food here is just plain good. Nothing is overly complicated or fancy, but everything is done well. The burgers here are fantastic, and I also opted for the smoked wings. Who doesn't love a smoked wing? Smoke 'em if you got 'em, and if you smoke 'em I'll eat 'em. Every. Single. Time.
They also have a fully stocked bar. Beer, Wine, and all the Liquor drinks you drunken heart desires. A lot of them probably pair well with things but I'm a simple man, so an ice cold beer (or three) to wash down my fare tickled my fancy. Pop works too, and they also have that.
In my personal and semi-professional opinion, everything here is very reasonably priced as well. There are other places we visited during our trip where we received considerably less bang for our buck. So while it's certainly not priced like your local Denny's, you're much less likely to spend your evening on the toilet after dining here, and you wallet will only be a little sad.
When all was said and done, I would have eaten here ten more times during our stay if time allowed it, but it didn't so I'll have to settle for stopping in the next time we're in town and staying at the...
Read moreI was there last Saturday, and I was advised every table was waiting over an hour for food, including simple sandwiches, owing to issues in the kitchen. Our server (Sutton?) was wonderful and accommodating. It took about 20+ minutes for our appetizer to arrive, which was calamari, overcooked to a dark brown imperfection. We waited an hour or more for the rest of our food. I could see other patrons getting irritable and/or drunk. After a day on the links, I'm sure libations were the first consideration, since there's "a sandwich in every beer." I fault management, or lack thereof, for a kitchen unable to turn over orders, especially appetizers. If it had been my restaurant, I would have been comping 20% off every bill for the egregious wait, but the servers were on their own to manage damage control for a kitchen in utter chaos. I worked many years in the service industry and this place is...
Read moreWe were disappointed to find one of our favorite Leland spots had gone through a significant menu change. They got rid of many of our must have dishes (whitefish tacos, Brussel sprouts, veggie burger and many other burgers), and replaced them with over priced items ($39 for lake trout?!). We ordered the cheese pizza, held the proscuitto, and asked to split it. The pizza was $25 and the split charge was $10. For $35 we got a small sized, average tasting pizza, with a tiny side salad and tiny side of rice. The service was the same as always, mostly teens and young college kids, which is totally understandable for a town like Leland, but to charge the new prices they are charging, and have the same slow, under knowledgeable staff, (though overall friendly) is disappointing. Unfortunately we won’t be...
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