Drake's Lexington — Restaurant in Lexington

Three friends and I were originally trying to go to Malone's but we didn't want to wait for a table, so we went around to Drake's (I'm told they are the same restaurant, just different menus but you can order from both menus if you like). We were first seated at a small high top table and with all the food we ordered, it was almost impossible to eat at such a small space. Luckily, a larger table right next to us cleared up shortly after our food arrived and we were able to switch over.

For drinks, I had Raspberry Lemonade (tequila, triple sec, sour mix, raspberry puree, pink lemonade). I swapped out the tequila for vodka. Overall, the drink was way too sweet. For food, we ordered a bunch of things to share:

Sriracha Wings - my friend was raving about these wings, but I thought it was only okay. They use a dry rub instead of sauce, so maybe that's why I didn't like it as much. The seasoning was also a bit too smoky for my taste

Drake's nachos (fresh tortilla chips layered w/ beef & bean chili & warm beer cheese, topped w/ fire-roasted salsa, sour cream, guacamole & jalapeño) - nothing special. The salsa tasted like it was out of a jar. Can't go wrong with guac though

BLT Tots (crispy tater tots layered w/ creamy ranch dressing & warm smoky bacon, topped w/ crisp shredded iceberg, fresh Roma tomatoes, creamy ranch dressing, more bacon & scallions) - this was my favorite. It was almost like nachos but in tot form. The lettuce almost made me not feel so bad that I was stuffing my face with tater tots for dinner

California Cobb (chopped greens, sliced grape tomatoes, corn, scallions & chicken breast tossed in citrus vinaigrette & topped w/ bacon, avocado & blue cheese crumbles) - I needed this to balance all the other unhealthy things we were eating. This salad could easily have served two people as a meal. The chicken was pretty dry and kind of had this left over taste to it, but the rest of the salad was fine

Crab Rangoon Roll (crab and cream cheese blend, seaweed, tempura fried, topped with sushi sauce and sweet-chili sauce) - we were kind of iffy on getting sushi here but we also wanted to try it, so we figured it would be safe to stick with a cooked roll. It was definitely interesting, between the cream cheese, the tempura and the sweet chili sauce. A bit much. I wouldn't order this roll again

This was definitely too much food for us. The portions are HUGE. We had a ton of leftovers, so you definitely get a bang for your buck here. Overall, it's a good place for some bar food (or sushi). They have so many options so if you are in a group, you'll definitely find at least one thing...

My husband and I have been coming to this Drake’s location for 5 years. For the past 5 years, it had been our favorite restaurant. We literally ate there every single week while I was pregnant. However, tonight was the last time we’ll ever eat there.

We sat in the outdoor patio area by the bay windows. Unfortunately, the A/C ductwork literally dropped all over us and our table the entire time. We had to wait 15 minutes for a waiter to greet us and take our drink order. Luckily, we always order the same thing so we knew exactly what we wanted.

They recently changed the mustard they use in their pretzels and cheese appetizer so that was disappointing. My husband ordered the fillet with seared chicken. The chicken was delicious but the steak was not. He ordered it medium and it came out well done. It was also much smaller than the previous times we’ve ate here. Worst of all, my morning glory burger tasted awful. Seriously, a burger from Wendy’s tasted than this burger. I took 2 bites and was absolutely disgusted. The waitress came by to ask how our meal was and I was polite but honest. She made a cringe face and there was an awkward 15 second pause. She then said to look over the menu to see if I would like anything else and that she would be back in just a second to see what I wanted. We waited 15 minutes for her to return to our table. By then, my husband had already finished his meal. So we declined, asked for my burger to be taken off the check. She agreed, took our card and came back 10 minutes later. Seriously, I don’t know which was worse - the service or the food. We won’t...

If I could give zero, I would. 3 families/groups walked in at the same time including our family. Upon entering the bar area, the other 2 groups at down, getting service immediately. We sat at the only other table that was clean but it was really a 2 topper, so we moved to a table for 4, which needed to be cleaned. There were 2 other tables needing bussing/cleaning. As the other 2 groups continued to get immediate service, water, getting in orders, drinks, we waited. We waited over 5 minutes before I noticed we were the only non-white group in the bar. So we left. I did speak with the manager. He was apologetic but assured me the was no discrimination going on. If not discrimination, what is it, because multiple times while we waited, other tables were cleaned, and there were over 4 waiters standing around regularly, a few looked directly at us. Update: After speaking with the manager and having lunch with him, we're going to give this a try again. During my lunch with the manager, the staff was extremely helpful and friendly. Should say we ate at Malones, not Drakes. So there is a difference but as both are operated within the same area, by same management, there shouldn't be too much of a drop off. Judging from our conversation and the fact they acknowledged they messed up and could do much better, I hope the conversation leads to some change...