1870 Restaurant and Bar — Restaurant in Midlothian

Was very excited about coming here to celebrate 2 family birthdays, but came away disappointed with our experience. The food was extremely good. Everything was prepared perfectly, but the overall evening was very disorganized and our service was spotty, at best, and at times rude. We had a 7:30 reservation for 4. When we arrived, right at 7:30, we had to wait for quite a while before a greeter even arrived at the front to check us in. When we told who we were and what time our reservation was, we were told to "wait a minute". The hostess then left. When she returned, we were told "our table wasn't ready" and we'd have to wait. When we asked how long it might be, she said she had no idea as the party currently at our table wasn't ready to leave yet. She again said we could wait at the bar, or outside - it was pouring down rain - but we couldn't go down to the "speakeasy" as it was full, and we couldn't go upstairs. So, we were left standing in the vestibule- which is small- as there are only 4 seats at the little bar at the entrance and it was already full. The hostess continued to act annoyed with us for being in the way. So we lingered until about 7:50 at which time we were told the people at our table were leaving and we'd be seated as soon as the table was cleared. In the meantime, another party had arrived with an elderly gentleman. Evidently, their reservation was for a table upstairs, but the gentleman could not walk up the stairs. So, that party was given our table, and we were told we'd be seated at their upstairs table as soon as it was ready. So, 10 minutes later, we were finally seated - at a table set for 3 not 4. One waiter came over and introduced himself and said he'd be with us shortly. After about 5 minutes, another waitress came over and said she'd now be handling our table. She was fine, but kept stressing what a "fine-dining establishment " we were in for some reason..... Anyway, as we sat waiting for our orders we and the other groups in the small room we were in were often brought other people's orders, my husband had to ask twice for a spoon to eat his soup with as he never got a place setting. We finally got our correct entrees, but were missing an additional side we ordered. It finally showed up when we were almost finished with everything else. Our desserts were adequate, but nothing special. All-in-all, the disorganization of the evening and trouble with the reservation just made the evening not as enjoyable as we all hoped it would be. The food was delicious and we might give them another try, but need to be...

Fun fact, this building has been here since 1870; hence the name.

When you first arrive, you quickly realize small their parking lot is and, when you get inside, how packed everything is inside. Not sure if a reservation is required, but I'd say you always should because this place was very busy for their 2nd week after opening.

The atmosphere is a blend of modern chic and very old. It gets very loud inside because the rooms are generally smaller and they pack as many tables as possible inside; so there's a lot more people than there probably should be. Because of so, walking space is very limited. In the Jewett room, which is already small, had 1 larger table and 2 smaller tables inside. That is way too many for such a small room. Because of so, we could barely hold a conversation without shouting because all the other tables were so loud (from the other guests).

After being seated, we ordered the 8oz Filet Mignon with Roasted Garlic sauce and Butter Whipped Mashed Potatoes, Hanger Steak with the "Carmelized Onion" compound butter and Potatoes Au Gratin. For dessert, we got the Blueberry-Lavender Cheesecake and Cinnamon Bread Pudding. Bread and butter were served about 5 minutes before our food arrived.

Both the Filet Mignon and Hanger Steak were delicious and no complaints. The mashed potatoes were plain looking, but tasted great because you could definitely taste the butter. The Potatoes Au Gratin were really good, I recommend this over the mashed potatoes, because this has great texture (think thinly sliced potatoes) with the most delicious buttery flavor. The cheesecake was good, a tad on the too-sweet side, so choose that if you have a sweet tooth and really like blueberries. The Cinnamon Bread Pudding was delicious and we vastly enjoyed that more. There's a sauce with it that really tops it off.

Service was good, but not as good as we'd expect from a place charging these prices. Our waiter was kind, but we noticed he checked on all the other tables and spent time chatting with them almost the entire time; while only stopping at our table to get our order or fill our drinks (once). Not too mention, we had a reservation, arrived 10 minutes early, and still had to wait 40 minutes before even the bread was served.

All in all, the food was really good, but the atmosphere and service left room to be desired. If there were less tables and wait times were shortened, I'd enjoy this place more. Recommend this place if you're looking to try a new "fine dining" place, but wouldn't recommend if you place importance in service and...

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