Bleu — Restaurant in Oak Ridge

I ate lunch here both days and had poolside beers. The service was excellent. On the first day, I had a Pressed Burger for lunch ($26). For the quality, the burger was probably not expensive enough. It was thick, almost too thick to bite, but it could have used a pinch of salt. I was drinking Surplus APA beer all day, which was delicious. I also had a Strawberry Oasis, which was also delicious. On the second day, I tried the cucumber cooler, which was refreshing. Lunch day 2 was the Caribbean fish sandwich ($30). Again, for the hunk of flaky fish I received with that delicious sauce, it was absolutely worth it. If I had to choose, the fish was better by far. FYI, the poolside and the restaurant side are different tabs, so if you’re getting a lot of poolside drinks, keep that in mind. There’s also an 18% gratuity built into the bill. On the first day, it started raining with lightning, so they closed the pool. Three people offered me an umbrella to walk to the door. The service...

Just had the most wonderful lunch today at Bleu. I’m still wary of being out many places due to Covid. But everything here was stellar. Distancing, patrons and servers in masks, everything clean - Just top notch. I kept it simple with the chips and salsa, and asked for some jalapeños on the side, which were incredible and obviously pickled in house (turns out, they were grown on the farm on site, too). Be sure to ask for them if you come! The highlight was incredible service from Nick. He’s a beer aficionado, and we had fun talking about his various recommendations, and I especially appreciated him telling me about the nanobrewery at the property. At his recommendation, I tried the Surplus Honey Citrus Ale, which was delicious. Brewed on site, hops grown on the farm, and honey from their apiary - how cool is that? Thanks Nick, for a wonderful lunch service today! You are the epitome of what makes a stay at the...

If you want to sit down and enjoy a sunny hot day, this would be the restaurant to pick at the Ritz-Carlton.

We got seated right away and the pace of the meal was good. Our server was not great, since he took a while to come to our table, spilled ice on our table, did not refill our water and forgot to bring the condiments we asked.

As for the food, it is overpriced but that is what you expect while dining at a high end hotel. We ordered the classic burger with caesar salad, the churrasco quesadilla, the classic burger with fries and a pitcher of farm fresh sangria.

I was the only one that enjoyed the meal and the sangria. My burger was cooked well and the caesar salad even though it was small had a good dressing and good parmesan cheese. The sangria was light, refreshing and not overly sweet. The great ending to our meal with the...