Clinton House Restaurant

Good - not close to great. My wife and I were here Friday night. We were way ahead of the dinner rush and even being early the service was very slow. Our waitress was very nice, and told us they were understaffed. We ordered the mozzarella wedges which were actually pretty good, but the stuffed mushrooms were not. The stuffing seemed like it was out of a box and the brown gravy like topping did nothing to add to the dish - I wouldn’t recommend at all. We both ordered the Lobster Bisque - which sadly was the highlight of the entire meal. The soup was actually one of the best bisques I’ve ever had - but that’s not what you go to a restaurant for. Because it was a Friday night, a lot of folks were ordering the Prime Rib. I noticed how small of a cut that kept coming out - and very fatty from what I could tell. Which brings me to my next point - the portion sizes. I ordered the French Dip which was really disappointing. A normal French Dip comes on a large hoagie roll cut into two. This was a small sub like roll that was maybe the size of a normal half of a French Dip - and at over $14 is really cutting back. My wife got the Club sandwich because after the appetizer round she said was probably “safe”, which it was. Good not great - and that unfortunately sums up our visit here. Outside of that, this was our first time there and will probably be our last. Too many high top tables with very small surface areas. There were a lot of parties of four people who were struggling to find a place to sit that would be comfortable. There was a large party who had reserved a table next to us (about 10 I think) who got so tired of waiting for drink orders to be placed, ended up going to the bar and paying cash there to get their drinks. On that subject - I had one 7&7. Big mistake. The drink came in a small plastic cup that was filled to the brim with ice and was the weakest drink I’ve ever had. I stuck to club soda for the rest of the night. To top it off, we were given someone else’s check and credit card to sign bc our waitress was running ragged trying to keep up. As we were finishing our meal one of the girls bringing food out tried to give us someone else’s appetizer twice. I get being short staffed to a point - but on a Friday night in the prime of your busy season, and not even at the busiest time of night - you’ve gotta step up your game. This is a 3 star review but honestly could have been less. For the two of us with tip it was an $80 night out that I honestly wish we had spent someplace else. It’s a shame bc it’s in a terrific location!