Stirling Craft Kitchen — Restaurant in Randolph Township

Where to begin? The entrance, I guess we can start there. It's an awkward entrance that feels thrown together with minimal effort, this sets the stage for the entire experience. Those familiar with Morris Tap & Grill and the subsequent failure SubUrban (is this location just cursed?), will recall the layout of the restaurant. However, they've decided to go ultra open concept which turns the establishment into an echo chamber fit for an arena rock band. IT'S LOUD! Some effort could have been made to dampen the acoustics but alas, we wouldn't have this nice open concept. They seem to have vents blasting cold air in your face all around the restaurant as well. Hey guys, you know those vents have wings in them to change the direction of the air? Maybe direct that air to the side rather than dumping it straight on your guests faces. Moving on, service as well was a little awkward, the hostess was clearly overwhelmed and even made mention of it. We had made reservations yet still we had to wait for the 3 or 4 other groups to be seated before us. No biggie, but with some backup or attention of management, could be avoided. Our sever was a rather brooding young man that gets points for at least trying to fake a smile, but was rather grim the entire time, checked in on us when we didn't need it and was not attentive when he should have been (such as a drink being empty). He had a partner that followed him around the entire evening but no mention was made as to why she was there, she literally did nothing than just stand by his side. I assume this is some sort of training program, but without an explanation is just awkward. My wife eventually had me interact with the waiter solely as she was uncomfortable with his demeanor. We paid $17 for a cocktail (the ilegal paradise) which came in a rocks glass with one piece of block ice, looked like dirty water, and tasted like ilegal mezcal with simple syrup. I stuck with beer, which admittedly they have a decent draught list. Beer isn't hard to screw up.. but what of the food you might ask? Surely there must be some redemptive qualities in the food? A $20 burger has to be delicious! Nope. The burger was the most lackluster under seasoned waste of $20 I've spent in a long while. You can make a better burger at home, trust me, save your money. How about the fried chicken? If you are looking for fried chicken and fried chicken alone, hey they'll give you fried chicken, but that's all you're getting. Salt? No. Any sort of flavoring agent other than chicken and a flour coating? No. Literally just deep fried chicken, some hot honey squeezed from a bottle into a little condiment bowl and some corn bread all for $26! I'm sorry for the sarcasm, but honestly if you are trying to charge NYC prices you're gonna have to do a little better. I suspect this will go the same route as it's predecessors, busy in it's novel iteration and slowly dry up until they can't afford the overhead and go under. Go try it out, and maybe you'll have one nice thing to say like I did.. "The...

This was the first time at the Stirling Craft Kitchen. Amazing. Started off with their ilegal Paradise cocktail. If you're into mezcal, I would highly recommend. For appetizers we had the fried pickles and the burrata cheese. Both came out promptly and were delicious. The pickles were nicely fried and the burrata with the sauce it comes with was tasty. Next drink was the City Fighter which is like a cherry bombed old fashioned. I could find myself drinking one with a good cigar. Highly recommend. For dinner I had the baby back ribs and my shorter half had the Forager Flatbread. The ribs with the guava bbq sauce were delicious. Nice tang to them and the potatoes with the chimichurri aioli were awesome. Rounded off the experience with the cheesecake and the vanilla buttermilk cake. If you're not into goat cheese I'd avoid the cheesecake as it's made with it. The buttermilk cake was delicious! The restaurant is newly renovated from the previous establishment with nice open areas and nice sized bar. Staff were attentive and courteous. We definitely see ourselves becoming regular patrons...

Been there twice now and it just keeps getting better. The food is amazing, literally havent had anything I disliked. Servers were attentive and friendly. The seating area is open and relaxing. Overall wonderful experience with a chill vibe to hang out with some great food and great drinks. Def recommend the flatbreads, they have a great crust and the 2 flavors I tried (the foreger and the bee sting) were delicious. And you can see the oven in the dining room so thats fun to watch. And for entrées, there are plenty of options covering many dietary needs that are all phenomenal in my opinion so you really cant miss.

Can't wait to see what else...