This was the most underwhelming dinner I can remember in years. If you read the reviews you would think this place served delicious food and had great service. That is simply not the case.

I had a dirty martini and she had two lemon drop martinis. $14 each, the standardized price for a mixed drink at a nice restaurant nowadays. I also had a Coors Light which was on the warm side; I guess they poured it into a hot glass? I tried to get a Stella however they didn't have that. Then I asked for a Pilsner Urquell and they didn't have that either...warm Coors Light it is for $6.

We ordered Oysters Rockefeller and that was when I knew this meal would be trash. After the oyster is opened, the sous chef should cut the abductor muscle from the shell so you can easily scoop out the oyster to eat it. This...didn't...happen...on all 5 oysters. To make this dish even worse, it was bland on all fronts. 3/5 stars on flavor, 2/5 because you didn't cut the abductor from the shell and forced the customer to do it. It is utterly amazing that this is normal for the prices at this place.

She ordered the Marco Island Salmon. It was in a dill cream sauce that was rich and flavorful. I had a bite and that was the only aspect of this meal that rose above mediocrity. 5/5 stars on the salmon.

I ordered the warm Lobster Roll with fries. This was horrible. The lobster had absolutely no flavor, almost as if it was frozen, thawed, then boiled to remove any flavor that resembled a lobster, and quickly placed under a heat lamp. It was hands down the worst lobster I have had that I can remember. The fries were hard and nasty, reinforcing my theory that this was placed under a heat lamp until the salmon above was finished. 1/5

At this point we would agree that this was a 3 out of 5 star meal so far. However, our waitress didn't check on us even one time while we were eating. We both made note of it because she was bouncing around other tables. Don't get me wrong, she was busy, but come on....take our order then pop in and ask if we want dessert? Right after the vapid Oysters Rockefailure, I finished my martini, a server removed it, and simply walked off. I waited 14 minutes before a completely different server asked if I would like another drink. At this point, her glass was also empty for a few minutes but after taking my order, they just walked off again. When a completely different third person came to the table, she finally could order another drink.

$144 total for undistinguished, dreary food and wholly negligent service. This is our first and last time going here. If you are thinking about this restaurant because you heard good things from people, look elsewhere. In any other location this place would go out of business...but in South Central PA where ignorance is bliss, they somehow are not shuttered yet. 2 out of 5 stars and nowhere near worth the prices they charge.

<<<RESPONSE TO OWNER>>> Thanks for your retort! Did you figure out who sent out Oysters Rockefeller without cutting the abductor for your guests? Is that a new addition in your 77th year, dropping the ball on a pathetically easy appetizer? I am also still curious about the three staff that waited on our every whim...did you ask them why they remove glasses without asking if you want a refill? Nah, too much trouble I guess, it's easier to be defensive and make it sound like THREE PEOPLE TENDED TO US when all they did was remove things from the table then disappear. Great service!!! Also, do you use fresh lobster for that $32 lobster roll or was I spot-on when I said it tasted like it was thawed then boiled (microwaved?) then placed under a heat lamp?

I also heard that you had a corpse upstairs and their bodily fluids were dripping onto the griddle. This was told to us AFTER we ate at your diner that sells overpriced and flavorless food. Nobody could figure out what that fluid was that was dripping on the food prep area was for days or weeks. Is that a true story?