Normally we would give Woodside five stars as we order from there frequently and do like a lot of their menu items, however, after trying the fried haddock lent special today we were highly disappointed. The haddock was so thin that when fried it was dry and tough. Not what I would expect from a good piece of haddock. I catch fish in creeks around here that have more meat on them than the piece of haddock I got. My guess is they must try to salvage several thinner cuts from one piece of haddock. Normally when you order a piece of haddock from any other restaurant around here it is a nice thick piece of fish that isn’t dry. Not so with Woodside’s. Also the coating on the fish had a very strong dill flavor and while I don’t mind dill, it certainly would not be my first choice to put in a fish fry coating as many people do not like the flavor of dill at all. Next was the mac and cheese and I thought that maybe the mac and cheese would be better since it’s pretty hard to screw that up right? Well the mac and cheese was quite possibly the worst I’ve ever had and I’m not joking. Kraft mac and cheese is a lot better than this. Their mac literally tasted like pasta noodles drenched in a wet milk mixture with absolutely no cheese flavor at all and it desperately needed some salt. If they even actually put any cheese at all in the mac they must have only used a very small block per gallon of milk because it couldn’t even be tasted. Very wet, bland and flavorless mac and cheese I ended up throwing mine away. Lastly, it doesn’t get any better with the haluski. There was so much pepper dumped on the haluski that it wasn’t even edible. We both ended up throwing ours away after taking one bite. Very disappointed that $24 is down the drain for two haddock dinners where we had to throw half the food away. If you want a really good piece of haddock and really good mac n cheese, you might want to check out Anthony’s instead. Much better in...
Read moreFantastic catering expierence! We booked woodside to cater our 175 person wedding relatively late notice after being unsatisfied with the caterer we were previously working with. We couldn’t have been happier with our expierence.
I had some initial hesitation about contracting woodside, because I had previously only known them as a bar, I knew catering was an entirely different ballgame, and this was my wedding! All of my concerns were squashed upon our first call with Jason. He was able to give us quick and clear responses as he guided us through what would give our guests the best expierence. The entire process was very relaxed. We had no formal contract but were in good communication about expectations on both sides.
The day of the wedding went swimmingly as in I heard nothing that needed to be resolved which is what you want on the day of! The guests loved the food. We had a lot of out of town guests and specifically wanted them to be able to try Halupki. They were a winner. The staff really went above and beyond for us. We had brought a number of to go boxes incase guests wanted to take some food to their hotel rooms with them. The staff took it upon themselves to make to go meals with the left overs. That was a big win for the guests on the way out.
We were and are incredibly thankful to the...
Read moreAnytime I have attended on a Friday night, which has only been three times this year, one particular male "bouncer" always aggressively physical pats down my legs without a verbal warning. Mind you, he's already used his wand and the sensor never goes off. I politely asked him if he could have at least warned me that he was going to touch me. He then laughs and says, "It's legal to touch your legs." Everytime I've gone I have worn skinny jeans and tight flat boots so it's obvious I'm not hiding anything. I complained to the usual door man stating any time I've been to a large stadium or any airport I've only ever had to be pat down by a female and he said, "Well I don't make the rules around here." Then the same "bouncer" does not physically pat down my boyfriend or any of the men behind us. I am all for safety but there needs to be more social etiquette and respect especially when the sensor...
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