Jones' Black Angus — Restaurant in Town of Bridgeport

EDIT... YIKES !! IT TRULY IS BOTHERSOME THAT ANOTHER GUEST DID A RECENT REVIEW DETAILING HOW TACKY IT WAS THAT THE STAFF TALKED POORLY ABOUT A PHONE CALL I MADE SIMPLY ASKING WHY MY SIDE OF CRAB LEG WAS $90. So from 5 to 1 star this has to go. I genuinely was in shock by the price when I was going over my receipts. I didn't mention anything at the restaurant when I received my bill because I didn't want my father to get agitated. But, nevertheless still praised the restaurant in my original Google Review. I was very respectful speaking with the staff. Which, I talked to two different ladies and than finally the owner. Because the other ladies seemed not to agree with the quoted pricing. I ordered the Ribeye and asked if I could Turf it with a side of one leg. I knew the bill would be steep, but when they charged me the same price for the actual entire King Crab Entree that is where I was confused. I accept full responsibility that I should have just asked pricing. None of the prices are listed, again I didn't want to have my father throw a fit. I completely left out the fact the staff definitely never cared about using vulgar language while eating there. The F word is a bit too much from employees. $200 was spent for 2 people, and no we don't drink alcohol so there's that. I agree with the review stating ALL STEAKS WERE MARKED (MARKET PRICE) on the menu is odd. I own a restaurant as well, and the only thing MP is Lobster and Crab. Just list the prices, it is Prairie not Green Bay dining Unfortunately, this is my elderly father's favorite place to come and I drive 6 hours to take him. He is suffering from dementia and not sure how long he has. But, I'm hoping he doesn't remember this place anymore because I can no longer return after reading that review. Heartbreaking. Some business is not meant to be discussed around guests. Be better, do better.

l aways visit this restaurant when I come home to visit. We made early reservations, which is the way to go on the weekend. We were done with our visit by 6pm and the place was packed. Service from the moment we opened the door was very nice. I always dress up coming here, but honestly no need to. Everyone comes as they are. The salad bar was one of the best I've seen in years. I bet if they did a special during the week many people would love just a salad and soup option. The main course was delicious. I did have the Angus Ribeye and King Crab leg. Definitely missing their delicious bread they use to serve, but there were two different bread options on the salad bar. The prices were a bit high for the area. I travel all over and also run a restaurant so I understand costs. I think the restaurant is definitely ready for a makeover. Carpet needs to go, the chairs are all one creak away from falling apart. I love the dark lighting, but I noticed everyone had to pull out their phones to read the menu. A simple fix by making the menu on white backdrop with larger writing would help. The kids bussing tables and keeping up on the salad area were doing such...

Online: The full menu was shown with a WIDE variety. The low-light themed dining was expressed.

In Reality: Menu was on a sheet of paper, where even the beef cuts were labeled "Market Price" (MP).

Jones Black Angus (JBA) Restaurant: Parking was adequate, & the bar opens early to accommodate cocktails before dinner.

First impression: It was a bit too dark inside, especially for anyone with any mobility concerns. A couple of tap beers were on offer, as well as several bottled. The cheese curds were fine & the beer was cold. The bartender was friendly enough, although a bit loud. Someone called complaining about the cost of a recent seafood bill. (So patrons HAD to essentially listen to the whole business end of things right at the bar.) I found that tacky, especially since one by one he "spoke" out to the servers that they should remind the MP aspect to diners.

I got to sit where I chose, but the booth was so tight.

Now reality set in; My original few choices were shot when the sheet menu came.

I ordered one of the three daily specials: Seafood Pasta with Alfredo. The salad bar was good; I heard people agree they had expected 1000 dressing. Soup was plentiful and hot. I thought the fresh cheese block was a nice touch. A loaf of bread was at the table.

The MEAL: Snapped a photo, but I hadn't noticed the thin pasta sauce yet. (The lighting makes it look creamier.) There was enough seafood in the dish but that couldn't carry the meal because there was VERY LITTLE taste overall.

I told my waitress: "Alfredo sauce is supposed to be thick & creamy" and certainly on the rich side. She replied: "Really?"

Cream was almost non-existent, no garlic or Parmesan flavor I could detect.

It truly tasted like a few tablespoons of olive oil, a dab of butter, and minimal cream made up the sauce.

You can find a 10x better Alfredo sauce at any grocer.

Waitress asked if I wanted to "try something else". I told her I was going to cut my losses. I waited though to clarify. Since she never stopped back, it was certainly not clear if I would have pay even more $.

Conclusion: Supper Clubs are few, and I gave this one a shot. Yes, it's a Steak place... but when I spend $42 (meal alone), I want a decent meal.Having had no clear recourse, I left my meal and I also left hungry.

After my experience, (and what another patron phoned about) I don't like the idea of being deceived through a lack of 'mostly...

In the past, this venue was decent, as for our most recent experience, not so much.

The GOOD: salad bar is included with your meal, which has a lot of different options including soup. Portion sizes for our entrees were decent. Our server was friendly and attentive. We got our food pretty quickly. Environment was nice, more of a romantic vibe, candles lit on the table, dim lighting, old school Sinatra music playing.

The BAD: This establishment has more of a limited menu compared to other supper clubs we have been to in WI. We ordered the cheese curds as an app, which had most of the cheese cooked out of it and was mostly breading. We ordered 2 of the cheaper options on the menu, the parmesan chicken and the Canadian walleye. We were offered which side to pick among 3 options, a veggie, potato, or one other option I can't recall. We both chose the veggie option. No where on the menu or did our server say that to do this would be an upcharge of $3 per person to do so. The main entrees tasted fine, nothing special. We did not have anything to drink besides water and the bill was almost $85. (We wanted to do steak, but they sell their beef options with Market Pricing and the cheapest option was the NY strip at $45.) Going into this we knew it would be a pricier meal, but for what we got we don't think it was worth what we paid.

Our biggest issues from this establishment were non food related. We had made reservations for 8pm with the restaurant saying it closes at 10, they accepted the reservation without problems. When we arrived, there were still tables of people in the place. We got served our dinner around 8:30pm, and by about 8:40pm and the staff were cleaning up everything around us. Taking down the salad bar, getting the vacuum out, they switched the music from the classical Sinatra vibe to today's stuff. It made us feel rushed to eat and get out of there because that is what it seemed they were trying to do. Lastly, when we went to leave, we took maybe 3 steps outside of the door before we heard the door lock behind us. I get you want to get out of work when it is not busy, but when you advertise being open until 10 and openly accept an 8pm reservation, at least wait until the customer is done dining before you call it a night and start cleaning up all around them. It was not the most welcoming dining experience in...