This has been the go to date spot for my Fiancé and I because we know that if we go to 99, we will enjoy the entire experience. We have visited 4 times now. One of my biggest factors I think about in a restaurant is consistency.
They start out the experience bringing out a bowl of popcorn, which is always super buttery. I try not to eat too much of it to save room for the rest of the meal, but it is difficult not to. It truly competes with movie theatre popcorn.
I will start off with appetizers. When you visit 99, 1000% order the boneless wings. This is where their consistency truly shows. Every other restaurant I have gotten boneless wings from are inconsistent. Sometimes over cooking them, sometimes they have very little sauce. At 99, they delivered perfectly tender wings that will melt in your mouth each time. The sauce ratio is perfect, not too little and not too much, although I do love my sauce.
My go to order is a cheeseburger. The first thing I will try in a new restaurant because if you mess up a simple burger, I do not have much faith in your other food. I rate a burger by whether it needs sauce added or not. If I can enjoy a cheeseburger and dont need to add ketchup, mustard, or any sauce, then that is a good burger. And of course, 99 delivered. No sauce needed here, you can enjoy the cheeseburger as it is and expect a mouthful of wonderful flavor. The fries that come with the burger are also very good.
Next thing we tried were the steaks. Similar to a burger, you know a steak is good if you don't need any sauce. Like everything else, the steaks were great. Beautifully seasoned like a party in your mouth and cooked just the way you want them to be.
Last is the staff. They are all very friendly and patient each time we go. They really create a positive atmosphere that makes us want to keep coming back.
Overall, 99 is a fantastic restaurant to go to for any occasion and best of all will not break the bank. It will provide you with a friendly and calming atmosphere. Relax as you sit and eat your...
Read moreThe waitress are always the best! This time we arrived we were seated by a pink hair young hostess girl (who is gone already) and a skinny manager young man(gone too). They treated us as if we were kids because we had kids. 20 minutes went, I got up to see if I could get service and a waitress knew. She grabbed a nice waitress and she was happy to get menus drink and the appetizer we ordered. We love this place mind you. We were okay with waiting. We knew what we wanted so we didn’t need menus even though we waited for menus and cutlery for 30 minutes. The kids were starving as well as my wife and I. When we received the food it was cold, burnt and just plain disgusting. I have been to this restaurant over 50 times it is usually just right and we always get great food. This night they had all new people except for the one waitress who knew us by face.
I tried to eat and then when I got in the parking lot I threw up. When my son got home he threw up. The food was old and disgusting. It arrived cold.
When I go I bring the whole family my in-laws /my parents. Everything my Family and I do is parties of 4 to 15 people usually. Unless it’s just my wife and I or with the kids so 4 of us. This is just a review. Please know the other 100 times I brought my family I would’ve given it five stars, I just never did. This was one bad experience this is why I had to review it, so I will add pictures of good moments and still leave a...
Read moreFirst off ...I'm glad you brought back the Chicken and Sausage Al Forno, as that was what I ordered! However, it was NOT as good as I remembered it being!! Mine barely had enough sauce on it (very dry)! 👎. My buddy ordered a fish sandwich! The main problem was the attitude of the server Colleen! She was good bringing out the food, but she had ZERO patience for my friend, who has a slight developmental disability (mild autism). Instead of trying to understand my friend, which is very easy to do, she kept looking at me! After she brought his ice tea (after erroneously bringing him hot tea) she basically IGNORED him, and looked at me to order for him!! She had ZERO patience! When we were eating she asked me if MY meal was okay, but again, she completely ignored my friend!! UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR for anyone working in any capacity dealing with the public!! Colleen should be happy she doesn't have a disability!! BOTTOM LINE ...the next time I go to the New Hartford 99 Restaurant, and I get Colleen as my server, I'm either going to leave or ask for another server! Obviously there's other restaurants out there that will treat my...
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