Springers — Restaurant in Town of Pleasant Springs

We were camping in Stoughton last weekend with a fairly large group and decided to eat out for one of our friend's birthday on Saturday night. The locals all swore that Springers was great, plus it was right down the road so we decided to give it a try. Wow, what a mistake. This place was the lamest excuse for a "supper club" I've ever been to, I almost don't even know where to begin with this review...but I'll try. The location is pretty decent, right on the water and there was outdoor seating so you can dine while overlooking the lake, however we sat inside due to seating constraints. That's about where the good part of this review ends. We had a party of 18 people which I can't imagine is that out of the ordinary for a place like this. The waitress came by and took our orders (we had already grabbed drinks at the bar when we arrived). We (the five people I was footing the bill for) ordered the gator bites and the pulled pork wontons for appetizers along with the cajun catfish, trout and prime rib for the main course. The wontons were a solid mediocre at best, but the gator bites were totally raw in the middle. Like not cooked at all. All 18 meals came out at the same time about seven minutes after the appetizers which I found slightly suspect, now I know why. Literally every person's meal was garbage. The cajun catfish was over seasoned and under cooked (both orders) as was the trout, almost everyone else ordered the prime rib and every single order was cooked incorrectly, as in RAW! The waitress brings out this king cut of prime rib which was supposed to be medium rare and I swear this thing mooed at me! It was quite obviously extremely rare as were all other cuts, plus they had a funky smell to them. When we brought this up to the waitress she had no idea how to respond or correct the issue. When we mentioned that the gator bites needed to be removed from the check since we sent them back to avoid eating raw food she tells us that she can maybe refund us for half of them. LOL, I almost lost my sh*t at that point, but my wife cut me off before I could lay into her. Nevertheless she did finally take that off the bill. I'm not sure if they were having a bad night or what but cooking 18 meals wrong in one sitting told me all I needed to know about this place. We will definitely not be returning here ever again and I honestly cannot fathom how anyone would choose to eat here. Save your money and time and go elsewhere. A Jack's pizza from the campground would have been a more...

I start this post by admitting I am a very good cook and live in a town with wonderful restaurants that create dishes better than I can do at home. I had high hopes of dining somewhere memorable with my daughter and grandson while visiting. Unfortunately, my experience at Springer's was less than memorable. We had 3 meals: One 8 oz tenderloin filet - $27.95 One smoked brisket dinner - $17.95 One kid's meal of mac & cheese and Fries We also had an iced tea (undrinkable with a terrible after taste), a martini (passable) and a chocolate milk (which the 2 year old grandson enjoyed). The filet did not look like any filet I have ever cooked or eaten. The brisket was very salty and served with "doctored up" versions of mustard and ketchup - neither of which was edible. They served "au gratin potatoes" which were chunks of cooked potato with cheese sauce (which looked like melted Velveeta) encasing them. The mashed potatoes were glue-like with gravy that tasted like it was from a jar. The "mac and cheese" was CLEARLY from a blue box (i.e., Kraft).

Still i tipped the waitress 22%, as the poor quality of the food was not her fault.

When the hostess asked me how our meals were (as we paid upon exit), I told her that they were far below my expectations and that we would not be dining there again.

The ultimate insult was calling chunks of potatoes smothered in Velveeta - and including a $1 up charge for a side - au gratin potatoes.

I paid over $83 dollars for a dinner for 2 1/2 that was subpar and served like they do not care about the quality or authenticity of the food. On a positive note, the bathrooms were clean. The overall decor and cleanliness of the restaurant would not score well on my expectations of cleanliness. Dirty, stained carpet is not anything a diner...

We weren’t sure what to expect going in, but came away from our experience a bit disappointed. When we booked our reservation, I called in and the phone was picked up but no one speaking on the other end, just back around noise. After saying “hello? Helloo?” I was greeted by a woman who sounded a bit drunk, I was able to get a table reserved.

When we arrived 5 minutes early, we waited at the host stand where several staff members were chatting (bickering?). After a few minutes, they finally welcomed us and told us to wait to be called. The bar area was also blaring music and very loud, so it was hard to have conversation until we were seated.

Once seated, we ordered. The salad bar was small and depleted, but fine. They were out of one of the two soups, to which they said they would refill (never did, left it empty.) so they ran out of chowder by 7.

Our server was nice, but did not do much beyond taking our order and delivering our food. The food was fine and met my expectations for the price, though if you are expecting supper club quality dinner I would be very particular about which items to order. My prime rib was good, however my partners tenderloin was rather bland.

When we tried to leave, the (drunk?) hostess was touching my mom as we paid the bill to leave, which was inappropriate.

Perhaps we just had mismanaged expectations, but this place seems to try to be both a dive bar (loud music, gaming area, no serving dinner on the patio by the water) and a supper club.

I plan to come back in the next year or two to give it another chance, but if you are a first timer looking for more of the supper club experience than a bar and grill, I’d suggest...