Visiting there area for the first time on our 15th wedding anniversary.
We chose to go here for our evening diner since my wife has been craving some BBQ.
The food we got was just ok/good. Nothing amazing. I took pictures below.
I got the "My Boy Blue" burger which was tasty at times but was a little over cooked in comparison to what I usually like. The Texas toast bun was also not flattering with the combination of a tougher than usual burger. I was definitely not floored by the flavor. I will rate that burger maybe a 6/10. The burgers comes with kettle chips and fries are added as extra. My wife got the pulled pork which had just ok flavor but could have been seasoned more. The food is a bit on the pricey side for what you get.
I could tell the restaurant is currently under some distress. There really weren't many visitors even at peak dinner time, the firepit outside does not look like it had been cleaned out for quite some time. There was a huge pile of old ash in the middle which made me wonder about the rest of the restaurants upkeep. The owners or management were really overworking one poor waitress who was overseeing the indoor and outdoor dining areas. Luckily we were only one of two couples in the entire indoor dining. I felt bad for her. This poor girl seems like she gets such a hard time from patrons due to the shortcomings of the restaurant and management that she is more ready to apologize for any issues than potentially receive a compliment. I gave her an extra good tip because she was working harder than anyone else and trying to do the best she could. She would be the reason I do not rate the restaurant with fewer stars.
Felt strange there were not more people at the restaurant which was another red flag for me. That place should be packed considering location right off lake Erie they are also right next to a boating/fishing peer where people constantly go in and out of so you can tell somethingis just not quite right. Also looking at the other Google reviews there seems to be a rising trend of disagreeable comments over the last couple of years. Things at this restaurant definitely seem disorganized.
Also they seemed desperate to give us more food due to the fact that they could not provide my wife with corn on the cob with her meal. They also brought us Mac and cheese which was very good and the cowboy caviar as the owner seemed desperate for us to try it. It was not all that great. There was baked beans with what seemed to be some shreds of pulled pork in with it. They should have some chunks of brisket in with this and actually season the food and it would certainly give it an upgrade.
They do have a great location but the food doesn't match. Feels disjointed for these two things not to...
Read moreArrived here tired, thirsty and hungry after 7 hours on the road. Perfect opportunity for some comfort food. We entered and a sign said the hostess would seat us. No hostess in sight but we asked a waitress said offhand "Sit anywhere, I'll bring you some menus." After twenty minutes of no menus (even after catching the eye of several waitstaff) my girlfriend went to the bar and asked for menus and a server. Keep in mind this was not a busy night with double digit open tables and easily a half dozen servers about.
Our server finally arrived and took our order, a meal for two that included smoked kielbasa, brisket, mac and cheese, corn, cornbread and sweet potato fries tossed in cinnamon sugar. I ordered a tall bud light (which the waiter assured me they had and I saw pints on other tables) and my girlfriend ordered a blue moon and a diet coke. I asked if we could get burnt ends for the brisket and was told they weren't available.
Our drinks arrived fairly promptly, in 12 oz plastic cups though my girlfriend's soda was in a tall glass. The food arrived a bit later. Having already drank my small beer I ordered another. We had to remind the waiter at this point that we needed silverware and table settings. That took five minutes and he also brought salt, pepper, bbq, ketchup and a roll of paper towel in a questionable looking plastic-lined bucket.
By now nothing was very hot. The cornbread was not warm enough to melt butter. The mac and cheese came in a ceramic bowl with melted cheese on top and was fairly average, maybe some crackers mixed in. The sweet potato fries were cooked well but the cinnamon sugar was sparse at best. The kielbasa tasted fairly off the shelf and the brisket was a very scant portion and more of a thick cut bacon, bland and slightly dry. I had no drink with my meal, luckily my girlfriend ordered the soda. The food was overall extremely average.
Later as we were finishing up the waiter showed up asking if we needed anything and said "Oh, I put in your order but forgot to bring you your beer!" We asked for the check.
I did finally get the beer and it arrived complete with a wonderfully thoughtful fruit fly garnish. At least he got a drink.
The meal with four drinks was $41.
Pros: Cheap, beautiful view.
Cons: Awful service, very average food.
Worth the trip?: No. We won't be back and do...
Read moreMy husband and I were extremely disappointed in our lunch yesterday, June 27, 2016. The servers were not at all familiar with the menu or food. Our order was confused by our server; I asked for no pickles and still received pickles on my sandwich. My husband asked for his coleslaw and pickles to be on the side, and he received no pickles. My brother-in-law order an appetizer for the table and our server forgot to put it in. She then said "I put it in and you can eat it with your meal." My husband said that she offered it free of charge, but I did not hear that part, and we were charged for it on the bill. My sister-in-law's salad, the Chop-Chop, I believe, was described as "crisp, chopped greens." The only greens in the salad was iceberg lettuce...hardly any green to it at all. Her french fries certainly did not look like "hand-cut." She did say that the salad was tasty. My husband and I ordered the beef brisket sandwich with chips. When the sandwiches arrived (beside the above issues) we noticed right away that it was in a pulled meat form. I asked my husband and he agreed that it was pulled something...we couldn't even tell if it was beef or pork. He questioned the second server, and she said she would check with the chef. She returned and said that it was beef. She did ask if we wanted it changed. Since we needed to get moving, we declined. The meat was mushy and tough...we could hardly cut our sandwich in half and it was impossible to eat whole. There was a very small serving of chips under the sandwich. When we went back to check the menu, we again noticed that it said, "sliced beef brisket." We were rather frustrated by this point, and my husband went back to at least tell someone. The only person he could find was a server and when he said something, she said something about a "typo." My brother-in-law did order a brisket meal and his was sliced. Again, very disappointed by quality and price of food, servers, and overall experience. No available lunch...
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