Buttermilk and Bourbon- Watertown — Restaurant in Watertown

I can not believe how disappointed a was. I had been dying to try out his place after seeing the cookbook on Amazon. The atmosphere was ok, but the music was so loud my friend couldn’t hear me. I made a brunch reservation more than four days ahead of time. I arrived on time and my party was promptly seated…. In front of the entrance!!! Ok, fine. The waiter Connor I believe, approached the table and tools our drink order. We waited more than five minutes but, okay it was busy. We placed our order and were informed that the food is brought out when it is ready, not in a coordinated fashion so that we could all eat at the same time. We were also told that it was ‘tapas’ style so we should order for the table. Ok, I’m game, sounds good. The food arrived and might I say, I was underwhelming at best. My friend ordered two over easy eggs, home fries and bacon. They brought individual plates for each item making everything look like an afterthought. I ordered the goat cheese hash with eggs, and received a mini fry pan (think apple crisp serving fan) with has browns, maybe 1/2 scrambled eggs, sauce and peppers. The taste was good but it was a children’s portion and not worth $15. After the waiter dropped off our food, he didnt come back to the table until we waved him over. We did that several times. Ok, so beignets. I don’t know where they got the picture on the website, but what we received looked like burnt moose skat with a side of dipping sauce. I’ve never had one before, and frankly am not interested in trying them again. They were burned outside and doughy inside, how is that possible. Anyway, I would skip it. The bill was just under $100 and we left disappointed and...

The owner, Jason Santos is best known for being on the TV shows Bar Rescue and Hell's Kitchen. I didn't have high expectations of this place due to being disappointed at other celebrity chef driven restaurants. However, the food, cocktails, service and ambiance were all excellent! We were a party of four. We ordered approximately 7 tapas and an appetizer (which was a bit too much for 4 people) and most exceeded our expectations. As other reviewers noted, the biscuits were delicious, but our favorite was the blackened octopus. It had the perfect texture. Others that I highly recommend are the Cajun grilled swordfish, baked brie and the BBQ Shrimp. The street corn was good but not a wow, and the mac and cheese was a bit bland. We started off with 1/2 dozen oysters which were good but not worth the price. Two of us had the sazarac cocktail which was excellent and the other had some type of spicy margarita which was ok. The server frequently checked in on us and others came by to clear our table in a timely manner after we finished a plate. I plan to definitely go back to this restaurant again! One thing to note, open table shows the outdoor seating area is heated, but this is not the case. They just have a small fire pit that does nothing to heat the area. So I don't recommend making a reservation in the outdoor section in the...

This is a restaurant that has given up on any concept of quality. Food was mediocre at best and the service was awful. When we arrived the restaurant was half full at most and yet we were seated next to the door the waitstaff used to enter and exit the kitchen. After waiting 10 minutes for someone to come to our table to offer us drinks, I went to the bar and got the drinks myself. After several more minutes I went to the hostess and told her if someone didn’t come to our table quick we would leave. A waiter came over and we ordered food. The food arrived eventually but not all together. The food was below average at best and not worth what they were charging. I ordered beignets and coffee. The coffee was cold and the beignets were over cooked. The wait staff were incapable of tackling a half full restaurant and didn’t seem to care. This was our second visit to this restaurant and it was a complete about face from the first visit. This restaurant has given up on all things customer related and quality is long dead here. On a day like Mother’s Day you would expect a restaurant to be packed but this place was less than half full and it has the hallmarks of a place in decline. Do not bother going to Buttermilk & Bourbon unless disappointment is what you’re after. I would happily give 0 stars...