The Local Kitchen & Drinks — Restaurant in Wayland

Came for lunch with a friend after a full day of kayak fishing. Realize I wasn’t the best dressed but this isn’t Capital Grille or Ruth Chris. That being said I wasn’t completely disheveled just not dressed like I normally would when I come here. Which USED to be somewhat frequently as I live 2 minutes from here on post. Host asked us if it’s ok to seat us at a high table near the bar and away from the main dining area. I immediately said it’s fine. After getting seated my buddy told me he’s had bad experiences in this particular location sitting. Didn’t think much of it. Our waiter, Brian, came relatively quick. Not a problem. First thing he says is do you know what you want? We both replied yes. Before we even had a chance to breath, he replies, “well you gonna let me know anytime soon?” Was thinking in my head, bro give us a millisecond to respond. Put in our order and he just disappears into thin air. Doesn’t tell any servers around him nor does he inform us. Aside from a different server or might have been a busgirl bringing out our app, we had zero service for about 30minutes. We finally got fed up and said something to a passing waitress. Heavy set brunette who wasn’t all that pleasant to deal with either. Didn’t seem happy we were displeased with not getting any service for extended periods of time. The only saving grace was believe her name was Caroline. During Brian’s disappearing act she took over all his duties and helped us as best she could and she was fantastic. Never coming back here again. Brian left a real sour taste in my mouth and my buddy said he’s had several bad experiences with him before as well. We were not rude to you in any shape or form Brian. You earned this scathing review and I’m sure you don’t think it’s a big deal losing 2 occasional customers but maybe your fellow servers and managers do. Hope you do well and learn from experiences like this. I have and won’t...

Update: Lately we've found that the quality can be a little hit-or-miss. On a good night, the food is still excellent, but on a few visits, things have been overcooked, or too greasy, or just not very good. On our most recent visit, the steak tips were not marinated or seasoned at all and a little tough, and the French Dip sandwich included a surprise ingredient (onions) that wasn't listed in the menu description. Their frequent menu tinkering has eliminated or significantly modified several of our favorite dishes, as well. Overall, still a decent dinner out, but the inconsistency on the quality has us coming less frequently than before.

Original review: One of our favorite spots for weeknight takeout during COVID, but the dine-in experience is great as well, with comfy booths and a large bar inside, as well as patio seating outside (though the mosquitos get bad later in the evening... they might want to invest in some bug spray/wipes for patrons). The house-made chips and dip, parmesan truffle fries, pork dumplings and buffalo wings are all favorites for starters, and for entrees the steak tips, short rib, salmon, and burger are all excellent as well. For dessert, try the beignets/house-made doughnuts. They also have great rotating tap and cocktail lists, and offer a solid...

Saturday night family dinner we decide to go to The Local in Wayland. We had went previously and wanted to get the chicken and waffles when we got there they had taken it off the menu. We were really bummed out but no one’s fault. We waited about 15 minutes before waitress came to say hi and take drink orders. She then took another 20 minutes to bring it back. We then asked for a straw she then took 10 minutes then came with a paper straw holding it in her dirty hands that have been touching everything mind you we are in the middle of a pandemic. I had to get up and ask bartender for a wrapped straw. Very turned off at this point but it was late so we decided to stay anyways. I decided to order Caesar salad with steak tips, I asked for medium well (normally some red) this one was raw like one tip looked like it didn’t even get turned in the grill and my lettuce had blood I was disgusted. Mind you not once did waitress come ask how everything was. Service was horrible. We will never return nor referral anyone here. Covid-19 should be taken a little more serious at...