This was the top rated restaurant for Ames so we decided to come here for dinner tonight. The two of us arrived around 6:30 and were seated right away. The interior was...cozy. The tables were a little close to each other. It made getting to...
Read MoreThis was the top rated restaurant for Ames so we decided to come here for dinner tonight. The two of us arrived around 6:30 and were seated right away. The interior was...cozy. The tables were a little close to each other. It made getting to the restrooms a challenge when all the tables were occupied.
The food was really disappointing, though. We started out with the New Orleans BBQ shrimp which was 41-50 sized shrimp doused in Worcestershire sauce. No...Just, no. New Orleans style should have the shell and head still on--that's where all the flavor lies. A more appropriate sized shrimp would have been 16-20. And, the sauce...yuck. Straight salty. I was between the grilled pork loin and steak sandwich for my main dish. I got the steak sandwich at the server's suggestion. It's sliced tri-tip topped with a bleu cheese slaw and slivered potatoes on rye bread. The steak was decent but I didn't enjoy it tepid. I feel like it should have been properly reheated without compromising the cook on the steak. I also could not detect any bleu cheese in the slaw. I ate it by itself just to see if the other flavors overtook the dish. I don't feel like the shoestring potatoes added anything to the sandwich. Just made it messier. BOTH sides of the bread were also extremely soggy. It was either not toasted properly or sat in liquid. Our other entrée was the burger which was really just underwhelming, overall. We were planning on getting dessert but decided to skip because of the other three dishes. We feared further disappointment. I'm pretty easy-going when it comes to food. But, this is the first time I've ever wondered "what the hell did I just eat?" Neither one of us felt like complaining to our server. It wasn't his fault the food sucked. And, we also didn't want to have anything remade. It wouldn't have changed anything. The flavors were just a complete bust. We also ate a good portion of the food because we didn't have lunch so we couldn't justify whining about it. The price point also did not align with the quality of ingredients or execution. I don't mind spending a fortune on good food, but this was not good food. Really bummed that we drove 30 minutes and wasted our weekly date night on this meal.
Our server was great, though. He was extremely professional, attentive, and was pleasant the whole way through. That was the only positive aspect. I feel bad lying to him about the food being okay. But, as I said earlier, it's not his fault. Plus, he was busy being double-sat.
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