J "Culinary Sherpa" L.'s Profile

roasted cauliflower risotto.  if your a vegetarian, its all you need to know.

Came here because we got a gift card for xmas.  The smells approaching the door were amazing, had me dreaming of steaks fired over the open wood flame served adorned with roasted garlic.  Unfortunately, I was in for a rude awakening.

They try to go for a "ski lodge/resort" atmosphere, but sadly all you get is a feeling like your eating at dusty taxidermist.  

We were sat and panned over the extensive menu.  I asked the waitress if the "Kobe" burger was real imported kobe, sadly, it was American Wagyu.  I decided on the Baked Haddock, my wife got the SOB Burger, and my kids both got chicken fingers.

First out was the brown bread, which i've heard is supposed to be good, but none of us really cared for it, it was tough and dense, and filled with seeds that got stuck in your teeth.  Furthermore it wasnt warm, so good luck trying to spread frozen butter on it.

The kids & wife's meal came with soup, Clam Chowder, which they both remarked was pretty good.  I got the salad bar, which also, was good.

While munching on the delicious couscous salad, the waitress informed us that they were out of "kids" chicken fingers, but could substitute the "adult" version instead.  The difference is that they're coated with corn flakes & almonds instead of bread crumbs.  

When our entrees arrived I was a bit in shock.  The presentation was atrocious, and our meals were served on circa 1970 china that looked like it was borrowed from the local Senior Center.  

My haddock was pretty good, but the residual water from the fish soaked the panko topping, and it was like eating mush on mush, no textural contrast. To complete the retirement dining experience, my broccoli was also steamed to hell, also mushy.  Not worth $18.95

My wife's burger was cooked well, but bland, pretty flavorless and oddly sandwiched between a bun that can only be described as what she called an "oversized english muffin".  I tried it and she was right, it was flat, dense, almost like a "bialy", and lent no support to the juices flowing from the burger.

My kids chicken fingers came out burnt to a crisp, as if someone threw them in the deep fryer and forgot about them until the waitress asked, "wheres my kids meals?".  Complete and total disregard and should have never been sent out of the kitchen like that.

The manager offered to replace them, and did comp the kids meals, but when the 2nd round came out they were coated in bread crumbs (someone went to the store?) and way too hot for the kids to touch.

Overall the experience was slow, overprice, and the food was sub par.  I have $65 left on my giftcard and i'll give them the benefit of the doubt and order a steak next time I go, but if the service is any indication, i'm dreading using the rest of the gift card.