Very basic bar/grill restaurant. The building and design look very nice. The location is great, located next to lake Nimesila (chk spelling) on south main far away from the business downtown of Akron Ohio. Hostess was decent, although they merely offered up a multitude of tables instead of leading us to our dining area. This can be tricky, as some customers have strict preference in seating, but we generally like to be led directly to our table and feel it's a more formal tactic to address incoming customers. The wait for service was average, the male server was neither energetic or slow but served the table with a lazy and inexperienced demeanor. Proper service training may be able to salvage this employee and transform him into an asset for the restaurant. Food came out in proper time and the cadence of the meal was rather pleasant. Salads came out first and was followed closely by appetizers. The entrees were served at a good time after the plates had been cleared. Food was warm.but nothing was hot. Fries were not hot out of kitchen, burgers were not hot either, but nothing was cold, just an inbetween temperature. Perhaps an employee wasn't paying much attention and left things sitting for a few minutes too long? Besides that, the back of the house seemed to do ok. Entrees themselves left much to be desired, sauces that were stated on menu were leftmissing from entrees, add on salads were rung up as full price, even the water left a funny taste in your mouth. Literally the well-water here is quite pungent, and was an obstacle to overcome in the overall experience. Nothing we ate was spectacular, nothing stood out as fabulous or extravagant. Portions were smaller than remembered, and soon almost every dish we ate was coined as a "tariff dish" for being what appeared to be less than expected. The chorizo balls, or rice ball app was a complete disaster, unless u like 3 dollars-a-bite bar food. At this portion it should be about a $5 dish. The lettuce garnish was a nice touch however. If u made it this far in the review there isn't much more to add without really destroying the employees or establishment. There is a huge ceiling for improvement and usually that starts at the top and is formed within thr back office. The employees are merely a reflection of the foundation of each company. Beautiful place, may give it another try in the future for fairness sake. Don't expect a mind blowing experience, just expect normal bar/grill food at a slightly elevated price and less than average service. I sat with an empty drink for nearly 15 minutes without one employee noticing. Team members didn't think to help other tables, or looked like they cared, so long as their area was being taken care of. However it wasn't busy enough to justify the delayed service and lack of attention to detail. Server added no memorable lines or character to the experience and left us all underwhelmed. $130+ for 4 people with only a few bar drinks. Pics related.
Never had a bad experience here. This time I had one of their Amazing Reubens. Great food, great drinks. A friend performed here Sunday....had an excellent time on their large roomy patio which has a large grass area as well. The service was absolutely Great. Jamie was our server and the only one working the patio....she never missed a beat and did an Amazing job! Great service. Thanks Again.
So our waitress was excellent!! The atmosphere was amazing. We were there at happy hour time on a Wednesday. We had a party of 18 ppl. The bad side the fries were very badly burned and hard. No kids menu or items to order for 6 and under. The portions on other plates did not match price. Good place maybe for drinks and appetizers only. I will not be back.
This is our second visit to the restaurant; evening of Friday Sept 26th. In our first visit, we had a side of mac and cheese that was delicious - creamy with a variety of cheeses. My husband even ate the leftovers and he doesn't even usually like mac and cheese. So, when we visited again, I was sure to order it again and one of my friends ordered it as well based on my raves. It wasn't anything like our first visit - just not creamy nor tasty at all. It had only been a month since our first visit. I mentioned it to our server but it didn't seem to make an impact and thus I am leaving a review with the hope that they will reinstate the higher end mac and cheese. All of our other food was ok but we came for the exceptional mac and cheese. We did like the patio seating and reservation option - nice to be outside.
We got some chicken and beef tacos and chips and salsa. The chicken and beef tasted like they weren’t seasoned at all. Very bland. The chips seemed like they were drenched in oil and weren’t salted. We got some cookies for dessert. They were overcooked if not slightly burnt. Overall none of the good was good. The silver lining was the our host/bartender was great, he was helpful. Atmosphere was alright too.