Meh. That was my reaction to hearing that this place is closed. I’d be more upset, but my experiences there have been vastly underwhelming. I used to go occasionally with my wife or coworkers for lite fare. The Chesapeake Pizza was a favorite, so of course it was removed from their menu in favor of warmed over slop. The current phone message states that they are«closed for the winter season». That’s code for«we’re not likely to reopen, but please enjoy the bar fights and scummy clientele downstairs in the Horseshoe Pub». Judging by the revolving door of managers, waitstaff, kitchen staff, etc., it should be very clear that Dave Magrogan was wise to cut ties with the ownership. Stay closed, seriously.
Kari H.
Tu valoración: 1 Honey Brook, PA
How are patrons suppose to feel safe if the recently hired brand new bouncers are the ones that threw the first punches in the massive brawl that happened last friday? So now not only do you have to throw yourself over the bar yelling while waving money to get service after a half hour of doing so or sit there for a hour until someone else tells the bar tender that you need waited on your also not safe when theres a crowd. Its sad that regulars that go there can even have a drink in peace because the new«supposed to be top of the line”(Thats straight out of Dakotas mouth after a huge brawl) bouncers that are there to keep the crowd at ease cant keep their temper under control. I at one point was a regular at the bistro since I live close. I use to reccomend this place to friends to have gatherings, brunch and, birthday celebrations. Now unless you want a beer bottle smashed over your head by an EMPLOYEE(witnessed it myself) or listen to the new crowd pulled in by managment making drug deals in the parking lot, I recommend you do yourself a favor and hit the gas a little harder while drivng by.
CHARLIE C.
Tu valoración: 1 Honey Brook, PA
We’ve eaten dinner here several times and very happy with dinner.4−5 stars for dinner and service quality. However their brunch had a lot to be desired. There were 3 tables total yet we waited 20 min for omelette eggs & pancakes. One piece of toast on serving cut in half. the menu stated 3 pancakes. There were 2 and they were flat and greasy. The sausage was dry. They piled on the potatoes which tasted left over. I could go on, but don’t recommend eating brunch here and won’t be back.
L K.
Tu valoración: 2 Jefferson, PA
We went here for their Sunday brunch. WOW, talk about expensive. It was more expensive then shady maple… and we didn’t have very many options. There was someone making omelets and they had a roast carving station(nothing to write home about in any way). Very mediocre food(think rubbery waffles, wet french toast, sausage links) and the lunch part of it is pretty much only salad and soup. We definitely won’t be spending that kind of money for anything like that again.
Trey M.
Tu valoración: 1 Havre de Grace, MD
The place was empty and yet the server never asked if I need anything or refilled my drink. I ordered the salmon BLT which was priced right but tasted fishy. It was also very bland which didn’t help the fishy taste.
Larry F.
Tu valoración: 3 Ligonier, IN
Nice small town restaurant with uptown class. Limited menu but very interesting selections. Wine is pricey and not much for your $(the bartender was new and seemed afraid she would over pour). Bathroom was immaculate!
Brian P.
Tu valoración: 4 Gilbertsville, PA
This is our third or fourth time here. We always sit at the bar, have an appetizer and some pizza. It’s always good. Thin crust, crispy pizza, reasonably priced drinks(stoli martini was $ 8.50), and the friendliest, most professional waitstaff we’ve found west of king of Prussia. Tonight, the pizza guy behind the bar put on a show for a little girl waiting for take out. Worth the drive to Honey Brook.
Cristiana C.
Tu valoración: 4 Cockeysville, MD
Excellent brunch! There was a bit of a wait after we sat, but it was worth it in the end. My salmon BLT was very good! Bacon nice and crispy, too!
GoBlue G.
Tu valoración: 1 Wilmington, DE
Wow, I can see that nothing’s changed about this place since the last time we were there in 2012… SHAMEONYOU… My 50th birthday, and I took my son and his girl friend, and 45 minutes to receive our food when there were maybe 15 people in the restaurant. Two omelets and a corn flake French toast that’s all we ordered and it took 45 minutes. My omelet sat in the«window» under the heat lamps so long that the parsley garnish on top dried out, the toast became hard and the cheese coagulated, plain and simple it… Hate to say it, sucked! My Sons girlfriends omelette was even worse… They decided that upon completing her dish that the omelette was to small so instead of making another they jut took that omelette and covered it with more scrambled eggs… AREYOUKIDDINGME… Hate to say it, it sucked!!! My sons French toast was the only dish that made it to the table that was okay. We are talking about eggs… C’mon kitchen staff get it together and present your menu like it’s advertised, oh the potatoes were good, and the ketchup from Hienz is always consistent. Service was okay, I felt sorry for our waiter, he must apologized at least three or four times for the kitchens lack of urgency and skill! It’s frustrating to pay money for a service that’s not provided. I know there are many intangibles when dealing with food but this my second visit and I experienced basically the same issues from two years ago… I feel I was robbed… Never again!
Renee N.
Tu valoración: 5 Pataskala, OH
Great find! Stayed in Morgantown and there’s no real places to eat! This was a short drive from the Holiday Inn… Food here was good, menu lots of variety! Ribs fell of the bone! Mussels were good, French onion soup yummy too! Nice atmosphere and good service! EATHERE!
A.L. H.
Tu valoración: 5 Ephrata Township, PA
The menu has been changed and I think the food has gotten significantly better. The food wasn’t bad before but it was just pub food. Its quite good now. They use local vendors and the menu is creative. This place is becoming on of my favorite restaurants to eat at. The servers are friendly and it is a family friendly place.
Monica G.
Tu valoración: 1 Lebanon, PA
Last night, we had the most horrible experience ever at this restaurant and walked out. We had dinner reservations for 6:30 pm for seven people. We arrived on time, hostess seated us and we were ignored for 20 minutes. My sister said something to the hostess who said, our server would be right over. A server came over and he complained to us that he didn’t know he was waiting on our table and in fact he had too many tables to wait on. We all kinda looked at each other and thought the same thing that there were a lot of empty tables in the place. He took our drink order and 40 minutes after we arrived, we finally got a drink. He(the server) wasn’t ready to take our order but got us bread to munch on until it was convenient for him to pay a little attention to us. The whole time this is going on, other tables were seated, orders taken and receiving their food. After an hour, we had enough and got up to leave and our server walks over to us and asks, are you ready to order? No, we are leaving… no apology, nothing. He acted like he was glad to see us go. My brother-in-law paid for the drinks and told the hostess of our experience. I am not sure if this young man thought he could treat us any way he wanted to because gratuity is added to tables of six or more but he is a terrible server with an attitude. I use to be a server and you cannot treat customers this way they will do what we did, walk out and never go back. Save your money and time, go somewhere else where they want your business.
Leila A.
Tu valoración: 1 West Chester, PA
Oh lord if I could give a negative star I totally would. We came here this last weekend about 1pm for lunch. The restaurant had about 5 tables seated at the time. It was a disaster from beginning to end. 1 — Waitress was non attentive and forgetful. 2 — We waited literally about 40 minutes for our order of a couple sandwiches, salad and 2 kids sandwiches.(though the cheese was melted clear off the one burger when it came out — which says to me that it sat under the warmer for quite a while.) 3 — Both our kids’ meals came out missing obvious ingredients –like cheese on a cheeseburger. 4 — The salad was tiny and a sad excuse for an entrée size salad. 5 — The carrots on the side salads were SLIMY. Eeek — I almost lost the few bites I had eaten when that was discovered. 6 — No condiments were even offered — i.e. ketchup please for the fries? We were truly flabbergasted — we kept thinking the server was just having a bad day and making excuses for this and that but the slimy carrots truly did us in. We complained and the server never apologized. She just kept saying«ok, ok.» Finally the manager came by, apologized an offered us 20% off of our ticket. Um… wow. Go elsewhere — anywhere else!
George A.
Tu valoración: 1 Willow Street, PA
The website posted that Sunday Brunch was 19.95/ person. So seven of us went on Easter Sunday. When we got the bill we found out that the fee was 26.95/person. They gave us a 2.00 dollar coupon for the whole bill. They did not know that one of our seven is a top chef in Lancaster. He could not finish his plate the food was so bad. I got the shrimp and my mouth was blackened by the vein in the shrimp. Even the desserts were bad. Now how do you screw up desserts. The service was well below average. We usually give a 20% tip we gave our server $ 4.00. How the heck do you give poor service when it is a buffet style? WEWILLNEVERGOBACK! Sad thing is that the building and the atmosphere could make this a hot spot. Hire a chef who knows how to run a kitchen
Sabina Z.
Tu valoración: 4 Hollywood, FL
Okay… there aren’t many options in this area and the restaurant really isn’t the most contemporary. I leveled my expectations after spending an hour to find a Starbucks. :). But… I must say the service, the food presentation and the food rival any cool, hip gastronomy pub in Philly. Cheers to you Bistro on 10!!!
Dottie B.
Tu valoración: 5 Ashland, PA
Stopped on our way from the beach. The cheesesteaks and burgers were awesome. One of the best burgers ice ever had. So tender.
Tracy L.
Tu valoración: 1 Kinzers, PA
My husband has been wanting to come here for a long time. We live about a half hour away and finally tried it out tonight. I wish we hadn’t. Hubby ordered the mushroom bisque(with Kennett mushrooms) — it came out(as someone else mentioned) in a huge bowl, with a tiny amount in it. It honestly looked like dog chow, it was disgusting looking. He tried it and said it was bad, and cold. I tried a tiny bite and it was terrible. I wanted to wash the taste out of my mouth, but the waitress never brought me a refill on my drink that I had requested. My husband sent his bisque back and decided to try the chili. When that came out, it was so thick you could use a fork to eat it — and it was also cold. He sent that back also. I ordered the scallops. They were cold as well, and tiny. The sides were not great either — the salad was supposed to have prosciutto, but it was obviously bacon. It was also extremely greasy. The baked potato had obviously been cooked way earlier in the day and just reheated. It was wrinkled and tough. It also came with cauliflower purée, which was also cold, but actually tasted ok. Unfortunately it was used more as a decoration than as an actual side. Ultimately we ended up paying over $ 40 for a horrible meal, and left hungry. It is already giving me an upset stomach. A couple things to add insult to injury: After the waitress dropped the food she took off across the room and sat and talked with a table there for at least 15 minutes. We had to flag someone else down to send the food back. The whole time we were their the music from the Pub downstairs was so loud that we could sing to it — and it was vibrating our feet. Will NEVER eat there again!
Melinda N.
Tu valoración: 4 Parsippany, NJ
I saw a lot of comments about the service… Our server was awesome! We were a large group(9 people), and our server, Dottie, kept our orders organized, had our drinks to us promptly, and served us with a smile and great attitude. I ordered the shrimp and spring orzo, and it was a bit rich for me – I definitely couldn’t eat more than half of it – but it was delicious and a very filling portion. I’m not from the area, so I’ve not eaten here before, but those in my party who have eaten there before said Dottie was the best server they’ve had as well. The appetizers were delicious too; we had the calamari, bruschetta, and mac n’ cheese.
Michelle B.
Tu valoración: 1 Downingtown, PA
Good luck getting service. Been there twice around 1 in the afternoon both times. Still have yet to eat there because we were completely ignored so we walked out. We will not be trying for a 3rd time.
Melissa S.
Tu valoración: 5 Royersford, PA
Can’t say enough good things about this place. First timer tonight and would certainly go back. My husband had the prime rib which was very good and I had the eastern shore pizza which was so different with the smoked mozzarella. Yummy! Hostesses were great and serve was excellent.