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    Desmonds

    3.4 (85 reviews)
    Open 9:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating
    Happy hour specials

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    ANOTHER great day. Had friends come to where I have talked about and the good times we had. My friends had a great time on their visit. We went back for a nightcap. Well the place was slammed. BUT as ALWAYS Kathy had it under control. Hats off to her . Calm and cool . THANK YOU

    Great room at entrance
    Amanda G.

    My MIL made last minute Mother's Day reservations for us to have an early supper at Desmonds. She lives nearby and visited previously, giving rave reviews. They're located opposite of the Shops at East Wind. Upon arrival to the restaurant, we found parking right in front and despite all the cars in the lot, they were pretty empty. The host gave us some options as far where we preferred to sit. Unfortunately, all of the window tables were taken so we took one of the tables off to the side in a cozy corner of the dining room. Our experience felt disjointed. For the price we paid on what should have been a special day, it felt very "phoned in". There were four of us dining but we were provided three pre-fixe Mother's Day menus. We were informed on the phone that the only menu available would be the pre-fixe menu, which was $70 per person. It was stated, at the bottom of the menu, that a children's menu would be available from which to order. We sat at the table for what felt like over ten minutes and after seeing multiple other families seated, finally asked the host to please provide a children's menu. She came back and proceeded to explain that they only had the items in the children's section of the menu available. I'm not entirely sure why she felt the need to explain that when we specifically requested the children's menu, but regardless she finally gave it to us. The exchange was very odd. The service also felt odd. We sat there for some time while one server (in black) constantly came by to check on only one of the tables next to us. One server (in burgundy) poured us water and for a long while no one came to take our drink orders or anything else. It wasn't until another family was sat next to us that an entirely different server (in burgundy) came by to take our drink orders. We didn't want to wait longer than needed. We waited a long time for our drinks. They eventually came to our table after drink orders were served to other tables that ordered after us. One thing that irritated the heck out of me was the fact that our appetizers were brought to the pathway, down a few steps, just out of reach of our table, and left there (pics for reference). We watched as people walked past our food. Our server saw them place our order there, confirmed it was for our table, and then he proceeded to leave it in the walkway, while he took the adjacent table's order. Mind you, he hadn't begun taking their order before our food arrived. To make matters worse, our Little's food didn't arrive to the table until after we finished our appetizers, almost an hour after being seated. We requested that it be served with our apps. My kid was hungry and kepted asking for her food. Our server didn't even serve us our apps. Someone else did (one of the servers/bussers that confirmed with the server that the food was for our table, minutes before). I also ended up having to flag down a manager to look into the meal for my daughter. Our bread basket didn't arrive to the table into an hour after sitting, just before our entrées were served. I asked for a new napkin for my kid and none was provided until I flagged down the same manager. We ordered after-dinner drinks and waited a long time for those before being served. All in all, it felt like because they were getting their money from the pre-fixe pricing and included gratuity, the effort of providing excellent service went down the toilet. Everyone was happy with their food for the most part. I had some issues with mine. I ordered their Oysters Rockefeller and did not care for them much. They were flavorful but the execution of the collard greens that made up most of the topping was not good at all. They were undercooked IMO. I've never had collards that crunchy. They should have been cooked for much longer. The serving size is decent but the preparation needs to me tightened up. My entrée was the Scallops with Gnocchi. The scallops were huge and cooked perfectly. They were not overcooked, which I feared. They had a wonderful sear, were naturally sweet and definitely the star of the dish. The gnocchi, however, was bland. It was served in a creamy mushroom sauce but it definitely needed a hit of salt. I tasted some of my hubby's pork tenderloin entrée and the protein was very good, however, the mashed sweet potato with which it was served, was also bland. A sprinkling of a flake salt finisher can do wonders. The chocolate Mousse Cake for dessert was nice and light. I shared that with my Little and she enjoyed it. She also enjoyed her kid's meal, which was a personal pizza. It was a very large serving. I was extremely surprised that she ate the entire thing. That just tells you how famished she was. Maybe they had an early Mother's Day rush of patrons which caused their service to lag towards the end of the day, but that really is not excuse. We dropped a lot of this meal and the service felt severely subpar. I won't return here.

    Great Music, Complementing Great Food! I was actually, the good looking one in the band.

    Nancy W.

    I am not sure what happened to Desmonds since my last review but I hope things get back to the way they were since I wrote my last review. I went to lunch here with my mom and the service was terrible. Our server was very nice but there were only three other tables in our room by the bar, and the dining room only had two tables, so I don't understand why it took so long to be served. We were completely ignored, and it looked like the other tables by us were as well. I think our server may have been the only one on, but the woman behind the bar kept talking to him and distracting him from coming over to us when it was clear we were trying to get his attention. I don't know what the problem was, but we were definitely not a priority for her. Whatever she had to discuss with our server was apparently more important than the tables he was serving. It appeared that maybe this was his supervisor? Whoever she was, she was apparently upset, so he listened to what she had to say instead of taking care of his tables. My mom and I talked about how this was absolutely not fair to him. He had drinks already made on a tray waiting to go out but she just kept talking to him. For a lunch to take almost two hours is crazy to me, especially since it was a Wednesday afternoon and not crowded at all. I asked for a second glass of wine to have with my lunch and it didn't come until I was done with my lunch. I would have told our server to forget it and take it off the bill, but again, I don't think it was his fault. I am always one to say to let the management know at the time there is a problem, but it just didn't seem like anyone was there or cared to listen. I am sad that this is what this restaurant has become, but I am hoping things get back to the way they were before. The food was good, so at least they had that going for them. We did enjoy our lunch when it finally did come out.

    Buffalo Chicken Wings
    Sheena M.

    Was in the neighborhood and found Desmonds for a few drinks.. The bartender was so friendly and accommodating.. Would definitely visit again if ever in the neighborhood.

    Baked Clams
    Rose A.

    7/6/22 The Wednesday after Fourth of July holiday. We decided to revisit Desmonds after a long while. We called and made a reservation for 8 o'clock and when we arrived we were surprised to see that they had a few tables sitting on the veranda but the restaurant itself was deserted. We opted to order from the price fixed menu. There are many choices, you get an appetizer and entrée and the chefs choice of dessert for $34.95. I opted for the mussels that were served in a lovely broth and for my entrée I chose the shrimp in a creamy garlic sauce. The garlic sauce that was served over fettuccine and was nicely balanced but I must say the shrimp lacked flavor. Hubby ordered the baked clams and the chicken Sorrentino that was served with pasta and broccoli rabe. he found that the chicken was a bit dry but all in all the dish worked. It was later in the evening and the kitchen did rise to the occasion as it was very quiet this evening. Our server Santos was very attentive and professional.

    Spa lunch!!
    Kristin W.

    Desmond's was part of the spa package and I ate there for lunch. Service was great. I got a coke to drink and a turkey club sandwich for lunch. It comes with a salad which was yummy. Ask for an additional side dressing if you want more. That's what I did. Highly recommend and they have great alcoholic drinks as well (included with drink voucher with spa package!) I will go back!

    LOOK. HOW. GOOD. THIS. STEAK. IS.

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    Desmonds - tradamerican - Updated June 2026

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