2nd day open and we visited. Been looking forward to them opening as Guthrie definitely needs a place that is a bit different than what is here.
It happens to be the hottest day of the year to this point and I'm not sure their A/C was working correctly, so the place was HOT! I didn't hold that against them in any way because I'm sure it wasn't ideal for them either.
First off, the atmosphere. The space is a nice size and pretty open and bright. They have a large bar and several standard beers on tap. They have some booths and a bunch of high tops (which I can't stand). We weren't greeted at all and had to ask someone if we could seat ourselves. She said no, but we just asked to sit at the bar, which was ok. It wasn't that big of a deal and I'm sure they'll improve but to have several employees walk by us without so much as a "someone will be right with you" was a bit off-putting. When we did sit down, again we had to wait for several minutes for menus and to take our drink orders.
We ordered drinks that we received rather quickly and our server took our order. I ordered the mushroom and Swiss and Kate ordered a BLT. And then the real wait began. We waited at least 10 minutes before our server said our ticket was lost and they were starting over. Ok, first week open, I get it. But didn't change the fact we were sitting in the uncomfortable high chairs with no backs, burning up. We were patient and had a couple more drinks and 40 minutes or so later our food arrived.
The food- my mushroom and Swiss, although smaller than I had thought was REALLY good! Like way better than average. And they must've brought the food the second it was done because it was also fresh. Kate's BLT was good as well according to her, but nothing more than you would expect. She had the curly fries and I had the regular fries and they were both just ok.
While my mushroom burger was really good, I paid a premium for it. It and the fries were $15. To me that's too high, for a smallish burger and average fries. Good yes, but not at all worth $15.
Overall I think they could have some potential, and it's nice to have this type of restaurant in Guthrie. They need to work out some kinks and I hope the first week service issues are worked out before we make our next visit. But I will definitely give them another shot. read more