The food is pretty darn good, and the place is haunted so that makes it interesting (two-hour light show, anyone?), but they can't seem to get their branding down. It went from Italian to Mexican to now a combo, and anytime I find something I like, the next time I go it seems to be removed from the menu. I have only had Italian food when it was an Italian restaurant and I feel that was subpar, but the Mexican and American food I've had has always been really good. read more

The menu had a good variety! Service was slow, but not horrible. The waitress asked if we wanted chips and salsa, so we assumed it was complimentary, but it turned out to be $5. I guess it was still worth it though because the salsa was very good. We both ordered burritos, which were huge! I was able to have mine for another two meals afterwards. The Mexican food gives you a choice of homemade sauces, which were very good. So all in all, I would go back there again for the food, even if service is just mediocre. read more

Should have seen the red flag when we tried to make a reservation. Called the night before to make one and the woman on the phone tried to end the call before knowing what date and time we were coming! When we got there the hostess never asked us if we wanted indoor or outside seating, which would have been nice since it was a nice night, but we sat inside because that's where she took us. Our server was prompt, but she read off at least 10 specials for the night. So many that when she got to the last one, I didn't remember the first one. Our drinks then took at least 10 minutes to get to us. My wife ordered a quesadilla. The server asked what type of sauce she wanted on it. We never heard of a quesadilla with sauce on it so she said "no sauce". Then I figured out why she asked about sauce since what she received was an enchilada plate. So we sent it back. Five minutes later the server brings out a burrito. We actually had to ask her if she knew what a quesadilla was! She then offered to have us speak to the manager. The manager half heartedly apologized and then told us she wasn't making excuses but that our server apparently had a death in the family (Sounds rather personal. Why would you share that with a customer?). I'm not trying to be cynical but that sounded like a load of b.s. If you don't want to make excuses then don't make excuses! To top it all off we still got charged for everything! They acted like they were doing us some favor by charging us for the enchilada instead of the quesadilla since the enchilada was cheaper. No comps on drinks or offer of a free desert. No attempt to make it right. We left a 10% tip (about $3) only because our server promptly got my wife a new drink after she (my wife) changed her mind on it after we received them. We won't be back, and we live in town. TV shows like "Bar Rescue" would have a field day with this place. read more

I personally would not recomend it took over 10 minutes to get a lemonade and pop which also cost 10 dollars

Not sure what happened with the negative review on this place, but I went there this evening for a fundraiser event for a local church. And it was FANTASTIC. Here's why: Family had: Burger and Fries, Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, Salads, and the Spaghetti. Burger and fries were excellent! Light, crispy bacon, and I asked for BBQ on the side, made it even better. The Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo was mellow and buttery. Very rich, and delicious. Same with the spaghetti. Delicious. Finally, they had a dessert cart with choices of desserts. We tried the Caramel Filled Churros with Ice Cream----This was the highlight. Very light, flaky crust, with tasty ice cream. I'd highly recommend the Lock and Dam, and from what I'm seeing on the other comments here, maybe ask the servers what they'd recommend, or be clear on what you want. Every time I asked for something, they accommodated us. There's a nice bar area if you want to get drinks, but it's not massive, nor does it need to be. It looks like they've gone through some menu changes, but with evolving tastes comes evolving menus. The food we had was great! If you like really delicious food, come here. I was pleasantly surprised. read more

We ordered our food, waited nearly an hour and a half, received no food, and left for another restaurant. Other diners were complaining, too. Definitely think twice before choosing this restaurant. read more

I don't understand the bad reviews. I have always had great service. The chips, salsa, and guacamole are top notch. Service has been friendly and prompt. The patio is nice and food has always been good too. read more

Lot of bad reviews for a place that has become one of my Hastings favorites. Best chips and Salsa in town. Good drink selection and excellent food. read more

Now that this is Lock and Dam Eatery, we wanted to give it a try. The menu looked promising with a mix of Mexican, Italian and American. I ordered Chicken Marsala and was immediately disappointed. The chicken smelled horrible and tasted like it was rotten. With one bite I pushed it aside. When the waitress (who I believe is an owner) asked how it was, I told her and the response was "You've got to be kidding me". She later came back and told me "I don't understand it, the chicken was fresh". She acted offended and NEVER apologized. My son tried to order a personal pizza and was told that the pizza oven was broken and wouldn't be fixed until Thursday. He then ordered the chicken tacos. The tacos were tasteless and the refried beans were freezer burned. This was completely disappointing. Hastings has so few restaurants and this one is off my list for a return visit. read more

Horrible service food was meh took 25 minutes for a waiter to ask for drinks, orders came out wrong

We stopped by this place for a lunch on a Saturday. The service was awful, the food was mediocre, but the view was good. Service (ugly) - We sat on the patio. Our waiter brought our menus the first time he stopped by our table. He brought a paper place mat for our daughter, but did not bring crayons. It took two requests and about 15 minutes before he returned with crayons. It took several minutes for our server to take our drink order. My wife ordered tea which he told us they had to make. After several minutes, he returned with her tea, but forgot to bring sugar. We ordered guacamole as an appetizer. He returned shortly after to inform us they had to make more and it would be a minute. After about 10 minutes, a table next to us with a different server received an order of guac. Another 5-10 minutes passed by and our guac arrived, with our entire order. So much for an appetizer. Food (bad) - I got the "Tex Mex Tacos" and my wife got a chicken wrap. The tacos were greasy and mostly just iceberg lettuce over a little ground beef. My wife's wrap was poorly constructed and consisted almost entirely of iceberg lettuce. The guac was ok, but nothing special. The tea my wife ordered (when it finally came) was cloudy with an odd taste. View (good) - The restaurant is in a nice spot right at the foot of the Hastings bridge. The patio had a nice view of the river with a good amount of sun. Final verdict - We will never go back to this place and will tell others to avoid it. Bad service, bad food, but just happens to be in a nice location. read more

outside Friday late afternoon, view of dumpsters and smell, not to appealing. Had blam wrap, bad lettuce and hardly any bacon used a lot of hot sauce. 6/9/17 read more

Took forever to get our luke warm food one person at a time. We had party of 15 and there were hardly any other people in the restaurant. Ordered my burrito "fajita style" which was to include added onions and peppers for 2.00 extra. Absolutely no peppers only onions. When i showed the waiter he said he'd let the cook know and I said fine as long as I wasn't charged for it......I was charged. Very poor service. Maybe would have been better if not,with a large party read more

Took a break from the day to find a good burger Saturday afternoon around my local restaurants. WHAT DO YOU WANT? Bartender asked after sitting down at the bar. I told him I needed to look over the menu and mention a friends favorite was a special there. I DONT KNOW ANY SPECIALS! Prompting me again he said WE NEED TO KEEP THINGS MOVING HERE. WHATS YOUR ORDER? I looked around the room to see most tables empty..Then I looked up puzzled by his behavior and ordered a beverage. He began addressing Me as "MISS" pronouncing it with a sharp "s" at the end. Deciding this was not conducive to healthy digestion I left for a better cafe. Single ladies beware. read more