We celebrated my Pop Pop's 50th birthday/Law Enforcement Retirement at Mohawk House because it came highly recommended from a friend. Our reservation was for 7:30pm. The restaurant is not a hop, skip, and a jump away. We drove 27 miles, about 40 mins from my parent's house. Unfortunately, there was no valet so cars were parked haphazardly blocking other cars in.
We were asked if we wanted to dine indoor or outdoor. We decided to dine indoor. The dining area was absolutely exquisite. Aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Unfortunately, the servers and busboys kept grazing my chair as they worked the floor.
We started off with a complimentary bread basket that came with pre-sliced butter. We used a QR Code to see the menu. Much to our surprise they ran out of a lot the items that piqued our interest. For our drinks we ordered Beer, Cabernet, Pomegranate Martini, and a Esperanza Mezcal Pear Margarita. My mom didn't care for her margarita so she asked for a glass of Cab instead.
Our server, Sara was polite and incredibly patient. For such a classy restaurant Mohawk House fell short of ensuring that we had a great dining experience. The food did not meet our expectations and left us disappointed in several ways.
Let's get into the apps. We started off with the Lamb Pops, Crab Cake, and two orders of the Fried Calamari. The lamb pops were medium instead medium rare. The crab cake wasn't bad but was on the smaller side. The fried calamari was not good. It was overcooked and bland. The oil was old. We asked for a side of marinara to try to combat the flavor. Even with all of the fancy elements added to the dish it was still a miss.
For dinner we placed two orders of the 40oz Dry Aged Tomahawk (One Medium Rare and One Medium Well). Two orders of the Maine Lobster Mac N' Cheese, Brussel Sprouts, Roasted Carrots, and Creamed Spinach. Our orders did not come out at the same time. My parents tomahawk did not include the Red Wine Sauce they ordered. We waited an additional ten minutes for the wrong steak to come out. Instead of the tomahawk steak we received the Porterhouse For Two which was medium rare. We waited additional time for them to bring out the correct order.
Once we received our tomahawk it was also cooked medium rare. Once again we had to send back the steak. Unfortunately the steak was underwhelming and lacked seasoning. No salt. No pepper. No flavor. To be honest we should've kept the porterhouse because it looked meatier, came with sauce on the side, and onion rings on top. The Maine Lobster Mac N' Cheese was drier than the Sahara Desert. It certainly did not look like what was depicted on the menu. It lacked creaminess and flavor.
Our Brussels Sprouts were plain and didn't have any cranberries or pecans as stated on the menu. My mom's Creamed Spinach was was inedible. I've never had a side of creamed spinach that lacked cream, garlic, or cheese. It was more like sautéed spinach. Boston Market makes better creamed spinach even on their worst day. We sent back the creamed spinach for Grilled Asparagus. Sara informed us that they ran out of asparagus. My mom opted for the Sautéed Mushrooms which tasted like they were drench in a bath of black pepper. My dad said his Roasted Carrots were just ok.
Albeit Sara was a doll and very apologetic we wanted to speak to the manager to discuss the inconsistencies in our meal, items coming out late, as well as the lack of items readily available. She asked if she could buy us a round of drinks. Everyone declined the drink offer except for my mom. She had the chocolate martini. Sara surprised my dad with several desserts. She gave my dad the 7 Layer Chocolate Cake. She brought the table a sample of The Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Molten Cake, Classic Crème Brûlée, Apple Crumb Tart, and the Signature Pumpkin Cake In A Jar. The deserts were not good. Either too much salt, over cooked, undercooked, and too hard to enjoy.
We came here to celebrate a major milestone and yet we were unable to enjoy my dad's birthday as a family. The manager never came out to acknowledge my mom, but rather spoke to a family sitting across from us. You'd think that he would've been more professional than that. After spending $450 this was definitely not a night to write home or sing about. I really hope that the manager reads my review because for such a classy upscale restaurant we had a real lackluster experience. This certainly is not a place I'd recommend or be proud to say that I've had the pleasure to eat at. I cannot and will not recommend this restaurant to anyone. read more