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    4.0 (405 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Outdoor seating

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    Tammy R.

    Patrick was our host snd server and boy did he do a great jib! this guy was amazing! service and food is phenomena! Just like Arnold "We will be back!"

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    Angel B.

    Erin was our server. We sat outside on the "patio" which is in the strip mall parking lot because it was cold inside. It took a while for service once we sat, once we ordered drinks and apps, once we ordered entrees, and once we got the check. Were they short-staffed? I don't know. Margaritas were so-so. bbq flat bread was good. My Caesar salad was bland. I ordered a chicken and ribs combo. While ribs fell off the bone, the chicken was dry. Garlic mashed potatoes were okay. Medium well lamb chops were cooked well. Overall not what we expected in terms of service, ambiance or food quality based on other reviews.

    Lloyd T.

    Patrick was a great waiter and he was spot on with all his recommendations! We started with the smoked wings medium, they were small compared to our buffalo wings but, they were excellent. I had the chicken and brisket which Patrick had said the brisket was excellent especially today and he wasn't wrong. Both were moist and no knife needed. Wife had the brisket sandwich and said it was excellent and so was the baked potato, my mom and sister split a full rack of ribs and they were fall off the bone. If we lived in the area we would come often!

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    I honestly think they boil their prime rib. Service on the bar side was excellent. Ambiance was good.

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    19 days ago

    Amanda is an excellent server!! The food was great! Ovation is a wonderful restaurant to visit with family and friends!

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    6 months ago

    Wonderful food and atmosphere! Thank you Israel "Izzy" and Ashley for a wonderful experience! Can't wait to return!

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    Great wings and fries. Good lunch specials to! Huge selection of deserts I had cheese cake it was amazing!

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    8 months ago

    The food was delicious, prices are a little high, but like to be able to get a good steak close to our home!

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    Tried calling 6 times but no one ever answered. It was a Sunday afternoon. Review is based on service.

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    Ask the Community - Ovation Bistro & Bar

    I tried to place an order for pick up but found there was no ribeye in the steak section what do I do now?

    Hi Denise, go ahead and call the restaurant, we can help you place your order!

    What are your hours for Christmas Day (are you open )?

    We are closed

    What is the time frame for Happy hour?

    All day and premium HH in the bar area from 3pm til 630

    Can we want to make a dinner reservations for today for four people between 5:00pm and 5:15pm.April 5,2018?

    Done! Going forward you can do this at ovationbistro.com, thank you and see you soon.

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    I was in there on Sunday evening for a bite to eat. I had the dry rub chicken wings recommended by…read moreone of the staff. They were good. I also got a margarita, which was really good. See photo. I played my favorite songs on the jukebox too ! The spicy shrimp is one of my favorites on the menu. They have a lot of huge TVs with different sports stations. It's more of a family restaurant with a separate sports bar. Full bar. Fun atmosphere! The bartender was very nice as well as all of the staff . Dress is casual .

    I don't like leaving bad reviews but this is probably the worst service I've had in my life…read more Mid day. One lady at the end of the bar on her laptop. So we sit at the bar for a few cocktails. Female bartender never once looked at us or stopped talking to the lady on the computer. It's absolutely dead. We use the bathroom and wait forever. STILL NOTHING. Finally she comes over and we ordered drinks. I wanted dessert but she doesn't even ask if we're eating. So a LENGTHY WHILE LATER I finally get dessert. A sticky dessert. And we never received napkins. Never saw the bartender again to even get napkins, I waited for the bartender to look over but she never stopped talking to the one solo woman. At all. When she finally came over I had already finished and cleaned my hands myself. Forget about getting a second drink. As someone who works in hospitality, I'm more patient than the typical customer. This was the absolute worst service ever. Never again.

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    I definitely have to update my review from a few years ago as I returned here a couple of times…read morerecently and had a great experience. This place is absolute paradise for my Lego loving child. It's pirate themed and has epic Lego creations. My son loves the area where kids can play with Legos and it's nice for the parents too as it gives them a break. The food is served family style and you get a lot of bang for your buck as you can reorder as many things as you'd like. We chose the Pirate Platter which includes: a delicious salad with apples and pecan and honey bread upfront, then a platter of assorted meats such as brisket, steak, sausage, chicken, and ribs. The brisket is our favorite. It comes with green beans, mashed potatoes, and mac and cheese. I really wanted to try some of the vegan platter so they brought that out for me at no extra charge. For dessert, we got a pan cookie with ice cream as well as the vegan chocolate fondue with fruits and marsh mallows. All of this unlimited for only $39 per adult and $19 per child with drinks included. Delicious and such a fun dinner experience! Since I stayed at the hotel, I also came here for breakfast as it is included in the stay. Breakfast is the same across all three Legoland hotels. It's also served family style and includes scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits, gravy, French toast or pancakes. You can add fruits, yoghurts, cereal, oatmeal at no up charge. And it also includes drinks such as coffee, milks, juices, etc. The staff was very accommodating about letting me take things to go and ordering extra stuff.

    Ok so we came here for convenience after the park…read more We walked in and saw its $40 per person for an adult. I was like oof. But we sat down and met our waitress Michelle. She is very nice. Older lady, you can tell she's been around as a waitress for a while. Kind of reminds me of like the old diner waitresses "What are you having" lol. Anyway, she was awesome. She let us pick off both options. We ordered the pirate one which is BBQ choices and we got some of the sea dog options for the seafood side. So sweet. We first got our bread. It was good. Tasted like a yeast bread. Came oiled and with sweet butter. It also came with a salad as well for the table which had cheese, tomatoes onion and greens. The salad dressing was light and sweet. The main food came. It came with ribs, flank steak, pulled pork, brisket, beans, string beans, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, sausage, and shrimp. 3 sauces came with it, regular bbq, mango bbq and mustard. The mango bbq had real mango in it. Now, preface by saying I understand this isn't a 5 star Michelin chef meal and I wasn't expecting much. However, this was actually very good. The steak was very good. Not dry. The brisket was good. The ribs were good not dry. The pulled pork was dry. The salmon was good, The shrimp was good, Sausage was good, the string beans were ok, the macaroni was very heavy but good and the mashed potatoes were good. Overall I was very impressed. Then for dessert came our chocolate chip covered ice cream with heath bar bits. So very fattening.

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