We've been to quite a few Ruth's Chris and have always enjoyed the atmosphere, wonderful service, and the food has always been delicious.
The food at Ruth's in Mt. Pleasant was spot on (food would get 5 stars). Hubby's and my steaks were cooked exactly as ordered. Lobster bisque, Caesar salad and the warm bread were great starters.
I ordered the filet medallions with shrimp and hubby ordered the larger filet. We also got a side of mushrooms, Brussel sprouts and the lobster mac and cheese....all very good.
Unfortunately they were out of bread pudding (odd because they open at 4 and that's when we had reservations and they didn't have any?) So we ordered the cheesecake (we were celebrating our 40th anniversary so our dessert was on the house, thank you)
So why three stars (I'd prefer to give them 3.5 but that's not an option here)? They need more training for the staff. You may think I'm being picky but when I spend over $300 on a meal I expect the service to be above par.
First off our server, Kevin, did the job how I feel he was trained and maybe more practice for the staff will help (the restaurant has only been opened a month or so). Here's my list of suggestions - which we relayed to the manager:
1) when pouring our wine at the table please wrap a towel around the bottle so the drips don't make a mess on the table. We had several drops of red wine on the tablecloth and I had to wipe my glass before drinking because the wine had run down the outside of my glass (I would have been upset if that dripped onto my dress)
2) please come back around to check the table for bread crumbs and use your handy dandy tool to clean those from the table (Kevin did this at the end of our meal not during)
3) ask me when we are ready to have our main meal prepared. We were in the middle of our salad and soup when our steaks came to the table. So we had to move those aside to make room for the steaks, and remember those plates are HOT so there's no moving them once they are in front of you. It would have been nice to have these two courses timed better.
4) bring us small plates to use because we are sharing our side dishes and need someplace to put those.
5) we ordered coffee with our dessert and while Kevin said they were brewing a fresh pot it shouldn't have taken as long as it did for the coffee to come out. And please check back to see if I need a refill, we had to flag Sara down for more coffee (Sara introduced herself at the beginning of the meal that she would be assisting Kevin, we didn't see her other than at that time and when I asked her for more coffee)
6) find a better place for your serving tray when you are clearing a neighboring table, I don't need to see their scraps of food and dirty dishes right next to me while I'm still eating.
As I said you may think I'm being overly picky but spending a good deal of money on dinner I believe I can expect excellent service with those extra touches to make the evening even more special....and enticing me to come back.
Will I return? Probably but it may be awhile so I can read other reviews to see how the service is coming along. read more