I have lived in Boise for 30+ years and have never been to The Stagecoach. It's been here for ages, it honestly could be considered a historical sight. A classic that has lasted in our beautiful city for decades. I have wanted to try this joint out for a while. But, every time I had called to ask them a question, I'm was always turned off on how rude they are over the phone. The lady whom I spoke to twice, two separate occasions clearly needs to find another job that makes her happy.
After much persuading, my husband convinced me to come here for dinner. The persuading was from me not wanting to come because of the response I got over the phone from the rude employee. It was getting late and we needed to head somewhere for our date night. So, I sucked it up and we headed to the Stagecoach for dinner.
We were sat at a table by the host. It was a cool little corner. There were two more tables stacked side by side by us. We all shared a common bench. It's dark, romantic, crowded and hot with an old country vibe to it. It's a lot to absorb but I'm here for it. We were greeted by our server and got a soda started for my husband.
For starters we got some shrimp cocktail. I was tempted to order some of their famous bar prawns but the shrimp cocktail won that battle. For dinner I got the ribeye and my husband got the bacon wrapped filet.
Erica dropped off some fresh sourdough rolls. These bad boys were warm and fragrant. The golden wrapped pats of butter looked so pretty next to these warm rolls. I knew I was going to head into bread heaven. The outside is crispy, the inside was soft and chewy. These rolls were perfection, especially with a nice pat of butter in it. As much as I tried not to eat the last roll, it was too hard to control myself.
Salad was dropped off for my husband. Shrimp cocktail came after. I always appreciate the presentation of an old school bulky glass cup for my shrimp cocktail. It just makes it that much more fun to eat. Ughhhh, the shrimp was so fresh. The cocktail sauce that came with it was made in house. I can tell by the way my sinuses cleared up with the amount of horseradish used to make it. It burned so good!
Nothing turns me on more than beautiful grill marks on my ribeye. My ribeye looked beefy! The chef did a masterful job grilling it! I got two sides of veggies as my side. I was quite pleased to get two portions of mushrooms and asparagus. My plate looked fabulous! My husband's filet was beautifully grilled as well. Along side his filet was a cheese filled hearty potato.
Yooooooo, my ribeye was grilled to perfection. Even though it was well done, it was so tender and juicy. It wasn't overly seasoned. I manhandled that ribeye. The asparagus had a great bite to it but wasn't undercooked. The mushrooms had a beautiful char on them but were overly salted. I ate them with my asparagus to cut some of the saltiness. They couldn't be eaten by themselves without having to drink water after.
Dinner was fabulous tonight. I enjoyed a majority of it and I look forward to finishing it tomorrow. Erica, our server was so kind, attentive and careful. I told her about my restrictions and she was more than happy to make sure I was good. Jose was the chef who cooked my ribeye. He's a very young chef and he has his grill game on point. If he's cooking like this at his young age, I can't imagine what his cooking will be like in the future!
Erica and Jose were the saving graces of my date night tonight. I honestly didn't want to come. But Erica and Jose made my experience that much more fantastic! They both came in clutch and I appreciate them so much for it. This totally could have been a 5 star visit, easily. I'm sad that it isn't cause of one person. If you want to dine here, just come in. Don't bother calling. You might miss a great ribeye if you end up talking to the hostess. read more