I'm bummed. I like The Free House. I do. But today we had lunch and well...I was...bummed. Maybe it's a rest-on-laurels thing. And they could have every right. They usually get terrific reviews. But my experience today was less than terrific.
I had the Buffalo Chicken salad. Let me say this; it's huge. Super huge. But for all of its huge-ness, the quality was not so huge. The greens were decent and mostly fresh. But wow. The chicken seemed like an afterthought of left-overs. Diced and very dry. Jerky dry. The croutons (I think the menu refers to them as homemade..not sure though) were actually rancid tasting. The chunks of blue cheese and tiny diced red onions almost made up for it. And there was enough dressing served on the side in two separate dishes, which was nice because the chicken was so dry. Normally I'm not a dressing kind of person but this time, it was welcomed. The slice of bread on the side looked ok but I didn't eat it.
My guy had a Cobb salad and said it was great. He also says braunschweiger and limburger on rye is great, too. Which it is. So he's probably telling the truth.
I don't know... I guess all in all it wasn't awful. Just not good. I'll wait for the patio to re-open and stick with my glass o' vino and appetizers.