Oh dear. Hate writing a downgrade because anyone can have an off night, but my last couple of visits were pretty disappointing.
Went with a group just before Christmas and the usually pleasant atmosphere was very lacking in energy. Got a waitress who was efficient enough but not in the least bit cheerful. (Maybe we're just spoiled by Pete and Joe).
When we requested bread, we were informed by Lady Stoneface that they were out of the complimentary bread but that garlic bread was available for an additional charge.
Oh, no! At that point the garlic bread should have become complimentary. Don't know whether to pin that on her or management, but shame on somebody for lack of customer service. Still, overall the food was pretty good.
So, we returned last week, and this time got Pete so service was good again, but I don't know who was manning the kitchen. It had to be someone either really cheap or really skinny, because the portion sizes were about half of normal. They used to serve big, juicy chicken breasts but these were more like fingers with a wing attached. And what happened to the eggplant parmesan? The FDA requirements for listing ingredients by volume would have required this dish to be renamed "Wedge of Baked Polenta with a Skimpy Eggplant Filling- and don't expect any cheese!" Yikes!
How did it all go so wrong so quickly? Three stars because Pete is great and I think the food tasted ok but there was so little it was hard to judge. Back to the Bootlegger.