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| - I have been a longtime fan of the restaurant-bar since living in Fairview Park-the suburb lacks good places to eat, unfortunately. Stamper's was filling that void and will continue to do so. However, now that they've done a near-complete overhaul of their food and drink menu, I wouldn't be surprised that some of their clientele will be unhappy with the updates, since everything now comes a la carte and dinner entrees are hiked up price wise. I went this afternoon and enjoyed myself-nice jazzy music playing for a special holiday event, not too many people inside to the point that it is overcrowded, great craft beer selection (ordered a flight of the various Christmas ales on tap). What I didn't like was the fact that there wasn't many tables for a waitress to wait upon yet the service was slow and I had to ask for a few things by walking up to bartender. Not that I am a 1 ton sloth, but it's the little things that tend to leave a lasting impression. With regard to the menu, it's smaller than former versions and prices have been slightly raised, with the exception of the overly priced for this establishment..5-6 dinner item plates which do NOT come with sides-those too are a la carte (i.e mac and cheese for $6, asparagus for $4). I will pay those prices if I were to be going to a well-regarded restaurant ie Fahrenheit in Tremont; however, based on the wings I ordered and my dining partner a hamburger, along with a wedge salad, I wasn't happy with the disjunction between the quality of majority of said food items for the price we paid (however, my partner really enjoyed the hamburger). My family has continued to service this restaurant over the years, despite the fact that we've since moved out of the suburb. I think for a happy hour, when certain food items are on special, this is a great option..think burger and a craft beer with some of the delicious garlic/rosemary infused pomme frites (I had these last time I went before this most recent visit-FAB); for a regular dining visit like a dinner, I'd really hesitate to order food simply because price point wise it is not amenable to the poor professional student that I am.
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