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| - Here's the deal with this place- the new owners did an excellent job on renovating the space. It's got a great rustic look that is certainly very inviting. The bar space has been redone and has some couches and a huge fireplace that will be great in the winter for a beer and some apps. From what I understand, they took a lot of the interior wood from some old barns in the area. Reclamation of building materials is commendable. The problem is that I go to a restaurant for more than the look. I go for the food. Read on.
So my family and I stopped in here for lunch. We were there just as it opened for the day. Immediately something didn't seem right to me as I was sitting at the table. Then I figured it out- the tables are super low. Either that, or the chairs are too high. Makes the dining experience uncomfortable. The tables also have this cool place mat that covers the whole table. I picked ours up to look under and found that they apparently don't change the linens between services. There was a ton of crumbs and old food all over the black tablecloth. Kind of a turnoff. Linens are the easy part of a restaurant. Not a great start.
Then I ordered a beer because the Southern Tier Pumpking is incredible. I ordered a short. They brought me a lowball glass with some beer. Where are the pint glasses? The real shocker was when the bill came and this piddly 8 ounce pour was SIX DOLLARS. What a joke, but I'm a guy with a sense of humor. Read on.
The menu is what I would call uninspired at best. Everything on there has been done at other restaurants. Where's the creativity in the kitchen to match that of the remodel of the building? I had to laugh when the server told us that it was going to take another month or two to come out with a SOUP because this was a "chef's driven menu." You've gotta be kidding me with that one. A month for a soup? Laughable, but I've got a good sense of humor.
I ordered the Angus Burger for ten bucks that came with house made pickles and choice of cheese. I got the asparagus as my side. My wife got the Grilled Chicken Sandwich with the fries. Our son picked up the chicken fingers. Ok, so lets get into it here.
I ordered the burger medium rare. It came so well done you could have played street hockey for an hour with this thing. The bun was a full INCH larger in diameter than the burger itself. Where's the beef?!?! Particularly for ten bucks? I actually laughed with the expediter put the plate down in front of me. He just walked away though- not asking me anything. Maybe he had more important things to do. The asparagus was the best thing I ate at Burntwood. Order it if you go.
My wife described the chicken sandwich as boring. So it's got bacon, cheese and honey mustard. Who doesn't put that on a chicken sandwich these days. It also has the same floppy, weird bun as the burger. I tried it, I had to agree that it indeed was boring. It reminded me of the Special K I eat every morning... I know I am eating something, but it's more for nourishment than an eating experience. Boring is the perfect adjective. The fries are pretty darn good though. This chef has sides down cold- just has to work on the little details like the main part of the dish.
The chicken tenders were okay. They were dry but at least weren't from a box. The dipping sauce was just that, dipping sauce. Nothing to write home about.
All told, our bill came to over $40 with the tip. Let's recap: a shot glass of beer; an overdone, tiny burger; a boring chicken sandwich and just okay chicken tenders. My sense of humor only extends so far.
I guess that I am just confused about this place. They obviously dumped a ton of money into the joint and then forgot to find an ambitious chef. How aggravating to go in with high expectations to find a blah menu and even worse: blah food. Oh well, guess they wouldn't know how their customers respond either. On the way out we were talking to the bartender and then he asked us how everything was. We replied that it was just so-so. He turned around and ignored us, like we didn't even say anything.
Meh, I've experienced a LOT better.
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