It was my first time trying Tony Roma's with a friend. We stopped in for a light lunch mid afternoon. We decided to belly up to the bar to enjoy our meal. The bartender there was really great. She was friendly and talkative!
They had a lunch menu with an option for unlimited soup and salad for $7.99. Fantastic deal! Plus she informed us that you could change up soups and salads to try their different varieties. I decided on their strawberry and walnut salad accompanied by the potato soup. The salad was great! The strawberries gave it a great flavor mixed with the textures of the nuts and lettuce.
The soup unfortunately didn't do it for me. It was very bland. It almost tasted like they used too much flour to thicken it instead of cream. Bummer. I was full after one serving of each so I didn't get to take advantage of the unlimited. If my stomach wasn't full, I would've had seconds of the salad but tried a different soup.
The service was good but not great. I had to flag her down a few times for a drink refill. I do think it was better than an average restaurant hence the 4 stars. I'll probably give it another try again someday especially with their lunch deals. :-)