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| - went to the cabin club restaurant for the first time in probably 15 years......with hope that it was better than i remembered. atmosphere is very cosy (and tight), if you're not along the walls, in a booth, you'll be continuously brushed up against by quick moving staff and customers.......it has a more of an "old boys club" feel. the diningroom was peppered with mostly middle to older men, so was the bar. seems like a place my dad would hang out in more than me. service is slow, but friendly. ours left most of the dirty plates on the table and would only remove them when prompted by us. steaks are good, but nothing special. you can get a good steak at many restaurants in cleveland. what makes a great "steakhouse" is a large choice of delicious sides to accompany the steaks. the walleye fish special was delicious, the green beans crisp, but the pumpkin goat cheese risotto was terrible. i had forgotten what the flavor was supposed to be, because there was no flavor. the rice was crunchy, not cooked and was all clumped together in this pasty, flavorless glue. when the server ask how our dinners were, at the end of the meal, she could see that the risotto was left on 2 plates. when i explained that they were not good, she quickly answered, "well i didn't make them!" i found that to be odd. i never implied that she made them, i always thought that a server was the liason between the customer and the kitchen.
service is friendly but a bit unpolished. roving manager is friendly but akward at conversation.
overall, nice place, but nothing special. if i'd return, it would be to have a couple of appetizers and cocktails at the bar and go someplace else for dinner. great for an older crowd.
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