The first thing you notice about Culinary Dropout are the HUGE comfy chairs that surround some of the tables. And the leather couches and the gorgeous chandeliers. The wait staff doesn't wear uniforms and is extremely knowledgable and helpful. Our waitress steered us toward the soft pretzel fondue as an appetizer and we were very glad she did. Warm salty pretzels and a cheese fondue = heaven!
The chopped salad was yummy - but a little less dressing would have been nice. The flavors of the salad got a teeny bit drowned in it. But still a good one.
The only drawback is that this is a very noisy space - especially when there is live music, as there was on our recent Saturday night visit. The band was wonderful, don't get me wrong, but we couldn't hear each other due to the music, the large table and the general acoustics of the room. No biggie for us that night, but if you want to catch up with old friends, head to the patio so you can hear each other.
The wine list was nice - smaller side, but what was there was good!