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| - "Quality food at at an affordable price," I think not! My recent experience at Atria's was rather disappointing.
The positives: I called to make reservations for 3 at 6:30 and was able to get in at 8pm last Friday night. When we arrived, they were able to accomodate us outside on the patio which was nice since it was such a beautiful evening. The Oktoberfest menu had a large selection of german food including apps, entrees and desserts.
The negatives: The food. Although the menu seems to have a diverse selection of options, I was disappointed in the quality of the food, especially for the price. Our table started with the baked pretzel appetizer with mustard dipping sauce off of the Oktoberfest menu. The pretzels tasted like generic frozen pretzels I could buy at giant eagle. Nothing exciting there. I then ordered the chopped salad which was the only highlight of the meal as it was exactly as described on the menu and had a full days worth of veggies. For my entree, I ordered the bourbon glazed pot roast with vegetable gravy and red skin smashed potatoes. Although the bourbon added a nice sweetness to the pot roast, I wasn't able to fully enjoy the flavor due to the fact that my 3 peices of pot roast were 80% fat. Yes, I understand that pot roast is a fattier cut of beef. However, I do expect to be able to eat at least half of what I am served. I was thoroughly enjoying the red skin smashed potaties until I bit into a full clove of garlic. Don't get me wrong, I eat enough garlic to keep the Robert Pattinson's away but, I don't eat it raw or in whole cloves. In addition, the vegetable gravy was more of a soup that the pot roast and potatoes sat in. My dining companions were also not impressed with their meals. The Maine bay scallops were presented in a glorious fashion but fell short of taming a manly appetite. Three medium-large scallops and a side of rice for $20 is a bit excessive to me.
The in betweens: Service. Although the server was friendly and accommodating, the food took quite some time to arrive and was barely warm.
All in all, even though we were intrigued by the Oktoberfest menus, I probably won't be going back to Atria's anytime in the near future.
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