i used to consider the Drake one of the most enjoyable restaurants in the city. The food and service were excellent, and the atmosphere fun. i was appalled to arrive tonight to be treated to tacky "high school cafeteria" menus (this apparently is the new theme in the dining room). When we asked about the real menu, well, it was only available in the lounge (taken up by bingo night or whatever, or the humid cafe).
While the Mac & Cheese was there, the steak we ordered was only meh (for $80), the fried chicken we ordered as an appetizer took about 40 minutes to arrive ( about 3 minutes before the mains arrived), with none of the delicious bread with spicy ricotta cheese that used to come with the meal. The waitstaff inaccurately (and unappetizingly) described some of the dishes like the fried chicken and salmon. They were not knowledgable or helpful as they had been in the past.
I really can't imagine what the management was thinking when they threw of the "yoke" of a great schtick, but this new theme is a disaster. The drake thinks they're too cool for school now or something, but they're off the list now.