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| - I've been coming to this restaurant for dinner with my parents since I was a kid. If I were to rate my first 30+ trips here I would give this place 5 stars, no questions asked. The service is always great, prices are reasonable, and the food is delicious. However, if I were to rate my most recent experience here I'd have to give it only 1 star. (Leading to my overall rating of 3 stars). I absolutely recommend coming out to the lounge for dinner, but if you're looking for a reasonable breakfast spot I'd suggest looking elsewhere.
I recently visited the lounge for one of their lesser-advertised events: their Sunday morning brunch buffet. From the moment I stepped in the front door I felt like this may have been a mistake. The hostess looked at me and my guest and, rather than delivering a pleasant "Good morning, are you here for brunch?", she said to us "You do know this is a buffet, right?". (Is this a "fat joke"? What a nice way to greet your guests). From here, the visit only got worse. Rather than offering us a seat near the food or even in a reasonably located area in the nearly empty restaurant, the hostess took us to a booth in the back corner, DIRECTLY next to a table of people whose chairs were blocking the entrance of our booth. (We literally had to ask them to move their chairs in every time we got up from our table).
The food happened to be the best part of the visit - unfortunately, it was only on par with an average college dining hall (read: burnt bacon, cold biscuits and gravy, rotting fruit). Additionally, since they don't offer a menu or even mention a price online or in the restaurant, please know going in that this will cost you $11.99 per adult (as of today, price likely to rise), not including drinks. And if you do get a drink, this will cost you just shy of $3 for a 12 oz glass of milk, juice, or other standard breakfast drink.
Another heads up since there are no prices listed (no menu) and your waitress will not tell you - refills are not free or even discounted. In fact, I wound up spending nearly as much on drinks (non-alcoholic - I had milk and my guest had OJ) for my guest and me as I did on the food. I understand that a restaurant has to make money, but I do believe they should have prices posted so you know what to expect when the bill comes.
To recap: If you're looking for a reasonably priced local restaurant that provides quality service and a nice meal at dinner time I absolutely recommend coming to NPL on Babcock. However, if you're looking for a reasonably priced local restaurant that provides quality service and a nice buffet at breakfast time I sincerely recommend you look elsewhere.
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