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| - National 10th is in the space where Whiskey Club used to be. I wasn't aware of this when I was visiting for a friend's dinner, but realized once I got there. I didn't realize there would be bouncers either - it threw me off a bit because I was expecting to have a fun, engaging dinner at a bar with friends and I got IDed at the door.
I think they actually did a decent job with the renos inside. It looked much cleaner than it did when it was Whiskey (although, I must admit that I last visited who knows how long ago). I was pleased with the separate room they had for our group, as we had reservations for a group of 8+. I was worried about the noise level when I walked in, but it was not a problem being in the separate area for groups.
The food menu did not look all that amazing - I was expecting to eat a real meal, not just munch on stuff and drink. After staring at the menu, I decided on the National chowder (clam chowder) and the 2 bite corndogs (basically mini corndogs). My boyfriend decided to order the 8 oz steak sandwich.
We got our soup first, which we actually enjoyed a lot. We both got the small and found it a good size and filling.
However, once we got our mains, it went downhill. I found that my corndogs were not cooked (the batter was still uncooked) and the waitress didn't come back to ask about my food until the end of the meal, when everyone else was done eating. She offered to bring me a new dish, but I declined as I didn't want to eat while everyone was finished. She offered to take it off the bill, which was kind of her.
My boyfriend's steak sandwich was extremely plain and the quality was less than average - I could cook and season a better steak at home with salt and pepper. We didn't bother ordering dessert, as village ice cream is just a few minutes away.
Overall, we did not enjoy the food. I also doubt that I would have enjoyed the atmosphere very much, as it was extremely loud in the open areas - it would have been difficult for a group as large as us to have proper conversations. I would recommend going here if you are just going out with one other person for drinks. Plus, I found it really weird that there was a girl in the washroom talking on her cellphone the entire time.. I assume she works there and is one of those people that hand out paper towels when people are super drunk and it's busy but really...??
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