Erin D.
Yelp
Needing a place for dinner, but not wanting to eat at the restaurant in the hotel, I decided on this place based on the recommendation from the cashier next door at the trading post. I also did not want to really walk down the street to the bistro. Lazy, I know LOL! The restaurant was full inside, so the hostess said I was welcome to sit outside. It was in the 50s, but I was okay with being a bit cool
Service needs to be improved, but the food is alright. I had to explain to the waiter as he was headed back inside after taking an order, I was the first to be seated and no one had come to my table after waiting 10 minutes. He apologized and quickly took my order. Here's what I had:
Huckleberry wine - Delicious and sweet. If I had been more gutsy, I would've ordered a bottle and shipped home in my suitcase. Alas, I did not have the correct packing materials for wine. God forbid it would break in my suitcase because that would be my luck!
Creamy tomato basil soup - Honestly, I have had better at the United airlines club, but I was cold, so I ordered this. It was too watery for me personally, though there was a decent flavor there. But for me, a creamy soup should be thick.
Rainbow trout - This was breaded nicely, seasoned appropriately, and tender. This came with steamed vegetables, and you got to choose a side. I chose rice pilaf, which was nice. Both sides were pretty good.
Poppy seed rum cake - This did not seem to have a lot of rum. I have had a real Jamaican rum cake (made by a friend's Jamaican grandma - the best ever of course when it's made by grandma!), and I was thinking there would be the same amount of rum. But alas, there was not. It was a good cake with poppy seeds, but I would drop the rum part from the name, as the rum was extremely subtle to me.
Overall, once I received initial service, the wait staff appropriately checked on me to see that I was doing ok. I did notice one of the waitresses took some time while working, about 15 minutes, to chat with a friend. I think she preferred to be outside because it was so hot inside!