cur-mud-geon:
anyone who hates hypocrisy and pretense and has the temerity to say so; anyone with the habit of pointing out unpleasant facts in an engaging and humorous manner
There have been anecdotal comments that I’ve seen posted on other Blogs and that I’ve heard from friends and acquaintances about the service and food quality at The New Fox & Hounds restaurant.
We and another couple, both of whom really enjoy their dining experiences, made reservations to eat there on Friday, July 6th. Our reservations were set for 5:30PM and both parties were there on time. I was a little concerned since I knew I’d catch some good-natured criticism if we had a less-than-enjoyable evening.
We were seated promptly and were greeted by our server who explained the special menu items and took our beverage orders. She was a very nice young lady who obviously enjoyed her work there to supplement her income while a student at Marquette.
We ordered from the regular menu even though this was a “fish fry” night since we wanted the choice of items that came on the regular menu. Three of us ordered Dusted Walleye Pike dinners and the fourth ordered the Salmon dinner.
Salads were crisp and fresh and the house Feta & Garlic dressing was great. Both the Pike and the Salmon were excellent. The garlic mashed potatoes were tasty and hot. Our water glasses were filled throughout the evening. We followed dinner with dessert. That was delicious, as well. I think it was called a Triple Chip Cheesecake and I’d recommend it if you pay them a visit.
We continued to talk with our friends since we’d not been together in some time, and finally left the restaurant shortly before 9:00PM. I expected that we’d receive some gentle chiding as to moving along, but that did not occur even if it should have.
This experience from four admittedly “tough to please” customers was top notch from beginning to end. I had the privilege of meeting the owner yesterday and told him of our experience. He admitted that there had been some service issues and was very pleased with our report that, at least on this Friday evening, we found no evidence of any problems either with food or service. To the contrary, I’ll be mentioning this experience to anyone interested.
