![]() ![]() Thetemperature of the steak was inconsistent, as were the other two steaks my party had ordered. The new steak had no flavor and tasted as if it was boiled. After arguing with the waitress over the temperature of themeat she took it from me and returned with a new steak. came out the first time well done when in fact I had ordered medium. This restaurant received one star because I was happy to have food to bring home to my dogs. Fireside Chophouse is the first one to make our "must do" list forreturn visits. We've had good dining experiences at local restaurants here. We are tourists who drive ~150 miles to Williamsburg one or twice each year. We were too full thanks to the generous meal portions, so we took home a sliceof coconut cream pie. ![]() Even the iced tea had a legitimate tea flavor without being too strong.Įverythingwas so wonderful that we had to try the dessert. Sideswere yummy too: veggies and fries for us. The seafood combo included flounder(which isn't great everywhere, but was outstanding here), succulent scallops, really big shrimp, and hearty crab cakes. The steak was perfection, and honestly the best I've had anywhere in many years. The menu had exactly what we wanted: prime rib for me and a seafood combo forher. The staff was friendly without being intrusive. first-impression ambience was so peaceful, and the inside temperature was comfortable (both in contrast to our lunch elsewhere). We expected good, then discovered wonderful. The 2nd night we ate at Olive Garden for less, and had a much tastier meal with much more attentive waitstaff.Wonderful beyond expectations! My wife and I dined here on. The kids' meals looked like typical kid's meals. The prime rib was boring, the "famous" mashed potatoes were watery and devoid of flavor, and my crab cakes were just ok. We paid $60 (2 adults/2 kids) for our meals & 2 beers, no app's. Turns out she never told our waitress, and they did nothing more to make us feel confident in our meal, or the bill. ![]() (ha-ha) She brought it and said simply "Sorry about that". She literally stared at it, then simply said, "I don't know how that got there, can I get you a new one?" I said sure, as long as the other half isn't in it. So my husband calls over the woman who we think may have been the owner, and show her. And what a basic salad it was.iceburg with a few extras. ![]() Until I found someone's torn, wet piece of business card in my salad. Pricey menu, well-dressed staff & patrons. This restaurant was right across from our hotel (Hampton Inn-Great place!) and appeared quite nice. It seems to cater to the masses of tourists who will be in and out never to return. Well, it didn't help with our bad experience, if anything it just verified that this establishment does not care, believe me! I do not recommend this restaurant to anyone, unless you want to take a chance. She pretty much dismissed our terrible dining experience saying how our server had been there 13 years, etc etc. When it came my turn, I noted the facts that were unsatisfactory in our service and meal. To conclude, as I was about to complain to the one of the hostesses when I noticed another poor gentlemen was enraged in complaint about the same waitress. At least make it an odd number or present it in a smaller martini glass or something. Although the shrimp were a nice size, for the price I only received 4 of them. Our food came late, our order of a hamburger Medium Rare was very well done, my order was brought completely wrong even though I was specific on the order, our other party asked for penne pasta vs spaghetti which they offered on the menu, but that was ignored too and they got spaghetti, and my shrimp cocktail was pathetic. (for the larger tables, we were a party of three.) Mindful, I always give the benefit of the doubt to the server when its busy, but we never got acknowledged nor an apology just letting us know she was busy. As a result she never filled our refills, got our orders wrong, and pretty much ignored us. Where do I start? Our waitress was in a BIG rush, and didn't even let us finish our order while we were in mid sentence she came to our table literally twice the entire meal. But that's where the compliments end unfortunately. Atmosphere in this restaurant was relaxing, dimly lit, and full of people. Fireside Chophouse is located on Richmond Rd. ![]()
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