点评:Came from a late doctor's visit, and it was nearly 3 pm, so we were STARVED. My adult son knew what he wanted, but as I hadn't been in a decent New England diner for nearly 22 years (I just returned from living in Texas all that time), I needed time to peruse the extensive menu.
The gal who was our waitperson had just started work at the Athena and she was GREAT! She took our drink orders and let me do a LOT of reading... 8 pages worth, in fact. The waitress was in the neighborhood but at no time did I feel she was hovering or smothering us. When I finally put the menu down, she was there and took our meal orders quickly & efficiently. She was engaging throughout our time at the Athena II and went the extra mile on every request.
Son had their Hangover Burger (fried egg, bacon & American cheese on a hard roll), and I was amazed that at no time from the time he picked it up until he was done with it, was his mouth empty. I was afraid that he might start inhaling it. Lol! It looked terrific and smelled even better.
My Steak Quesadillas were nicely packed (I declined the tomato and requested extra cheddar) with steak and onions, and had some sort of spice mix in them... Mexican, fajita? I dunno what it was, but it certainly enhanced the whole meal. Served with sour cream and a very flavorful salsa.
It was all so good that we ordered their dinner special --prime rib-- to take home. It had salad, rolls & butter, and a baked potato with absolutely everything on it (butter, cheese, crumbled bacon & sour cream IIRC). Son declined all veggies & I requested a double order of cole slaw... it's not the creamy kind, unfortunately, but it was on the sweet side. :-) The prime rib was a huge slab of perfectly medium-rare beef, accompanied by cream cheese & horseradish (made by me at home). The one slice fed the two of us quite nicely!
All in all, I think most anyone could find an excellent meal at the Athena II... certainly not the cheapest "lunch joint" in town, but I highly recommend it!
翻译:医生来晚了,当时已经是下午 3 点了,所以我们都饿坏了。我成年的儿子知道他想要什么,但由于我已经有近 22 年没有去过像样的新英格兰餐馆了(那段时间我刚从德克萨斯州生活回来),所以我需要时间仔细阅读丰富的菜单。
我们的服务员女孩刚刚开始在雅典娜工作,她很棒!她接受了我们的饮料订单,并让我读了很多书……事实上,足有 8 页。女服务员就在附近,但我从来没有感觉到她在徘徊或让我们窒息。当我最终放下菜单时,她就在那里,快速高效地接受了我们的餐单。我们在 Athena II 的整个时间里,她都很投入,并且对每一个要求都加倍努力。
儿子吃了他们的宿醉汉堡(煎鸡蛋、培根和美国奶酪硬卷),令我惊讶的是,从他拿起汉堡到吃完,他的嘴从来没有空过。我担心他会开始吸入它。哈哈!它看起来棒极了,闻起来更香。
我的牛排玉米粉饼包装得很好(我拒绝了番茄,并要求额外的切达干酪),里面有牛排和洋葱,并且里面有某种混合香料......墨西哥,法吉塔?我不知道那是什么,但它确实增强了整顿饭的质量。配上酸奶油和非常美味的莎莎酱。
一切都那么好,我们点了他们的特色晚餐——上等肋骨——带回家。它有沙拉、面包卷和黄油,还有一个烤土豆,上面有所有的东西(黄油、奶酪、碎培根和酸奶油 IIRC)。儿子拒绝了所有蔬菜,我要求一份双份凉拌卷心菜沙拉……不幸的是,它不是奶油味的,但它是甜的。 :-) 上等肋骨是一大块完全半熟的牛肉,配上奶油奶酪和辣根(我在家做的)。一小片就够我们两个人吃的了!
总而言之,我认为大多数人都可以在 Athena II 找到美味佳肴......当然不是城里最便宜的“午餐店”,但我强烈推荐它!