点评:We had not been to Rock’s in a couple years, and as everyone knows who summers up here, the excitement is huge when a nice place with any ambiance opens, does well, ultimately survives a few seasons. So after an hour’s drive from Manistee in which we told our family members how great it was based on our previous experience, 3 of our party of 5 ordered burgers, all “medium,” and they all came to the table VERY well done. My sister ordered wiener schnitzel. ALSO overcooked. I had the vegetable provencal, which was lovely once you realize the very tasty tomato sauce is hidden beneath what at first appears to be bare vegetables. My meat-free meal was the clear winner.
You might expect such amateur meat treatment from a far less expensive establishment on their worst night, but not at one that charges these prices and generally has great reviews. When the owner asked on our way out how the meals were, my husband was candid with him and he did offer to comp the meals. But honestly that never really works. We will not make that drive again soon. And our visiting family will not be anxious to return for another attempt.
Our waitress was wonderful. The reno of the lakeporch, very nice— in fact we wish we’d known it had been so beautifully windowed in our absence because we’d have preferred sitting there instead of in front of a fireplace with no view whatsoever. For those of you who have trouble hearing in a din, this is not a good table for you. Sit anywhere else.
A side observation: it is not a great business visual when the owner sits for your entire meal at the entrance podium looking at his phone.
翻译:我们已经有几年没去过 Rock’s 了,而且每个人都知道,当一家氛围不错、生意兴隆、能撑过几个季节的餐厅开业时,人们会非常兴奋。因此,从马尼斯蒂开车一小时后,我们告诉家人,根据我们之前的经历,这家餐厅很棒。我们一行 5 人中有 3 人点了汉堡,都是“五分熟”,而且端上桌时,汉堡都做得非常好。我姐姐点了维也纳炸肉排。也烤过头了。我点了普罗旺斯蔬菜,当你意识到非常美味的番茄酱隐藏在乍一看似乎是光秃秃的蔬菜下面时,你会觉得这道菜很棒。我的无肉餐显然是赢家。
你可能会想到,在一家便宜得多的餐厅最糟糕的夜晚,他们会对肉类做出如此业余的对待,但在这家收费如此高、评价普遍很高的餐厅,你不会想到。当我们离开时,店主问我们饭菜怎么样,我丈夫很坦诚,他确实提出免费提供餐食。但说实话,这从来都行不通。我们不会很快再开车去。来访的家人也不会急于再来尝试。
我们的女服务员很棒。湖边门廊的装修非常漂亮——事实上,我们希望知道在我们不在的时候,门廊的窗户如此漂亮,因为我们宁愿坐在那里,也不愿坐在没有任何风景的壁炉前。对于那些在喧闹中听不清楚的人来说,这不是一张适合你的桌子。坐在别的地方吧。
顺便说一句:如果店主坐在入口处的讲台上,看着手机,整个用餐过程都让你觉得不是什么好的商业形象。