Rhett's Strikes Out
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We walked into Rhetts right on time--reservations for 7 PM, we were there at 7 PM. The staff seated us without any undue delay and a friendly waitress (wait-person?) came to the table (there was 5 of us) to hand out the menus and take our drink orders. That was the best part of the evening. Rhett's is not a cheap place to eat, in spite of the "Bar and Grill" part of the name. If you're eating a dinner and having some drinks with your meal, expect to spend $60-70 on a dinner for 2 (excluding tip). The decor is dressed down-upscale trendy bar style: pleasant enough with much light wood paneling and tables, and somewhat low lighting. Unfortunately the decor was a high point. For starters, the waitress simply forgot my drink--after the other 4 were well into theirs we had to flag her down and request mine a second time. That's not really a black mark for a good place--mistakes happen. But her attitude towards the mistake wasn't a good indicator: no "oh I'm sorry," just an "I'll get it." Each of us ordered different plates, getting quite a variety--I decided on a simple burger and beer approach. But one of us ordered a filet mignon with the mashed potatoes. Shortly after the orders were put in the waitress reported back that they were out of mashed potatoes. Got that? Out of mashed potatoes at 7 PM. My friend ordered a substitute vegetable which, upon delivery, turned out to be something other than what was ordered. There was more. The steak—we’re talking not cheap here folks—was listed as having a light mushroom sauce. But it was delivered with a walnut sauce—something my friend cannot abide. She sent it back. With a sent-back expensive meal you would expect some effort from the kitchen. What they did was scrape off the old sauce, pour on the proper sauce, and sent the original plate back out—with veggies cold. The treatment was not to be believed. Please note: we are not difficult customers—several of us have been wait-staff and understand the pains the staff have to go through. And we tip well—very well. With the exception of my burger (which was fine, but how much can you mess up a burger?) the food was at best acceptable, at worst downright poor. That's rated on an absolute scale--if compared to other places in this cost range it hits the "send it back, get a refund" range. Final review--DON'T BOTHER.
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