I get a steak here every few weeks, and if you go later in the evening, say, 8pm, even on a weekend it's virtually empty in there and everything is fast and delicious. In contrast, 2 days ago on a Thursday I had dinner here with my dad, we met at 5:45 (I was late, I got there at 6 ) and most small tables were on a wait, but since there were 5 of us we(they) only had about a ten minute wait. Pretty much any day before 7:30, this place is packed. TBH, it's weird.
ANYWAYS- the other day around 6 pm on a Thursday, they were very busy and I tried the lemon lime chicken with rice and the creamed spinach since I've seen references to it being a favorite and I don't want to be that jerk who orders steak when dad gets the check. 2ppl ordered patty melts, one person ordered something off menu, kinda like non-breaded chicken tenders grilled with a spicy brown sauce, recommended by the waiter, who was great, and my husband got the kale salad. We then in a true family fashion swapped bits of food around throughout the meal as if it were tapas, so in turn I tried everything that we ordered.
Now- do keep in mind these are within the parameters of what you'd expect from Aubrey's, an average restaurant with American fare that's better than most chain restaurants of its ilk, but a chain just the same. The vibe is fine. The food is fine. The service is great.
Patty melt & fries: awesome, my nephew couldn't eat all of his so I got half of it, great bread, great fries, delicious.
Weird grilled chicken tenders with some sorta spicy brown glaze on 'em: THE BEST. Tender chicken, delicious sauce, a mystery to behold and too spicy for my stepmom but completely gobbled up by myself and my spouse. Big fans
Lemon lime chicken: terrible. Dry, hard and chewy, minimal flavor (couldn't cut it with a fork and took some effort with a knife) and the rice was old and overcooked. Bad. Blech. My dad, however, possibly conditioned by years of MRE's from his drill sergeant days, absolutely loved the chicken and ate ALL OF IT, like, he loved it. He kept talking about how good it was. So- lol idk on that one.
Kale salad- wowowowow. Delicious. Exciting. Sweet, tangy, kale in its best most friendly form, wonderful feta and cranberries and the vinaigrette it comes with- STELLAR. Yum yum yum so good
Usually we get medium rare steaks and broccoli and the steaks are cooked perfectly, if a little low on salt, spices, etc. but some people say that's how you should cook a steak, to that I say, pshaw. I get the filet and the dude gets the ribeye, they are consistently good. The broccoli is all in one chunk which is weird but we eat it.
Sometimes I get an amaretto sour and they look at me like I'm crazy, which makes me feel crazy. Am I crazy? I like amaretto sours. I'm not trying to get drunk, and that's good bc you definitely won't get drunk from 2 amaretto sours at this Aubrey's. If you ARE trying to get drunk, go to a bar dude. Don't be that weirdo who gets drunk at dinner. It's rude. K thx! read more