So, I have posted before about how the waitstaff at Bounty-Fare, located just on the other side of Adams, MA (they are in NORTH Adams) had the 'job', way-back-when, of trying to crystalize the sugar topping of creme brulee. You know, by using a butane flame to make the sugar topping brittle like glass? The FIVE TIMES (it got to be my little game, so-to-speak, after the third fail - lol!) I ordered the thing resulted in NONE of the proper results expected. When asked why they are not shown how to PROPERLY do this small task, no one had a reasonable response. I could NEVER get a straight answer why the chef did not do the deed. The last time before giving-up was ME bringing in a small bowl of the dessert and demonstrating HOW to flame the friggin' thing, ending-up with a nice brittle topping! The past owner was not pleased.
GOOD NEWS! Last night, when I went there to have a meal (NEW OWNERS!), I discovered the above mentioned dessert is OFF THE MENU!!! YAAAAY!!! lol
What I ordered for my meal was Sirloin Steak with mashed potatoes and mixed veggies. I opted for the Broccoli Soup instead of the salad bar, which was the best part of the meal. I have attached a photo of all the gristle I encountered off of what THEY call a Sirloin Steak. People, I am an "Old-fart" in my seventies, NOT a kid in his twenties or thirties, and I HAVE been "around the block" a time or two regarding the different cuts of meat. I KNOW WHAT GOOD MEAT IS! This piece of meat had very little flavor. Just about ALL of the pieces I cut off to chew had some amount of gristle... very CHEWY. I did not enjoy the experience at all. If not for the "A1 Steak Sauce", I would not have eaten what I did. The mixed veggies could have been cooked longer, although the pieces of squash were pretty good. But the small carrots were WAY too hard for my taste. EITHER COOK THEM THROUGH, OR JUST SERVE THEM RAW. The string beans, while lacking flavor, were 'okay'. Oh, and the mashed potatoes had way too many lumps to suit my taste. Remember, I AM a finicky "Old-fart". hee hee
Finally, I guess this restaurant has decided to THROW OUT the notion of keeping their folk a 'safe' distance regarding our pandemic. After I had been sitting for about five minutes, in comes a family of four_ Mom, Dad, other male, and a two-year-old. They are seated RIGHT behind me, kid coughing all over the place. They were about four feet behind me. While checking out, I mentioned this and the response was something like, "Well, what-are-ya gonna do, ya know?" I said perhaps arrange the seating keeping folks a bit more separated? The response was like I was speaking a foreign language or something.
MY EXPERIENCE WAS NOT PLEASANT.
The ONLY reason for a two-star review rating is the fact that my waiter was GREAT! He might be the owner or manager_ not sure, but he was telling others what to do. Even though it was VERY obvious to me that he was acting in a purely perfunctory manner, I still liked his small patter to his charges.
When standing waiting to get out and go home, there was a young waiter (I think) taking FOREVER to enter an order at the ONLY register for meals. I usually am not very impatient, but this guy took five minutes, JUST to SLOWLY enter the order. Even two of the other staff people, standing there, were smiling about his SLOW efforts. When I looked at my waiter, also standing there, and said something how I'd like to go home now... with a smile... his response was something like they only have the ONE register. SUGGESTION HERE! Why not spend the money for a SECOND register (plenty of space on the counter), using one ONLY for checking guest out?
I will caution others to find someplace else to spend their money, ESPECIALLY if they are cautious regarding their health. Covid is STILL out there, y'all. But this restaurant doesn't seem to care_ AT ALL, regarding keeping people spaced apart. read more