I have eaten at this particular restaurant three times since I lived in Valdosta and I must say, compared to the hundreds of times I ate at the one in Columbus Ga this one was nothing like i expected.
Time wise we got in fast all three times, twice on a Friday night and once on a Saturday night.
Wait staff wise, most of our waitress's and waiters were fair, firm and friendly at the same time. They kept our glasses refilled and always made sure we were taken care of. Even when on two occasions we had food problems they were extremely apologetic and horrified at the food. It is either a great acting game or true feelings towards their chefs in back.
Now ambiance is awesome. If you go mainly for the looks, TV's and overall visual experience then this will be your place. Awesome fan in the middle of the building that had my children staring at it for a long time.
Food wise now....here it gets a bit 'sticky'. Sticky being a key word. the first time on a Friday when we went, we expected a great selection on the menu yet it was greatly disappointing. If you are looking for a bunch of pasta or seafood, don't go there. BarBQue and main salads. Even the Chedders in Columbus Ga had more pasta than this one. My husband ordered the ribs the first time, he complained later they were too sticky and sickeningly sweet. Way to sweet to be called BarBQue. He also got the wrong side item twice that night. I myself chose the Cajun pasta but had the spices taken out, the waiter said they could do that and surprisingly it came out perfect. Seeing as how this time his were just a tad sweet and mine was great we went again when our friend was down with us. Saturday night. That was when another mistake happened. My friend had heard about my pasta from last time, Cajun without spices, and he ordered it as well as I did again. This time my husband had the buffalo shrimp as well. the side items came out OK, a bit cold but right, and the main course was a bit late. Took about forty minutes to get it. My Cajun without spices was cold, the shrimp were hard as if they had been grilled too long and our friends had the hidden spices in the sauce making it too spicy for him to eat. My husbands shrimp was very cold and the sauce made the fried coating soft and nasty to eat.
We didn't want to try it again, yet we were tempted into it by another friend of ours that said they had a new cook and were getting better but when we got there the cook apparently needed a lot more training, if they even got a new one! My husband went with the ribs this time, and i ventured out for the fish. first and foremost, it was supposed to be grilled not steamed but when i got it the taste reminded me of steamed okra. If you never had that, its bland and slimy. I forced half of it down with what they called remoulade sauce on top but it was also tasteless but the waiter this time never asked how our food was. My husband found a hair, short and blonde, on his ribs and as he asked for the manager she told him they would take his ribs back and get him another set. I got him to cut the ribs in half to make sure the right ribs were thrown away and a full new slab was brought back. The manager brought out the same cut in half ribs and when asked why she said and I quote "Thats a new slab sir, its just so tender that as they took it off the grill it split in the middle." The rib bone in the middle had touched fire, it had a char on it instead of a clean white/grey look when the meat is taken off of it like its supposed to be. Also note that when my husband went to take off some meat to prove it was tender or not the meat was stringy and overcooked. The manager took the meal off of his side of the ticket but didn't even ask about mine and that was the night we decided never to eat here again.
Did we like the place overall? Not really. Some people might get better experience than us but be forewarned there can be bad experiences and that was what we had. Price wise not bad, wait staff was pretty good in their own way and the manager tried to cover up for the cook but at least was pleasant enough when my husband proved the excuse wrong. The scene is pretty cool, keeps kids entertained (mine at least) but overall i would recommend going somewhere else. If you do decide to go i pray you have one of the more memorable good times and if you do please let others know as well. Everyone has their own opinion and i hope if you do go you can let us know yours. My experience gets this restaurant a 2 star, for good time sitting, good wait staff and for good ambiance. It doesn't get a star for food cause our times it could have been better and no star for liking it overall because it could have been better. read more