Chris' @ The Docket is a laid back breakfast place that offers lunch/dinner all day as well as breakfast. It's your traditional restaurant with dark wood tables, matching chairs and there are also booths along the windows. If you have a larger party of 8 for example, they have a couple round tables available. Chris' @ The Docket is a place that is a little less casual than IHOP but not fancy linens.
I went with a group of people and the host made a reservation days in advance for 16 people. The reservation was on the books when we arrived however the setup was strange. It was a round table for 8, a couple square tables pushed together to fit another 10 and then a booth off to the side for two-four people. It was odd because if we had a reservation for a group of that size you would think the tables would be all one. The round table was completely separate from the square tables. We ended up making everyone fit at the square tables and round table so we did not use the booth which would have been even more odd.
When we sat down, the server was extremely nice and accommodating. She was the only server for the party which is ok I suppose but can be hard on her since there are so many people and she had other tables to tend to as well. We ordered our food and the orders all came out correctly except there were two small mishaps. Six people in the party including myself did not get our food at the same time as the rest of the party. Normally this would be no big deal since we are a large group. However our food did not come out for at least 10 to 15 minutes. For a second we thought our orders were lost. I believe this was the fault of the kitchen not the server. I could tell the server was concerned with the food not being ready with the others.
I ordered the French toast slam. It came with 4 half's slices of French toast, 4 slices of bacon, and two eggs any style. I also added on two pieces of wheat toast and two sausage links. Others around me ordered the T-bone steak and eggs, chicken and waffles, the omelet and pancakes.
The French toast was really good but for me, it's not hard to please me with French toast! I would definitely go back for the French toast. It was topped with powdered sugar and had the right amount of crispy edge but just the right amount of fluffy ness. My sausage did not come out until I was almost done with my meal. The server was aware of my missing sausage but she didn't tell me so I thought it was forgotten about or not ordered. When the sausage finally came out it was not cooked completely. I sent it back and it was removed from my bill with no issue.
My friend ordered the t-bone medium and it came out well done. She was hungry so she didn't send it back. My other friend had the omelet and she enjoyed the omelet but her pancakes were missing a piece that resembled a bite. It wasn't a bite missing I'm sure but nonetheless she asked to get them replaced. The server was busy with several tables so she wasn't able to check in after the food was dropped. So for the food mishaps we did have, it took a while to get them rectified. However being a server before, I would say she did really good since everyone's orders were correct when they arrived. The issues with the food was no fault of hers.
We also ordered the hot chocolate. My friend said the hot chocolate wasn't good and he did not drink it. It came out in a big coffee mug topped with a pound of whip cream and mini marshmallows.
Overall the experience at Chris' @ The Docket was good. The food was good and the server was pleasant. I did not get a chance to take pictures of my food because I waited so long that I was too hungry to even remember to take them. I gave 4 stars for the 6 orders that came out late and the mishaps with the food. I would recommend Chris' @ The Docket if you want an inexpensive breakfast or lunch in a casual setting. read more