Staying in the DoubleTree and this is a nice spot for dinner. The layout is standard hotel…read morerestaurant, but the decor was inviting and the place well lit.
We entered and were warmly greeted by the Staff. Having just come from Buffalo (where we had wings for lunch), we thought we'd try some wings in Jamestown. Glad we did. Order of 10 wings ($16), each large and meaty with a nice crispy skin. We got the sweet chili sauce, which we liked very much. The sauce tasted similar to the Asian Zing at B-Dubs (sweet, yet tangy), and there was a generous portion slathered on the wings and these wings were superior to those we've had at B-Dubs. Honestly, these Jamestown wings hold their own against Buffalo city wings and at a slightly lower price point. The wings came with nice sized pieces of carrot and celery. Unlike Buffalo, where I understand you will be thrown out headfirst if you request ranch dressing, we were offered both ranch dressing and blue cheese. I'm not sure what dressing they use, but both were rich and bold tasting, as was the raspberry vinaigrette that my partner got with her entree. I recommend the dressings.
We also ordered entrees - salmon burger (comes with side salad) and fish tacos (comes with fries). The salmon burger was very good. The fish tacos were nicely fried (crunchy outer coating with moist fish inside) with tomato and onion pieces sprinkled on top with a mild aioli. The fish tacos were fine. I've had better and I've had worse. I probably wouldn't get them again, but would the salmon burger. The fries with the fish tacos were fine.
One issue that we had that really bothers me is that we ordered the wings and then asked the Staff to come back to take our entree order. She put the wing order in and a few minutes later we ordered our entrees. About 10 minutes later, she comes with the wings and the entrees, puts them on the table and apologizes that the kitchen screwed up and here's your food. I told her that this is something they really ticks me off - I specifically ordered the appetizer and waited to order the entrees to avoid this. She said she agreed and apologized again. A few minutes later, she came back and said she spoke to the manager and that they weren't going to charge us for the wings.
There was so much food that came out at the same time that we asked to box up the entrees. Unfortunately, since we are staying at a hotel with a fridge, but no microwave, I expect that we will discard some of the food (cold fried fish and fries??!!).
Anyway, I would have given 5 stars, but, although they deducted the appetizer from the bill, I think they only did that because I told them how much this annoys me. I don't get the impression they would take the appetizer off the price without a fuss. So, four stars.
I really enjoyed the meal, though, even though much will likely be thrown away because of the app/entree fiasco.
And, to be clear, our server (I think her name was Andrea) was very nice and friendly, and was sincerely apologetic for the kitchen's timing.
