Nathan's fails to deliver both in quality and service. As a supporter of locally owned restaurants I was excited to give Nathan's Restaurant another try. A friend had been a couple of months ago and she reported a fantastic meal and we were looking forward to experiencing that same magic last night. We arrived to a restaurant that had one other table in its dining room and an ample serving staff for the two tables in its dining room. We started our meals with a cocktail and conversation. I ordered an Old Fashion from the bar, the bartender had a heavy hand with the simple syrup and the drink was too sweet. My friend who also ordered an Old Fashion fixed hers with another shot of bourbon, I fixed mine by ordering a beer. We finally ordered our appetizers, I ordered a half dozen raw oysters and a half dozen chargrilled. The oysters were on the small size and priced at $9 and $11 respectfully was a little high, it lead me to believe I was going to receive a better quality oyster. I understand we are in August and out of season, with oysters in August it is a "you get what you get and don't throw a fit situation". The chargrilled oysters came out very nice and were a pleasant surprise as I have not found a place that does a good chargrilled oyster in Slidell. Unfortunately this would be the end of good surprises for the rest of the evening. Our server had a problem with keeping drinks full and in front of us, as we are all having wine and beer with dinner it should be easy when you have one table to make sure the people have drinks. She also came across as not wanting to be at the restaurant and was very short and sighed a lot. I ordered Nathan's surf and turf and my wife ordered his Ribeye, both are were ordered medium rare. Both steaks were cooked past medium rare, the ribeye was more medium and the fat content saved it. My filet was more medium well and I had to send it back. The waitress then took my plate, including my potato and asparagus to the kitchen leaving me with nothing to eat while the rest of my party ate. When the new steak came out it was missing the potato and asparagus and was cooked to a rare akin to tartare. The chef simply charred and plated this steak. At this point I had given up on eating dinner at Nathan's. The chef had instructed the server to remove my plate from the bill. After paying the bill I went to the bartender to ask if the owner/manager would be in tomorrow so I could call him and discuss my dinner with him, I had just paid over $100 to leave a restaurant hungry and wanted to bring this to his attention. A patron at the bar said that the owner was in the kitchen and I asked the bartender if I could speak to him. The owner/"chef" Ross Eirich came out to speak to me. Before listening to our complaints about the service and the meal he asked me if I made mistakes and what I did for a living. He continued to berate me in his dining room in front of the other table dining at the time. I am taking time today to warn everyone that falls for the "I had a great dinner at Nathan's" line, my third time to this restaurant ended like the other two, disappointed with service and overpriced food that does not stand out from any other menu in Slidell. If you want a nice meal in Slidell go to Michael's or Asunta's. read more