NOTE, THERE IS A NEW OWNER.
I would have posted this on Schofields Facebook site but for some reason I couldn't. I have been there twice in the past month and there are improvements that need to be made or I don't think I'll be back.
The first time I was with two friends. I'll start on a positive note by saying the food was delicious. However, you do not allow someone to come in with food from Yin's and eat out of the cartons at one of the tabes within the restaurant and then when he is finished eating, allow him to proceed behind the bar and pour shots for himself and waitresses. This spoils the atmosphere!
The last time I went was with my family on May 7. We were celebrating Mother's Day and my birthday. The waitress was elderly and needed some help. I knew it was going downhill when I ordered my drink which was a $15 Pina Colada. Upon arrival to the table, I told the waitress that I didn't order a Martini as it arrived in a martini glass and she said no it was a pina colada. It was disgusting ... I got a half martini glass full with whip cream filling the rest of the glass and no garnish. I think the bar tender needs lessons as there is no whip cream on a pina colada and there needs to be a lovely pineapple garnish. Also, pina coladas are served in tall glasses!
I had ordered the lamb shank, medium rare, at $38 and the carrot soup. The soup was very tasty; however, the lamb was another story. Now mind you, I did not know that lamb shanks were braised and supposedly very tender. As a result I asked for medium rare, which the waitress should have told me was not possible and why. The meat, I found, impossible to eat as it was very well done and a little stringy. Also, there was NO gravy, NO mint jelly and NO bread. Apparently, they were out of mint jelly!
Had I not been with my family, who do not like confrontations and paid the bill, I would have said something and at minimum returned my drink and asked for a discount on my meal!
Later today, I spoke with Alison, the owner, and she said that I should not have had to pay for my drink; however, she did not offer a refund. Nor did she offer a discount for my meal. This is the least I was expecting. This is very poor business acumen.
I should also mention that in our phone call she went on about some special sauce for their lamb shank which I did not get.
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