Texas Roadhouse is a chain with a decent reputation, and it was walking distance from our hotel. We were seated promptly and served the customary rolls. Our server came by to take drink orders. My husband had a domestic beer and I chose a glass of wine. Both came out quickly and were good. We decided to split a substantial entree' rather than ordering separately and decided on a combo with a 14 oz ribeye and ribs. we added a 3-shrimp skewer. For side orders, we each got a baked potato, one of them "loaded".
We were enjoying our drinks when a server/food runner set two salads in front of us saying "one with eggs and one without" as she placed them in front of us. Confused, we explained we hadn't ordered salads. She took them away looking as confused as we were.
Our food arrived shortly thereafter. It looked good, except for the steak which looked thin and anemic. We began splitting the food up but the ribs fell off the bone and wouldn't cut in half. The steak was about 1/2 inch thick and gristly. The provided steak knife was not up to the task but we mostly got it cut into strips. It didn't seem to be juicy at all. The loaded baked potato had a blob of bacon on top that needed to be crumbled and grated, unmelted cheese on top. It turned out to be lukewarm If not cool.
As we started eating, it became apparent that the steak, ribs and loaded baked potato were not edible. My husband managed to make a "steak sandwich" out of a roll and a couple of strips of steak. He claimed the steak was reminiscent of a Waffle House steak served at 2AM, 25 years ago. I don't know, I'm going to assume he's right. I managed to eat some rib meat after I peeled off the dry, overcooked top parts and a strip of steak. My potato was hot and the butter did melt on it, so I had some of that.
While we scavenged our table for edible food, our server had somehow disappeared into the ether. During our entire meal, we couldn't even see our server in the dining area anywhere. I kept hoping for someone's attention to send it back before we had to scavenge for a few edible morsels. Isn't it customary for a server or host to visit a table shortly after service to see if everything is okay and the steak is cooked correctly?
When our server finally returned, to explain how to pay, we told her exactly the issues we had with our food quality. We told her to give it to somebody's dog. She offered to "recook our food". What does that mean? A new order of the same unacceptable food you can massacre again? Ummmm...No.
As we were paying the full price of the meal we unable to eat, some apparent authority figure showed up to our table to again offer to "recook our food". We were leaving.
As yet, we have received no response from the restaurant about our legitimate complaints read more