Welcome to the Cellar!
Not sure how to feel about the Cellar honestly, decor is decent a little dated, reservation is needed, staff seemed very nice and attentive and the cellar was very clean place.
After making a reservation and arriving the staff was quite nice and found us a decent table. The table was clean, cloth napkins and arranged quite well.
Server
Our server was pleasant and brought out a cheese dip in a dish which looked like a ice cream scoop worth and packaged crackers and bowl of croutons and pats of packaged butter.
After seeing the odd packaged food, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Our server came and presented the menus and reviewed the nightly special. He was dressed nice and had no stained clothing.
You would be surprised how may times we have seen the staff dressed in stained shirts or pants or even dirty, not the case here.
I opted for a fresh brewed ice tea, which was actually quite delicious. We opted for the steak special which was the New York strip 140z with baked potato and it came with a salad.
I asked for a loaded baked potato and the only option was sour cream?
Salad
I was surprised with an iceberg lettuce bowl, no tomatoes, no cucumbers and a few strips of purple cabbage. It looked like something that was dumped out of a bag and just washed for $2.
Not sure what I expected honestly, I ordered garlic Parmesan and green goddess for the wife. They came in a plastic container from a Costco bulk buy, the upside was, it did appear homemade. The cheap container threw off the supposed feel the restaurant was going for.
Main Course
The steak arrived rather quickly and we both opted for medium rare on the steak. It was large and looked great with very nice grill marks and did not have a large fat cap.
Cutting the steak was easy and it was cooked to perfection, soft, tender and moist. There was a hint of Worcestershire sauce and salt with a light dusting of pepper.
The steak was the best part of the whole meal so far. The poor baked potato was covered in sour cream, no butter, no cheese option and had to use the butter pats, and dusting of dried parsley. It was a massive
let down, flavorless and pathetic. I would have like the option for real bacon bits and a soft butter on the side or even included in the warm spud, so it would've started melting already.
Price
After the meal dessert was offered but we both passed as we were not really that happy with the meal in general. The steaks were $34 Dollars each and the drinks were separate prices.
The salad was complementary and of course the crackers were as well. In total the meal was $81, tip was $10 because the service was great not to intrusive but was attentive at the right level.
Overall
We both loved the steak, the rest of the meal was forgettable and boring and bland. I was not in love with the baked potato with the sour cream only option and cheap iceberg lettuce.
The price was a little high considering the potato, salad and other issues. Is this a reservation type of restaurant? No I would say if this was a $60 dollar meal well worth it for sure.
Priced at $81 without the tip, there are better options without the drive to a small town to get gouged because it's called the "Cellar" read more
