We decided to try The Stetson Social in Peoria, AZ for Sunday brunch. There's plenty of table, booth and bar seating in two large seating areas, plus a private room with a long table. There is a small patio facing the parking lot as well. Gender-neutral restrooms are available for customers. A few TVs played the Football games while we were there. Lots of good options on the menu. We ordered:
- Prickly Pear Mockarita - Spiritless Jalisco 55 n/a Tequila, Prickly Pear Syrup, Lime Juice, Lemon Juice (love their mocktail section on the drink menu. Also lots of good and seasonal drinks I'd like to try. Check out the cold brew + vodka cocktails on the brunch menu!)
- French Toast - Texas toast, spiced cream cheese frosting, maple syrup (I really enjoyed this French toast. The cream cheese frosting with the orange peel zest was really delightful. I am a moist cake girl and this was a moist, soft French toast. Very good. Hubs is a dry cake fan and did not like the French toast.)
- Short Rib Grilled Cheese - braised short ribs - tillamook cheddar - gruyere - horseradish sauce - caramelized onions - texas toast (tasty with buttery toast and touch of horseradish flavor with tender short rib and cheese that reminds me of French onion soup. This was good, but for $19 I feel there should have been at least double the meat or enough to fill the sandwich) with side of Tomato Cucumber Salad
- Fish & Chips - beer battered alaskan cod - cole slaw - shoestring fries - tartar sauce (The minute they set this down in front of Hubs, I was disappointed. We really enjoy fish & chips, and this did not look very good. The batter was burnt and rubbery to the touch or bite. The fish was chewy and dark. The waiter assured us beforehand that the fish here was extremely fresh, so we were shocked when we saw the meal. Hubs said oil tasted burnt as well. He ate a few bites but couldn't handle anymore. He strangely suffered heartburn afterwards despite only eating a few bites from the meal. Hubs also found it hard to eat the fries. They were extremely over-seasoned. There was so much salt it covered his hands. He ended up alerting the staff to what they had served him, and they ultimately decided that it shouldn't have been served and they took it off of our bill.
In summary, it seemed like the seasoning on the food was either way too salty or completely bland.
Service was a bit odd here. There were only a few customers in the restaurant and a lot of wait staff, but it seemed like it took a while for the server to return to our table. read more