My wife and I again dined here ((July 1, 2011) and were very happy with the overall experience as we have been in the past. Being a long weekend it, like many other entertainment and dining venues, was not overly busy. We were shown to a booth immediately, and the waiter was very prompt. Our orders were received in a timely manner and our waiter was excellent. Now the test. The food. Very good. Tasteful, good sized portions. We enjoyed being able to talk without overzealous staff or noisy diners. This is a brief review as we found everything to our liking. I rate it several levels above the nearby Olive Garden, which in my opinion is over rated.
In fact, I was so pleased I asked for the manager so I could personally say thank you for our experience. Try it.

We attended as group of five for brunch today. I was most impressed with the great attitude of all the staff. They were to a person, kind, attentive and witty without being obtrusive. Service was quick and there were no mistakes over which diner ordered which dish. Food, menu, and location are but a part of a good experience and they have it all. My wife and I have dined here several times over the years and it was great fun to invite our now adult son and another couple. Unintended as it was we even had entertainment from the old "dame" in the corner clucking over our appearance. The two couples in our group rolled in on motorcycles and it was great fun to watch her "tutt-tutt" throughout brunch. My dear, your nails were as fake as your attitude. Each of those bikes probably cost more than your car. We were all well mannered which is more than we can say for your floor show. Everyone else there was having a good time. Come join us next time because we will go back!

During last weekend's Gastown Motorcycle Show my son and I chose this restaurant. We were seated quickly enough but it was all mediocre from there on. I ordered a dish that I had not tried before. Apparently our server is a world traveler who corrected my pronunciation of the dish in a rather churlish manner. Geez - sorry for trying. The cheese sauce on my gnocchi was awful. It reminded of of Cheez Whiz heated and poured over my dish. the inclusion of six or seven baby sized shrimp was laughable. The owner or manager, I am don't know who he was, stood at the front door scowling for most of our stay. We were both dressed decently and are not "bikers." Besides, if it wasn't for the bike crowd, the place would have been dead. All in all I was not impressed in anyway. If it such a hassle to be open for lunch service on a Sunday, they why do they bother? I should have stopped at the hot dog cart down the street.

We ate here on Saturday night as we had tried them shortly after they opened and we liked it. What has happened since then?

My wife's french fries appeared to be baked and lacked any taste what so ever. I was asked if I wanted "the works" on my baked potato. Apparently that does not include butter. I was served two small onion rings with my steak. When did onions become so expensive that rings are doled out like they are made of gold? Credit where credit is due and my steak was pretty good. For almost $30 though, I expected more of my choice.

I asked if they had ice cream sundaes as they were not on the dessert menu. When it arrived I was flabbergasted. One teeny scoop of ice cream and no more than a teaspoon of chocolate sauce. My wife's fruit crumble was so badly burned on top that she had to remove the crumble. She said that she could not tell what kind of fruit was inside, once again because of it lacking any taste. She left most of it before we left.

The coffee was so cold I asked for fresh cups. The service was next to non-existent. I am not in a hurry to go back if this is the new attitude being expressed.

A few days ago we stopped here for breakfast. What a mistake. We stood at the front counter for about twenty minutes and no one acknowledged us. I commented that if we were not seen to in short order that we were leaving. We were finally seated and the wait started all over again. It took a tad over an hour to get our food onto the table from the time we walked in the door.
There was a large breakfast meeting in an adjoining room but I can't see how that would impact the restaurant as that meeting would have been preplanned giving the restaurant ample chance to bring in extra wait staff.
I noticed a lot of business people meeting customers and other work mates. Interesting to note that a few days later while attending another chain down the street that those same business people had, like me, relocated.
I felt badly for our waitress as I know she has worked there for a long time and these kinds of things are beyond her control, yet guess who takes the ire from the customers? This location would be better served with a manager who is at least somewhat aware of what is going on at front of house. If this keeps up, there will be another vacant restaurant location in Walnut Grove.