Over the past couple months, I have not updated the reviews as I have dined out. So, let me take this opportunity to post some dining experiences that stick out in my mind.
I’ll start with the one that sticks out that was not so pleasant. It was in Noblesville, IN at the Hamilton Town Center. There, I dined at Stone Creek Dining Company. From the outside and the interior decor, it looked as if this was going to be a really nice dinner. After about a half an hour to 45 minute wait, we finally were following some girl as she speed-walked to the table we were going to be sitting at. Then, no friendly chit-chat or anything, she handed us our menus and was off. Then, we were greeted by one of the worse servers I have had. This person literally was sweating and wiping the sweat with their hands. Yes, the same person that brought us our meal and drinks. Well, I should add that this person was supposed to bring us our drinks…our drinks were empty for most of the meal. The server never even came around much for us to ask for drinks, and when we did tell them, we would usually have to mention it again to actually get it. We just left this dining establishment frazzled. On top of that, the meal we got was just okay. I really hope that things have gotten better there because we were extremely dissatisfied.
On a much better note, a place that I really enjoyed was Kincaid’s in Clay Terrace in Carmel, IN. The service was okay, but the food was great. I’ve been there twice in the last two months because I enjoyed the food so much. I have had the Seafood Linguine for dinner and the Pacific Tiger Prawn Linguine for lunch. The seafood is a good size, and I really enjoy the white alfredo sauces they use for both of those. Here is the menu for both the lunch and dinner. I have dined with others who have gotten the Bering Sea Red King Crab Cakes for dinner and the Fish and Chips for lunch, and they really enjoyed both.
I also dined at Buca di Beppo in Castleton. There they serve a majority of their food family style, so you pick a couple dishesand share with others in your group. Some items that we got were the Bruschetta, Mozzarella Garlic Bread, Cheese Manicotti, and Raviolli with Meat Sauce. All the items were very good, and the dishes remind me of home cooking. It’s definitely a different taste than other Italian restaurants such as Carrabba’s and Macaroni Grill. Those two taste more like what you would expect when dining out, and to me, Buca di Beppo has more of a taste like my grandma had worked in the kitchen for hours preparing the meal.
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