Publick
House - A recent trip to
Chester included lunch at the
Public House. It was
lunchtime and very hot , so eating
outside wasn't very appealing;
instead my guest and I chose the
comfort of the air
conditioning. The table was nice enough, but this
place (or at least the area
surrounding the bar area) is very
loud. The server didn't have
much personality but managed to
take our drink order as we looked
over the menu.
We
had a while to look over the menu,
and all I really wanted was a
sandwich or something simple.
I was generally shocked by the
wacky pricing. I had my
heart set on a chicken sandwich
but 14 dollars was about double
what I was willing to spend.
I moved on to the lunch entrees
where I thought I found something
that might be good with the
Chicken and Sausage Giambotta for
13.95... hey cheaper than the
sandwich and possibly a better
value, so I ordered that.
Along
came some bread and a new party of
business folks who were seated at
the table beside us. The
bread was hot, unusual and very
good, and kept us occupied for a
bit as we waited and waited for
our lunch to arrive. It
seemed odd for it to take so
long as it wasn't very busy, but it
was a nice showing for an
early weekday.
Our
lunches arrived along with some
forgotten silverware for the table
beside us. My meal and the
Cobb salad my guest ordered looked
appealing enough. Well, the
Chicken and Sausage Giambotta I
ordered was a flavorless disaster,
and I couldn't even make
it palatable with the salt on the
table. The only thing
Italian about this dish was
the name as it was oddly prepared
with unseasoned bell peppers.
My guest raved about the Cobb
Salad and to be fair, it did look
good but inconsistency does not a
restaurant make.
The
gentleman beside us had to send
his meal back as it was not what
he ordered and he had to go to the
bread basket as his lunch mates
ate their lunches. Anyway,
our waitress returned later to see
my almost uneaten meal and never
said a word about it, but hey she
refilled my water glass! If
I owned a restaurant and served a
virtually uneaten meal, I'd sure
like to know why. Avoiding valuable
customer feedback is never a good
thing, but as everyone knows the
customer gets the final decision
and can always avoid a place
altogether. - Jersey
Shadow -
Publick
House
111
Main Street
Chester,
NJ 07930
Phone:
908-879-9863