Casey's Restaurant

The temperature was a cool 17°C as we headed to Casey's Restaurant on a windless Wednesday. The clouds had hung low and close all day, threatening rain off and on but with no wind the air felt much warmer than the mercury indicated.

This evening we were graced with the presence of my grandson who is turning four in three weeks. He was accompanied by his father as we took our place in the large restaurant.

It was cavernous and the noise from the diners reflected off the high ceiling carrying to all corners. I have difficulty hearing in noisy environments and this certainly was one.

The decor was sports-bar average with the ubiquitous tv sets on the walls set to an ongoing baseball game.

Our waitress was extremely pleasant and attentive, returning to our table often to see how we were doing. Even though well behaved, two children obviously need a little extra attention now and then.

There was a good assortment of choices on the menu and we had no difficulty in deciding on our meals.

After little discussion we placed our order. The meals arrived quite quickly and were all that we had expected.

Personally I ordered the Cashew Chicken stir fry which was excellent and quite large.

Except for the youngest guy, we downed most of our food indicating satisfaction with our choices.

Our meals were followed by delicious deserts ordered by two of our members and sampled by all.

The total bill was a surprising $141.78 before tip for 4 adults and two children. As I ordered I noted that the meals were reasonably priced and I had to peruse the bill later to discern where the higher costs were incurred.

After some study it seemed that the cost of the little extras added up quickly. For example, the coffee cost $2.29 and a glass of chocolate milk was $3.19. A glass of diet coke for $2.59 and a shot of bailey's a whopping $5.19 but the water was free - ha ha.

All in all a great meal with excellent service. Watch the little extras and you will have a nice time.