We had been looking forward to our visit to Alexandria's Restaurant and Lounge with anticipation since it has the reputation of serving fine dining with a lovely atmosphere. In fact, I had made reservations in advance due to its popularity.
Indeed the decor was very nice but it all comes at a price, of course.
The food I found to be a bit on the spicy side and not really to my tastes.
I thought that the menu was somewhat bare although adequate and the prices rather high for the portions received. The total bill was $104.88 for 4 people and no alcohol before tip.
I personally found the tables and chairs to be a bit on the small side, but at 5'9" and 195lb, I am not a small guy.
The service was excellent and the food served in a timely manner on funky square plates.
The background music was pleasant and not too loud. In fact, a very nice place to carry on a conversation.
You can see from the photos that there was a lot of fine artwork on the walls.
Unfortunately, I did not remember to print out our review cards and we had to make do with post-it-notes.
As usual, we took our desert elsewhere. This time we tried out the local Starbucks.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Saturday, December 8, 2007
A & W Restaurant - Lasalle Blvd
Number two on our list of restaurants is the A&W Restaurant on Lasalle Blvd.
It has really changed since the late 50's when I used to drive to the restaurant with a gang of guys looking to pick up girls at the A&W. Great memories of those days. I am surprised that the A&W is still around.
I enjoyed my teen-burger. It seemed very much like the burgers that I used to order. The Root Beer seemed much more bland tasting but then, I am now 65 so I can no longer trust my taste-buds.
We had fun here and I was surprised at the large crowd of diners, even though it was Thursday evening close to Christmas (lots of shoppers out).
The people behind the counter were cheerful and attentive. It was a refreshing change from the ubiquitous student servers at other restaurants.
Our meal seemed to be of decent quality and pretty well what we expected from any fast-food place.
The decor was plain but nice and the washrooms were clean.
Personally I prefer the option of a hand-dryer and/or paper towels but here it was just the hand-dryer.
The price was a very reasonable 28.71 for 4 people.
A good choice for a quick meal.
It has really changed since the late 50's when I used to drive to the restaurant with a gang of guys looking to pick up girls at the A&W. Great memories of those days. I am surprised that the A&W is still around.
I enjoyed my teen-burger. It seemed very much like the burgers that I used to order. The Root Beer seemed much more bland tasting but then, I am now 65 so I can no longer trust my taste-buds.
We had fun here and I was surprised at the large crowd of diners, even though it was Thursday evening close to Christmas (lots of shoppers out).
The people behind the counter were cheerful and attentive. It was a refreshing change from the ubiquitous student servers at other restaurants.
Our meal seemed to be of decent quality and pretty well what we expected from any fast-food place.
The decor was plain but nice and the washrooms were clean.
Personally I prefer the option of a hand-dryer and/or paper towels but here it was just the hand-dryer.
The price was a very reasonable 28.71 for 4 people.
A good choice for a quick meal.
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