I was so excited to go to this restaurant, I have heard it's sister restaurant Cafe Brenda is great from a number of people, so when my family was going to the Guthrie yesterday I thought this would be a perfect restaurant to try out. We're vegetarians and were sure we'd have no problem finding food on the menu. That part was true, but we had no idea just how disgusting the food would be.
First off, the wait staff took forever. And seemed to think that it was a great imposition to bring my son a straw for his glass of milk.
The food took about 45 minutes to serve, and mine was inedible. I received the Ginger-tofu scramble breakfast meal, and it was truly the worst food I've had in years. I spoke with the manager who seemed surprised as it was her FAVORITE meal on the menu. The food tasted as if it were ran cid.
My son had granola, yogurt and fresh fruit. The honeydew was hard and not ripe at all. The cherries were overly ripe.
The other meal was fine, but extremely over priced.
I was quite ill last night, with stomach cramps, and a headache that arrived shortly after I ate and has just started to resolve now. I very rarely get sick from food, and have no known allergies.
I would strongly caution against going to this restaurant.
The price is exorbitant, and the quality of the food is poor.
If you want to go to a nice vegetarian friendly restaurant, I recommend French Meadow. I will never return to Spoonriver.
Pros: The menu is pretty. They have cloth napkins. Nice windows.
Cons: The food is vile. Absolutely disgusting, and pricey.
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