1861 Southern Kitchen Bourbon Bar Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Middletown, Delaware

Address: 423 N Broad St, Middletown, DE 19709, USA

Phone: +13023767956

Rating: 4.4
based on 224 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Waitstaff was professional, pleasant and attentive."
  • "The staff was amazing great customer service from the moment we walked in till we left!"
  • "Food service was outstanding, all of the employees were extremely friendly and our server Journi made our night!"
  • "The waitress was incredibly knowledgeable of the menu and helped guide me to make a great dinner choice."
  • "The service was wonderful; our waitress really took the time & made sure we had everything we needed."
  • "Our server was Aaliyah C., she was very attentive, friendly and efficient."
  • "Our server was excellent and very attentive."

Cons:

  • "The service here sucked."
  • "The manager never once came to apologize."
  • "Empty glasses sat unnoticed while our server walked by multiple times making eye contact."
  • "The female manager other times was rude and distant."
  • "Speaking of the bar tender she's very pushy with her up sales and when it's clear she won't make her 20% on a 150 l dollar order with your bill, she ignores you and the service will drop greatly."
  • "The service was poor and slow."
  • "We’re seated and wait another 20 minutes for a server to arrive."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "The atmosphere was cozy as we sat by the fireplace."
  • "Amazing food, unmatched selection of whisky and whiskeys, and cozy ambience."
  • "The atmosphere is so unique yet charming and intimate where you have to go to understand."
  • "Definitely a gold gem. The restaurant has so much character and the ambiance is incredible."
  • "It's a cozy restaurant with a chill vibe. 100% date night worthy spot in Middletown."
  • "The atmosphere was warm and welcoming with hospitable staff."
  • "The atmosphere is really chill."

Cons:

  • "The atmosphere was not that great."
  • "The whole time I was there all I could look at was the dust and cob webs on the ceiling. It was so piled up and just filthy."
  • "We were sweating like pigs in dress clothes."
  • "The restaurant is very nice, but dark."
  • "The place could use a good cleaning."
  • "We had a reservation but were seated at an awful table. No overhead light and no lamp on the table."
  • "The atmosphere is quant but that manager will definitely be responsible for losing customers."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Meal was amazing. Can't wait to go back and I will."
  • "The food was amazing. We ordered twice what we could eat and look forward to having lobster pasta and salmon with grits for breakfast tomorrow."
  • "Everything was so delicious. You won't find their selections anywhere else which makes them standout."
  • "The food was AMAZING and probably some of the best food I’ve ever had."
  • "The food was beyond delicious and the drinks were fantastic (as they always are)!"
  • "The food was amazing. The best we’ve had in Delaware."
  • "The food was delicious and so were the drinks."

Cons:

  • "Was very disappointed and misguided on the menu items."
  • "The Brussels should have had a lil more color to them."
  • "Signature dishes and drinks were good but a bit lacking as they were not prepared as described, staff offered no apology nor explanation."
  • "The truffle fries and those were beyond greasy, to the point of being inedible."
  • "Extremely disappointed in the food, exorbitant pricing for low quality ingredients and poor execution."
  • "The devil eggs were fried a lil too much and the waffles had too much syrup."
  • "I got the chicken biscuits and gravy and the biscuits were good and gravy was but my chicken was very dry and overcooked."

Price and Value

Pros:

  • "The food was good, pricing was not too bad."
  • "Price wise it was reasonable I was to say for all 8 of us the bill came out to around $320 that includes drinks we also had."
  • "The plates are priced right for the portions served."
  • "Enjoy a quality meal at a reasonable price."
  • "The food has the perfect seasoning and the value is never questioned."
  • "Very clean and prices were good considering what you got!!"
  • "The drinks were really great. GOOD VIBES ONLY"

Cons:

  • "$15 for makers mark also a bit pricey I would have like to see it made with woodford for that price point personally."
  • "For the quality of their food, they are overpriced and sadly, we will not go back."
  • "Prices a bit high for this area so be prepared if you go and they added a $5 service fee onto the bill."
  • "Never thought I'd be paying NYC prices in Middletown, De."
  • "For $200, it was highway robbery in plain sight - I unfortunately cannot recommend this place, especially to any 'foodies'."
  • "The portions were extremely small and wasn’t worth the price."
  • "I ordered the chicken and waffles which are pretty pricey in my opinion normally that option tends to be on the less expensive side compared to other dishes."

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