The Shed Restaurant- Plainview Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Service was excellent to boot, and the vibe reminds me of being in a rustic Vermont/New England eatery."
• "Our server Sarah was great."
• "Service was friendly."
• "Our server,(Joe) was very nice and friendly."
• "Our waitress Danielle was a superstar! She was tremendous at her job, a sweet and genuine person, extremely helpful and professional and really good at her job."
• "Our server was super nice and attentive and we had a great time!"
• "The service was absolutely remarkable from the moment we walk in the door."

Cons:

• "When we told her we were not ready for the check, she gave an attitude."
• "We were still eating when they tried to clean the table."
• "The service has been consistently mediocre."
• "Beer was great, though expensive, and I was never asked if I wanted a refill."
• "Only complaint is the 'guilt tipping' (pre-selected amounts of 20-30%) made worse by the waitstaff person standing over you while you pay."
• "Service could improve, though I wouldn't let that stop you from trying this restaurant."
• "The server could barely be bothered to smile or be kind."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was great, service was exceptional."
• "The Shed Dog and Short Rib Melt tasted great."
• "Both the food and the dessert were excellent."
• "The food was real good and the experience even better."
• "The Chicken and Waffle is served with a honey habanero sause that is sweet with a nice kick."
• "The smoke burger was delicious!"
• "The food was delicious. Fresh ingredients, nice presentation, hot and very tasty."

Cons:

• "The shed sauce also tasted god awful."
• "The biscuits were incredibly dry, the steak came out well-done instead of medium rare, the potatoes tasted like nothing but pepper."
• "Waffles weren’t crunchy on the outside."
• "The chicken sandwich is also very dry without any of the hot honey sauce on it."
• "I ordered calamari, which was SUPER undercooked."
• "$50 for overcooked, unseasoned, dry as hell chicken with a dry waffle, no not waffleS, and the wrong drink order."
• "Chicken was white meat and terribly overcooked and dry."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "This was my third amazing dining experience at The Shed in Plainview which was welcoming, warm, comfortable and relaxing."
• "Atmosphere was very cute, colorful and whimsical."
• "The restaurant has a great vibe. I tend to look at it as a mash up between a hip Manhattan style restaurant with a chilled out Cape Cod cafe."
• "The atmosphere and decor was beautiful. Excellent music choice."
• "The place has a very nice, rustic aesthetic."
• "The atmosphere is nice and the staff is friendly."
• "The place was spotlessly clean, bright and had a very open, airy, spacious feeling."

Cons:

• "The music was a bit loud yet tolerable."
• "Came to shed for the second time and they clearly discriminate."
• "The management does not care about working class citizens."
• "Lady in all black not sure if she’s the manager or what but she was very nasty and horrible to us."
• "The restaurant is very noisy."
• "As with Huntington the music in Plainview was far too laud for a room with so few customers."
• "Shocking and unpleasant experience while waiting to be seated. Very unprofessional."

Value

Pros:

• "Including a round of drinks, our check was under $80 before tax & tip, and we all had a great meal and time out."
• "The food was packaged really well for a take out order, with each food item labeled on the outside of the boxes."
• "Highly recommend the fish sandwhich."
• "Best Bloody Mary I’ve ever had! Calamari was tender and so tasty with the chilis!"
• "Everything was great, food is 10/10."
• "The fried pickles here will win everyone over!"
• "Definitely would recommend it to anyone."

Cons:

• "I literally didnt want to pay this place was such a horrible experience."
• "Horrible horrible experience for the second time and last time visiting this place."
• "The wait was too long and although the food is good, the price if an iced coffee is over $7 (no refills and only 6 ounces) and not as good as Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks."
• "I also got chicken tenders and fries which was mediocre at best."
• "Service was excellent to boot, and the vibe reminds me of being in a rustic Vermont/New England eatery."
• "$50 for overcooked, unseasoned, dry as hell chicken with a dry waffle, no not waffleS, and the wrong drink order."
• "Don’t pass up the gluten free chocolate cake, delish."