Stay'd

Stay’d came up as a Door Dash suggestion, which was impressive itself as they only opened the West End location a few days ago as of this review.

We tried the salmon and the shepherd’s pie, along with a mac and cheese side and the fruit dessert.

Entirely worth every penny.

Fish was cooked and seasoned perfectly, the mashed potatoes were creamy, and one of the little details that really stood out was the vegetable medley taste…rather than just being the usual bland mix of overcooked and oversalted chunks, you could taste each individual type of vegetable, and they were all properly cooked.

The shepherd’s pie was perfectly seasoned as well. Everything was fork-ready…didn’t even need a knife.

The mac and cheese was great too…usually “Gouda” is slang for “tasteless white cheese” in restaurants, but the Gouda flavor was there and delicious!

The fruit dessert stole the show though…pastry cut easily with a fork, apples in the base were cooked just enough, and the berries were plump, ripe, and huge…having them uncooked on top of the cooked pastry and apples with the fresh whipped cream made for a really refreshing dessert that could still satisfy any sweet tooth.

Packaging kept everything at the right temperatures, containers are compost-friendly, and they stack tight in our compost blue bag.

Just a great option that I’m thrilled to see on this side of town.