Stoneburner

Previously I have enjoyed this place, but last night was incredibly underwhelming.

We were sat in the booths behind the bar and it was obvious they were quite busy. I think the bartender was our server and made note that it was the busiest time for the bar. He tried to quickly return to where he once came but we passed him to take our drink order before he hurried away. The conversation/recommendations were non existent which sort of bothered me when I heard him later chatting with another table.

We ordered the lamb burger, carrots, octopus, and mushrooms and asked to have them just come out when ready, assuming they would be sort of coursed.... Our drinks took another 15 minutes and we had barely sipped them before all of our food came out, at the same time. Which was awkward for our tiny table and a couple who normally likes to take our time and order a few drinks.

That wasn't terrible but then the carrots were limp and soggy, the mushrooms and octopus were both chewy like rubber, and the lamb was overcooked and undeterminable from a basic regular burger. Overall the food was over salted and the fries also over cooked. One of which turned to a crunchy powder when I bit in.

I am not sure how to feel about this place any more. We promptly left and weren't elsewhere for more drinks/dessert.

Food was excellent and so was our waiter Zach. Wonderful atmosphere also. I would have given it 5 stars except one of the hosts was walking around wearing a mask which was pulled down below their nose. This host was welcoming people and asking for vac cards etc but it seemed ridiculous the way they were wearing the mask and made me think the restaurant wasn't taking things seriously. I saw this consistently throughout the time I was there and eventually said it to our waiter, Zack, as we were leaving. I really like Stoneburner but was really disappointed by that.

Love this place for brunch on Market day. I can't get enough of the beet salad and the fries. I'm here at least once a month and have enjoyed every dish I've tried.

AMAZING SERVICE!!! Seriously. Everyone was so nice and went above and beyond to provide an excellent experience. Shout out to the Wednesday evening shift on 9/1! Food was also delicious. 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽