Problem: I was looking forward to trying the Free House Pub and was disappointed. The positives: a very attractive interior, well lite with several large screen TVs. The bar has a large selection of beers and full alcohol service. The negatives: slow and inconsistent service. When you walked in the sign said to wait to be seated and a young man, standing over near the bar kind of just stares at you for a minute before you realize he is the host and you need to speak to him (because he was not approaching us). We got our menu quickly (we sat at a high top in the bar) but the waitress never came back. Luckily a bartender noticed the lack of service and came over for our drink order (and food because we had read the menu about 5 times). The food was not to our liking. The chicken tenders were food service quality and something I would expect at a dive bar at 1 am. The roasted turkey sandwich was not turkey roasted on site like the menu indicated, but process turkey slices. I see no reason to go back. I can get a less expensive beer at many places. I know where to get the best burger in Middleton. PJ Alders has much much better tenders. And I rate largely on service and honestly, both of which were substandard here.
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Problem: Animal Elegance is not much on the outside but the owner was very nice & LISTENED to how I wanted my teacup poodle groomed and used the products that I requested. I was very happy with my services and I will return. My poodles groom was $50,including tip, which I think is very reasonable.
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Problem: My husband and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary this past weekend and since we recently have moved into a new area of town, we made reservations here because word on the street was that it was good. Verdict? It was so-so. We had reservations at 7:15 and were seated promptly, which was fine, except we were seated OUTSIDE! Listen folks, it's COLD when the sun goes down. They have three tables set outside, I guess trying to squeeze out some more business. Our server was nice, but not attentive at all. We were left waiting for things for 10-20 minutes at a time. Also, because we were sitting on the sidewalk, people and animals and cars kept sweeping by us. It took the waiter three tries to get our meal order because he had to keep stepping out of the way of people walking down the street. Wine was good. Food was ehhhhhh. We had the mussel and clam appetizer and when it came out, about 1/2 of the order was not edible and all the innards had fallen into the sauce, which by the way smelled like stinky cheese. My dinner and my husbands dinner was good, no real complaints there. Espresso and a S'more cupcake for dessert and I grand total of $134 later before tip? Definitely not worth it at all. The best part of the night? Leaving. The worst part of the night? Associating this place with my anniversary.
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Problem: Yuck. I've been here so many times because my family loves it, but I cringe every time I have to attend a family event here. Typical overly fried or sauced or cheesed gross generic Mexican food with no flavor or personality. I've literally tried just about everything on the menu and have been completely underwhelmed. Now when I have to go there, I just order a plain bean and cheese burrito because it's simple enough to not be flavorless and boring. The chips and salsa are pretty cool, though I don't care for their red salsa. The other ones, including the bean and ranch dip, are good though.
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