This cafe looks completely uninspiring and dated - complete with tacky chairs, awful carpet and nasty curtains. HOWEVER - the food is good (and the portions are HUGE). I recommend getting a bottle of the house prosecco, it's fab. The best thing about this cafe for me though, was the service. We were served by a lovely lady called Christine (I think, I hope I got that right). She was so friendly, funny and just a really lovely person. We had great chats with her and she also made some sterling food recommendations. Service was quick and there was certainly nothing at all to complain about. Maybe a redecoration of the place would be good though - to bring it at least into the 90s? Let's go decade by decade until they catch up.

positive

It is tucked into a corner of Matthews, right over the train tracks, and does a big bar crowd on Saturday night. Therefore it has a funky medicinal smell on Sunday. Very small non-smoking section. This is a HUGE sports bar with so-so food. Every table has a view of several t.v.'s turned to everything from darts to Nascar. Even my 10 yr. old doesn't give this a "thumbs up"!

negative

wanted to do unnecessary repairs. I know they cater to a more wealthy clientele than myself; however, the estimate was close to $5000. The Blue Book is $5000. Another station in the area did the NECESSARY repairs and my car is running great.

negative

Ummm ... no ... not worth the money. American Kobe is not Kobe! Not even close! Obviously, I'm making a huge $ difference comparison here, but I was just extremely disappointed! I can make a better steak myself. I've had a better steak at Cattlemens' . I've probably had a better steak at Applebee's! Maybe not. Anyways, I ordered the American Kobe ribeye. I wish the waitress told me that it didn't include the rib cut. That was so, so disappointing! I couldn't believe it! $64 for a rough piece of meat. Cooked medium rare, but still damn tough. On the brighter side, the fries were good. The spinach was good. The maitake mushrooms were really good. I wouldn't spend the money there again. At least not for the American Kobe steak.
negative