Colton's Steakhouse For Lunch

Yesterday the wife and I went to Colton's Steakhouse for lunch.

It wasn't very busy - probably the weather.

We were seated immediately by a polite man. I would rather be seated by a pretty young woman in jeans but he completed the job satisfactorily. We were seated in the back area that is raised up a couple of steps. Decent seat although the lamps make it annoying to sneak a peek at the TV.

One thing I didn't like about my seat; We are not small people, so I enjoy room but I felt like the table and the booth seating weren't in the same room. There was at least two feet of room between me and the table so I spent lunch sitting on the edge of the seat leaning forward.

The server was over quickly. She took our drink orders, two waters, two coffees. She brought them back and took our order. My wife ordered the Philly Cheese steak, I ordered the lunch size chicken fried steak with white gravy and mashed potatoes. We also tried an order of their new item, hot wings.

The wings, of course, came first. They were good but nothing to get excited about. There were eight to an order and they were served with a dressing to dip them in. We ordered them hot and glad we did because they were comparable to mild at most restaurants. All in all, not bad but not great either.

The server brought us rolls with a side of honey. Their rolls are fantastic.

Then came lunch. My wife's Philly Cheese Steak was good by her report. She ordered it with a side of cheese fries. She said the fries were good but she chose to eat the rolls and barely touched the fries.

My chicken fried steak was hot and tasty. My potatoes - cold. I asked the server if she could have them warmed up. She promptly took the plate and it came back quickly with hot potatoes.
Every one can make a mistake and they fixed it fast and politely.

During lunch the server kept the coffees filled and the waters didn't need filled. She was attentive without hovering.

She offered desert, we didn't have room. She politely made small talk as she cleared the table.

Recap;

Food was good. Slight blip with the cold potatoes but they get points for fixing problem quickly and efficiently. I would order everything again. The wings are as good as any in Glasgow but there is several places in Bowling Green that have better......Logans, Mariah's and Toots come to mind.

The service was excellent. I don't remember the servers name (that's a good thing) but if her boss is reading this - it was Wednesday the 29th, she was a brunette, working the back row of tables in the back section.

So, all in all, best visit to Colton's I have had in awhile. I hope they keep it up.

Coltons in Glasgow

Colton's Steakhouse in Glasgow has been open a couple of months now and I have been there three times. I am not much for crowds and they are still very busy.

Food

So far I have had the 9 oz sirloin steak twice and the chicken fried steak once. Both were excellent. My 11 year old son loves the sir loin tips off the kid's menu and my wife said the salmon was OK - just a little under cooked.

My wife has also had a chicken pasta dish she said was cold and dry. The third time she had the Philly Cheese steak and the bottom bun was soggy.

The one time we brought the 17 year old and the 19 year old was OK. The nineteen year old had the shrimp - said it was good - ate it all. The seventeen year old had the 9 oz sir loin - cooked perfectly but he ordered a salad and we had to ask for it when they brought the food.

Side items;
Fries are good
Loaded baked potato good
Appetizer similar to potato skins very good

Two out of the three times the diet cola was flat. The ice tea was good all three times, I drink it plain with no sweetener.

The Coltons Seasoning is very good but the A-1 sauce is very runny. Do they water it?

Service

The first time the service was very good.

The second time it was OK.

The third time;

The three hosts who greeted us had no urgency.

Seems like under staffed, maybe college kids back to school?

Server was slow and inattentive to get to us and slower getting our order.

No sugar on table for coffee

Five of us only one person received drink refill, even though drinks were empty

Salad forgot

Had to ask for bread

Coffee old

No creamer brought for coffee

Check arrived in a crud covered wallet....I mean covered...maybe jelly?

No manager visible....there was a guy that might have been a manager having dinner with a woman and child

I usually give the benefit of the doubt to new restaurants but Coltons in Glasgow is getting worse as they go. I do see their parking lot full of cars so maybe we were unlucky the third time and caught them on a bad day.

I will try them again in a month or so - watch for the update.

Prime Rib

Now that Ponderosa is closed where will I eat Thursday nights?



It has always been my tradition to see if I could eat a whole Prime Rib at their all you can eat Prime Rib night. I don't mean a whole piece but a whole rib!



They served pieces about 4 oz in size so I calculated it would take 48 slices to make a whole prime rib. I am sorry to say - I never even hit double digits but it was my dream and now that dream is gone.



I hope the restaurant that is replacing Ponderosa, Colton's Steakhouse, keeps me in mind when they make their menu. I would hate to drive all the way to E-Town to eat at Ryan's, every Thursday, at their all you can eat prime rib buffet, but that doesn't mean I won't.