Review of Eddie Rockets
Eddie Rockets,
Bray,
Wicklow,
Ireland
Why would any self-respecting foodie end up at a place like Eddie Rockets for dinner on a Saturday night?
Let me tell you - with two starving children who had slept through lunch, the only parking place available and about thirty seconds before a met down - the place looked damn good!
I didn't expect the Ritz and knew we would be dining on standard hamburger and fries fare and for the occasion that was fine. I am not using this review to compare it to restaurants in different classes. This review is based solely on what I expected from a restaurant of it's calibre and what I actually got.
Upon arriving we were seated promptly, but were not given children's menus. Not being a hamburger person I decided to go with the "Southern Fried Chicken," the husband had a cheeseburger and the girls shared popcorn chicken and fries. We ordered softdrinks and milk for the kids.
The foreign server had some trouble understanding our order and asked if I wanted macaroni and cheese or fries. Hell yes I thought... I LOVE Mac and Cheese (in fact I think I might make some... be right back! ;-))
When my diet coke arrived it tasted moldy. The husband, having plenty of experience in the restaurant business, informed me that this was because their lines needed cleaning. When I mentioned it they replaced my coke with water and told me there was nothing they could do because Coca Cola only clean them once a year!!! Ugh!
Dinner arrived and needless to say the kids were happy. The husband enjoyed his burger all right, but the fries were incredibly over seasoned. I love salt... I use WAY too much salt, but these were much too salty! I was worried about the kids eating them, but they were so hungry I didn't worry too hard!
The mac and cheese turned out to be bacon and cheese fries, obviously a lingual misunderstanding... cheese was horrible... thin nacho type cheese. Didn't float my boat, but at least it masked the salt a bit! My chicken was the same as the fries. I couldn't eat it, but in my hurry to get out of there I didn't say anything. It also came with some brown concoction that looked like a dark toffee sauce. It was practically solid and apparently it was gravy!
The bill came to just over $32 after they removed the coke.
Perhaps this is a normal experience. I don't know. What I do know is that I went in there to eat a family style meal and although it wouldn't be my preference of restaurant, I thought I would be able to eat some nice and tasty albeit it greasy food. This didn't happen and the service left a lot to be desired.
We won't be going back. Even the husband hated it, although his tasty burger brought the stars up to two!
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