Chateau Briand
Acqua

Acqua

2192 Niagara St, Buffalo I-14207-2067, United States

Lunch • Drinks • Brunch • Seafood


"The previous Acqua while originally a restaurant eventually became only a banquet facility. The current Acqua is open for regular dining hours has a decent dinner menu as well as banquet rooms. Not sure if they are the same as the previous Acqua. We arrived for our 6:00 PM reservation were promptly seated on the patio. There were tables available inside but the atmosphere needs to be worked on a bit. The inside area seemed large, plain empty. Could be their attempt at dealing with social distancing. The patio was nice everyone was well spaced out. We found the staff to be polite attentive. We both chose a drink from the drink specials menu, a white sangria a smoky margarita. Both were good. We were provided fresh warm rolls butter. The warm rolls were good. For an appetizer we chose crab stuffed mushrooms. We were very happy with this choice as they were quite good. We split a caprese salad. It wasn't what we expected but we were pleasantly surprised as it was good not over filling. My wife initially had something in mind for dinner but when she seen the lobster roll go by her mind was instantly changed made up. The lobster roll came with fresh cut truffle fries was stuffed to overflowing with large chunks of fresh lobster meat. I went with a pan seared cod with fingerling potatoes peas with a lobster sauce. I was surprised by the chunks of lobster that came with it. There was a small scoop of pesto on the side of the dish. I found this to be a bit strong chose not to eat it. The rest of the dish was perfect. The peas were firm and flavorful, the potatoes perfectly cooked buttery. Patio season is soon ending. Hopefully the ambiance of the interior seating will improve as it is more frequently needed. I would return with friends and would recommend to others to give Acqua a try."

Chateau Grille - Chateau on the Lake

Chateau Grille - Chateau on the Lake

415 State Highway 265 Branson, MO 65616, 65616-8954, United States

Steak • Diners • Seafood • American


"We dined here for brunch on Sunday. I made a reservation for 11:15, waited until 11:35 to be sat. After getting sat, a bus boy filled our waters, but we waited for our waitress to bring drinks for 30 minutes. She didn’t walk over to our area once. Once she came over, she said she forgot about us, and apologized. We were understanding, because we were not sat directly in the main dining room. Once she brought drinks, I finished my first mimosa in hopes that when I came back from the buffet, it would be refilled; instead they had bussed and reset our entire table assuming we left, with my purse still sitting in the chair. we then waited another 30 minutes for our server to walk back over. We eventually grabbed the attention of a 3rd staff member to bring our check. After we put our card in the book, we waited another 20 minutes for the server to return with our card and copy of the receipt. I found our server, asked for our card, and we left disappointed.This is a $45/person buffet, I would expect at least some form of hospitality or service. All of the food was cold, we waited in line for eggs benedict to be brought from the kitchen, and it came out ice cold. Absolutely disgusting. I’ve worked fine dining for years and will advise against visiting this establishment from now on.Update: they reached out after receiving this review, and they issued a refund. i am glad that we could resolve the issue.Noteworthy details: horrible service. i’ve never been neglected in a restaurant like this before. you get finer service at a wendy’s."