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Address: 625 Betty Spring Rd, Gardner, MA 01440
Phone: (978) 630-2500
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They opened at 4. We were arrived early, and waiting in the sitting area outside the Grille until the remainder of our party arrived. We were the first 8 people in the restaurant, with a group of 3 immediately behind us.
The greeting staff member was exceptionally friendly, having even offered to let us enter shortly before opening time.
Unfortunately, our service was painfully slow, especially considering the lack of other patrons. This includes everything from the original drink order, all the way up through the desert order.
On to the food!:
Jennie had a Peach Sangria & I had a Summer Fever (w/ Hendrick’s). Both were very good.
We opted for the Fried Calamari appetizer. We both found it to be fairly good, but definitely too oily. It came with an aioli. We wished we had asked for some marinara with it.
I opted for the Steak Tips with peppers/onions, sweet potato fries, and rice pilaf. The steak tips & veggies were cooked to perfection with phenomenal flavor! The rice pilaf was your typical rice pilaf… nothing special. The sweet potato fries were cooked to perfection, unfortunately I felt there was far too much salt on them… almost making them inedible.
Jennie chose the pan seared scallops, which came on a bed of risotto. This dish came with 5, rather small, scallops. They were quite flavorful. The risotto may as well have been a bed of salt. The risotto was absolutely inedible due to the salt. It looks good, but neither of us could bear to eat more than two bites of it.
Another member of our party had the onion rings. They looked great, portion was great, but they were heavy on the grease, and also were too heavily salted for anyone to eat.
For desert, I ordered the lava cake with ice cream and Jennie ordered the cheese cake with strawberries. We both found our desert to be quite good. I did find it odd that the lava cake was served with a fork rather than a spoon. Both I and another party member had to ask for spoons because the forks just couldn’t pick up the lava!
Having not been to the Colonial Grille in years I was looking rather forward to it. For what you get for your money, it’s really a toss-up if it’s worth it. I doubt we’ll be back.
Also get the meal package that comes with a soup or salad, choice of starter, choice of entree, and dessert. It’s worth the price
To make things even better, as we walked by the front, the same person apologized to us and asked if we wanted her to get someone. We were left wondering why she was asking since she had just finished telling us she was finding out what was happening.
Pretty crappy experience.