Not satisfied enough this time(Edgefield)
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 01/02/10
We have always enjoyed the concept of how McMenamins runs their establishments however, this time we were not satisfied enough. This was our first time to stay overnight at a location. Being New Years the Black Rabbit package sounded perfect and very festive. Well, our room was super small. The size of large closet with no T.V or phone. The ballroom is not a ballroom. Its a medium size meeting mtg style room. The Breakfast club bands music was highly distorted in sound. We had dinner reservations prior at 7:30pm but had to wait 45 minutes to be seated. Then the service was very slow. Salads came before our glass of wine. Waiter did not come around but rarely. Expected to be out in an hour and it took TWO HOURS. The Ribeye steak had more fat on it than meat. Everytime we ate anywhere there the service was slow and the waiters could not get our orders right. It was a big let down really. Its a nice older place with interesting art. But it seems more set up for drinking and having very long boring sit down dinners. At least my boyfriend and I had eachother to make the best of it. I highly doubt we will go back. With no bathroom in our rooms it just isnt worth the price they charge. Breakfast was good in the Black Rabbit Restaurant the next morning though. I recommend the Boxcar breakfast. Do NOT go here if you like to have a cigarrette with your cocktails. They do not have a place anywhere to stand covered. We had to stand in the rain the few with did have. Just not an enjoyable enough time for the $350 we paid for the New Years package and one extra night. I think it was only worth $150 for the package and maybe an extra $70 for the next night. The morning we left I had grabbed a cup of coffee in the lobby and it realized it was old and aweful. Felt much better leaving than we felt staying there. Very unfortunate and a big let down over all.