Originally Posted by
gvdIAD
koko: as to Mad Rose Tavern, we had no service issues -- in fact, we pretty much had the rear dining room to ourselves when we had HH and dinner there. I wasn't impressed with the quality of the food, and I know of at least one other attendee who felt the same way. With so many other good choices in and around Clarendon, I'm not primed to return anytime soon.
Actually, we did just a little. They were very lacksadaisical when we first arrived (came through the courtyard entrance and had to walk through the restaurant) ... almost couldn't find someone to tell us where to go, they just weren't really focused on the customer. Once we got to the restaurant area, the idea of a large party (in an absolutely empty restaurant) sent the first server running to the manager who helped get the tables set up. It was very much the feeling of a new restaurant with newly trained folks (or in-training maybe). Service was okay but a bit slow and like Greg indicated while it was okay, I am not in a rush to return anytime soon. Oh, and IIRC, they ran out of at least one type of beer that whoever was sitting across from me was interested in. It was after Final Four or some other celebration and that was the cause of that issue, I believe.