our meal were excellent, very hot, and served very quickly. The service was impeccable, the waiter friendly and accommodating. My only complaint is the price for the portion sizes.
Even though it seemed like a slow night, we had a...
Even though it seemed like a slow night, we had a smiling face upon our arrival. Our waitress was really funny and friendly. Everything came out in a very reasonable amount of time and our drinks were never empty. I also love the debit machine that comes right to the table. We will be back again for a late night dinner!!!!
The rib and wings meal for 20 dollars was not worth it with only half a scoop of mashed potatoes and three wings. The fries that came with both veggie wraps had been cooking as long as the ribs and the service was snappy when we brought our concerns up. The atmosphere was it's only redeeming factor.
We visited on New Years Eve 2006. We arrived at...
We visited on New Years Eve 2006. We arrived at 9:15 p.m. and were told that there was a limited menu because it was New Years Eve. It suggests to me that a lot of the food options were prepared well in advance and awaiting reheating.
Upon being seated and one party ordering an alcoholic beverage we were told that if we wanted alcohol we could only have one drink, as last call had already been called (this was at 9:15 p.m.!) because the restaurant was closing at 10 p.m. due to it being New Years. New Years Eve -- potentially one of the BEST nights business for a restaurant/bar, and this establishment was closing.
We were told by our waiter that whatever we chose to order, food wise, we would have to eat quickly as they were closing in 45 minutes. After food arrived, the waiter made it quite evident that we should rush, as the staff wanted to leave. This was very annoying.
The food was acceptable, although the chicken was quite overdone/dry (in spite of the balsamic sauce) suggesting that it had been cooked some time ago and been sat awaiting reheating -- further evidenced by the fact that our meals arrived within mere minutes of our placing our order.
The atmosphere of this particular location is so sadly under developed. The potential to accomodate not only a more "family" oriented restaurant, but also a more "hip" and happening bar is tragically overlooked by management who choose to push yet ANOTHER football/hockey game on t.v.'s everywhere around the bar atmosphere with tragically outdated music playing, no doubt via a corporate controlled/programmed satellite feed, and staff who generally like to socialize with each other or their coworkers who are off shift and hanging around.
I could go on and on about the wasted potential at this location, but what is the point -- it is all corporate "cookie-cutter" out-of-the-box everything (from decor, to piped in music, to menu, to "the game" on t.v. and ....) Kelsey's would be well served to use this location as an experiment in local customization and catering to a potentially new clientele by ditching the sports on t.v. (there are 20 other bars where people can watch "the game" in Peterborough), retraining some of the staff/management, bringing in a DJ, offering drink special, Happy Hour, and taking other actions to separate the restaurant from the bar (which is easily done), particularly in light of the fact that this location is attached to a moderately sized (and frequently booked) hotel, and located only a few blocks from subdivisions with hundreds of homes and many people who would love a viable bar/pub/entertainment option without having to travel downtown.
