02/18/09

The Best Budlight

by RandyRhoads

I've visted this place many times before. I must say, the service is great. The bartenders know how to make a drink and the chef makes a great meal. But most of all, The Jones has the best Budlight in Seattle. I have drank budlight for the past 5 years and my family has drank Budlight for many years before me. But no place has ever served such a bottle of greatness. The Budlight is absolutely amazing. I especially recommend getting the Budlight in the bottle. So if you are looking to have a great night and have some Budlight, go to The Jones for the best Budlight in Seattle.

• Pros: The Best Budlight
• Cons: You won't want any other Budlight again

01/19/09

Glad I went - you should be too!

by lkcirtap

I went to The Jones on Sunday, 1/18/09 with two friend after reading the CitySearch reviews, and had a great overall experience.

Some notes: overall the food was good. They were out of an appetizer and entree, neither of which I would have ordered, but I'm not a fan of hearing "before you look at the menu, we're out of this and that."

The menu changes, and the Sunday night prix fixe menu no longer exists. Our server said that it just flat-out didn't work, so they canned it and went back to the regular menu. The menu on their website wasn't current but it did provide a decent idea of what they'd be serving.

I had the Reuben with fries, and it was good and filling. Not the best I've ever had, but certainly enjoyable. One person in my group had the Tagliata and really enjoyed it, particularly the preparation of the barley risotto. She loves to explore food and cook, and I tend to think that when she commends a preparation, it's deserving of it.

The third in my party had the Caesar salad with chicken - nothing remarkable, but by no means bad.

We split the chocolate terrine dessert, which was a bit underwhelming upon presentation - it's two pieces of swirled chocolate - but certainly didn't disappoint upon tasting. I had forgotten how good sea salt can be with chocolate and this promptly reminded me.

While I only had a glass of wine with dessert, the wine list is lengthy, which surprised me given that they only offer six entrees or so and three or four casual fare dishes. A healthy amount of appetizers as well - I would personally like a bit more balance in the menu choices, or at least more of an explanation as to why what is on the menu is there. Beer and cocktails seemed adequate.

Our waitress was very nice, although she seemed to struggle with refilling our water glasses at times, and one person remarked that she was sharing a bit too much cleavage. I must have missed it.

If you're in the neighborhood, I recommend stopping by The Jones.

• Pros: Not busy when we went (it is a recession, though), surprisingly comfortable seating, not overly loud. Food and drink were served promptly.
• Cons: A better balanced menu, more non-meat options, such as a second seafood dish or another vegetarian option would help.

09/15/08

Tremendously disappointing

by peterga

I *wanted* to recommend The Jones. Heck, I *have* recommended The Jones. But it will be a while before I give it another shot after what I experienced tonight. For the first time in my life, I walked out on a restaurant after ordering. Not on a whim, after waiting 40 minutes without getting my entree.

In the meantime, the bartender was nice and the drinks pleasant. Probably at least seven or eight times the bartender gave me the, "Uh oh, that person is *still* waiting for their food" look, and walked back to the kitchen to check. After about the seventh time he told me, "It's coming out right now." I waited another ten minutes before walking out.

In the middle of this, the cook came out and surprised a few of his friends at the bar with some surprise dish he'd whipped up for them. You can imagine just how delightful this seemed after I'd been waiting 20 minutes for my pork loin. The place was not busy and I might chalk the terrible experience up to one bad cook, but as nice as the bartender was and as many times as he went back to check on my food, if you're a professional service person, you have to demonstrate a little more concern for the quality of the service -- not just continually checking, but raising a little hell after the 4th or 5th time, issuing an apology, and probably telling me you'd comp the thing after the first 20 minutes.

I'd love to tell you how good the food at The Jones is. Maybe if you can find out for yourself if you have a couple hours.

• Pros: Nice space, good drinks, good food if and when it gets to you
• Cons: No apparent concern about a customer actually getting their food