Drake's Come Play - Clarksville

My group of three had to wait 15 minutes to be seated at Drake's in Clarksville. Two other groups of three arrived after us and were seated before us. The appetizers were cold. I will not be returning to Drake's in Clarksville.

This restaurant might be my new favorite spot. The pretzel appetizer with beer cheese and horseradish mustard was the best I've ever had! Everyone in our group loved their meals. The atmosphere was nice and the service was good in this casual yet attractive bar setting.

Went on a lunch date with the wife, and it did not disappoint. We had the fried pickles as an appetizer. I also had the southern chicken sandwich. It was amazing.

We 've been to Drake 's four or five times over the last couple of years. Not that it 's bad, but there are other (favorite) places nearby that we go to more regularly. Yesterday we decided to return to Drake 's for dinner and drinks.The one thing we like there is the variety of food and (personally) the list of beer, complete with four serving sizes and associated prices, making for a fun analytical process for someone like me with OCD. I immediately found that most draft beers were cheaper per ounce if you bought the 12oz glass compared to the 16oz. Not a big deal, but interesting. We ordered beers and the server recommended the Shiner Cheer. I stayed with the regular Shiner Bock, but my girlfriend went with the Shiner Cheer. As the beers came out I was looking at the price list and noticed that the 23oz Bock was $8 and the 23oz Cheer (same brewery) was $14. Six dollars more for the seasonal offering. We didn 't say anything about it since the prices were there in plain sight, but raised some flags since the expensive beer was specifically recommended. When it came time to get a second round, the server asked Another of the same? . We pointed out the huge price difference and said a different beer would be chosen. He then said (smirking) If I knew that I would have tried to sell more this week . Not the reply we had expected. It seems like they may get rewarded for selling a dramatically more expensive beer.Ultimately our food order was taken and when the food came out we had been there for about an hour. The club sandwich and tots I ordered were room temperature, and my girlfriend 's burger was actually cold. Her salad came out with the burger, suggesting that all of it had been sitting ready for a while in the kitchen. We mentioned this to the server and manager and the issues were attempted to be offset by a discount and some coupons for a future visit.I 'm not sure when we 'll attempt another visit. It may have been an off night for the Drake 's team, which happens. But the beer price issue is still concerning.

Service was excellent, very attentive to our table, and was always there before asked with refills.Food was average, there was nothing to write home about, really.Withe the brunch burger, Cobb salad, Buffalo mac and cheese, crab ragoon roles and bacon tots they were all average.Atmosphere was decent.