Griffin Room - Lakewood

It was closed for a private event! We drove all the way there to try as we only booked a reservation on Open Table to find out that it was closed! Very disappointing.

Enjoyed the food and ambience, but the place was completely empty, but it was a very wet rain night.

We have 10 minutes before our reservation, but they were closed for a private event.

Overall, only an average experience for dinner. The food was good, but the room generally needs a renovation. It is a look back at the typical eighty country club restaurant. In the short term, lighting must be addressed. Some tables have bright lights over while others are dark. It seems that the maintenance personnel have just replaced lamps with what they had. When they go with a darker room in general with candlelight at the tables, it will significantly improve the ambience. For a country club environment, this should be a certain one. On the positive side, the staff was attentive and polite. With some changes, this room could be a nice alternative to the typical CL/LITH options.

It was pleasant. I liked that the chef came out to greet everyone . I ordered the steak, not the best Ribeye I’ve had—too much gristle but the chef had it seasoned very nicely. I’m sure if id mentioned the gristle, he would have done something about it. It was a bit awkward when a waiter brought a glass of wine to the table as a “gift”, he said. We thought , hmmmm, must be for our 25th wedding anniversary , rather odd they only brought one glass but I guess we’ll share. Then that waiter awkwardly came back and took the wine back as he was told it should go to a different table. My only other comment is that when I made the reservations I specified that I needed a gluten free menu (and had even called first to ensure they had as much) and when we got there they knew nothing about it. The waitress who was very very sweet didn’t understand at all and didn’t seem to know what gluten was. The chef came out and did assist.