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Review of The Saloon of East Durham

Sorry to do this I hate leaving bad reviews but un...

Sorry to do this I hate leaving bad reviews but unfortunately this place has changed greatly in the past few months. I'd been told the food was amazing by many friends and based on the reviews from years ago my friends and I tried it Saturday. We were 1 of only 2 tables on a busy Saturday night in the bar, so I'm guessing the word has spread round. The food was bland and badly prepared, the chef came to our table and said "The locals have a bad palate they dont like seasoning"... This was his explaination for our complaints. The staff was rude, our bill was over charged (even after they took off the horrid appetizers, the server had still double priced one of our entrees). The chef did make me a mac and cheese from scratch (after he served me Kraft from a box and I complained) that was good. I don't know what happened to the Saloon, but something's gone horribly wrong and eating there is a bad idea. They do have Karaoke on Saturday nights in the bar area though, which I'm sure is nice. I know the Guy who runs it is a local favorite for that. Bottom line, drink in the bar, don't eat in the dining room.