Christine Adams

Review of The Orleans Waterfront Inn

Had to give one star but barely deserves that. I ...

Had to give one star but barely deserves that. I never post reviews but feel compelled as I wish we had been warned. When we drove by and saw the sign for deck eating we thought it would be outside under the sun. Instead you are downstairs on deck with a roof although the view was nice. I was not able to access the on-line menu so we assumed they would have a Raw Bar. Wrong - no raw bar - we were both shocked. Meal started with waitress giving us two small pieces of bread and a dish of olive il with ?? for dipping. The bread was about very small - about 1" x 1". We overheard the table next to us that they expected more. I'm not sure why people were raving about the scallops wrapped in bacon - bacon was not cooked. Taste of scallops and dipping sauce were good., however. My husband order NY Sirloin with mashed potatoes and summer veggies. Mashed potatoes were cold and there was two pieces of carrot - barely cooked. I ordered mushroom ravioli. Ravioli a not fully cooked. I was surprised that the ravioli didn't come with salad. I ordered the caprese salad -tomatoes were just OK, mozzarella was blah, olive oil didn't taste great, no basic - no flavor at all. Paid $93 for a meal that was not good. Oh - the total doesn't include alcohol. Used the woman' bathroom and the plumbing is not covered and looked like duct tape on the piping. I'm surprised that someone experienced that it was not kid-friendly as when we were there almost every table had a crying child. Very outdated and food just not good enough for their location. Very disappointed!!!