Last month we took The Grandparents out for dinner for their anniversary. After much discussion and scouting, they chose Match Eatery and Public House at the casino, next to The Buffet, which The Mister and I lunched at a year and a half ago. We picked it because it seemed family friendly (ie no one would glare at my loud children), it had food that interested The Grandmother, and we had a coupon.
The pub is split into 2 sections - a lounge area at the front, and a more "restaurant" area at the back, where you can take kids. We were there on a weekend so it was busy and loud. Between the people and the 400 tv's the volume level of my kids was nothing to worry about. The thing to worry about was the Ultimate Fighting show that was on all of the 400 tvs - if you took your eyes off your plate there was someone getting kicked in the face, and blood everywhere. Considering we were in the "family" area of the place and none of the other tables (which included other families with grandparents and kids, and friends gathered for birthday parties) seemed to be watching the fighting, we wondered why it needed to be shown in the part of the restaurant. All the cheering and clapping was coming from that front lounge area; we didn't appear to have any UFC enthusiasts sitting among us in the back.
Our server was lovely and helpful, and at the end of the meal he brought my parents a free dessert to celebrate their anniversary. Here's some photos I snapped while trying to keep the kids from watching the fights, lest they get any ideas to try at home:
We started with the pretzel appetizer because we love them. The pretzel was good, but the mustard sauce was too harsh.
I had a steak sandwich. It was good, but the fries were dry and flavorless.
The Mister had the chicken and waffle sandwich, and it was very good.
The Boy had fish and chips and The Girl had mac and cheese, both off the kids menu.
The Grandmother had salmon,and The Grandfather had a steak that he liked very much.
I've heard mixed reviews on this place from others - I know a couple of people who go here on a regular basis and love it; I've also heard from a few who didn't enjoy it at all and don't plan to go back. All I know is I'll be checking the sports schedules if we ever plan to return.
