Mark's East Side

Usually the food is enough to make a person go back, but our last experience spoiled it for us. We made a reservation for 5 of us. Table was waiting for us but hostess changed it at the last moment (saw her erase it)to a table in the loud bar. We couldn't hear ourselves, was not relaxing, and the waitress couldn't hear how the men wanted their steaks and prime rib done. I believe the hostess should have noticed we were not the type for a bar and asked us prior to seating us there if it was okay, which it was not. If we wanted to sit in a bar we would have gone to a sports bar. I hope the manager reads this and changes their policy about seating customers in the bar without asking. We have non drinkers in our group, so we usually by-pass the bar. Pros: good food and quiet atmosphere Cons: stuck at a table in the bar more

Overall my experience at Mark's East side was an average experience. When we first came in there was no sitting room to wait. So my sister-in-law had to hold my nephew. We also had to balance our drinks as we stood waiting in felt felt like ""we were in the way"" space. We were seated fairly soon. Our server seemed pretty busy, which didn't leave her much time to care for our table-although when she did-she was great. I had the fish fry and it was great. My sister in law ordered mac and cheese for my newphew. He didn't eat a bite. The cheese was hard and not really melted. However the prices were great. more