Upon entering the Wedgewood Broiler I was immediately taken back to the 50/60/70's era of the local All-American restaurant and lounge. The menu offered everything including hamburgers, steak, broiled and deep fried seafood, salads, chicken fried steak, French dip, London broil, to liver and onions. Seemed like the menu probably hadn't changed in 50 years or so.
The atmosphere was definitely old school but pleasant enough. Service was OK but nothing to write home about. The dirty saucers didn't help.
Unfortunately the food was rather disappointing. A nice touch is that the Broiler offers their Sirloin, New York and Filet Mignon steaks in four sizes; 6, 8, 12 and 16 ounces. My medium rare Filet Mignon was very good quality, cooked perfectly inside, but arrived almost cold with very little searing/browning on the outside as if it had been cooked over too low a fire. The fries were fine but my included salad consisted of a medium sized plate of somewhat wilted lettuce and nothing else. The Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing was not very tasty. The included vegetables were overcooked and soggy as if they had been sitting in a steamer for a long time. My side order of sauteed mushrooms were delicious.
My wife's seafood platter was just OK and typical old style deep fried cooking; not lightly cooked, delicate or flaky.
Overall, our experience was so-so and we would not give it a high recommendation to others. The Wedgewood Broiler has some old time charm with that nostalgic subdued light and brick/wood atmosphere. However, a couples notches up in attention to detail of the freshness and preparation of the food would be very welcome. This would be the perfect place to take Uncle Fred and Aunt Hilda who have lossed there taste buds but long for the good old time dining experience.
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