The Lexington

[smdavis65]

:shrug: I thought the Lexington was great.

 

[vraiblonde]

some love it and others didn't care for it.

Which is pretty much the way it is for all restaurants

I'll try it but I will say that the rant post from the Lexington staff member was a major turn-off. If that were my employee, they would be fired immediately.

 

[Beta84]

There is one major correction with regard to this post. The person who should get the most acknowledgment for rehabbing the Roost, is the previous owner, when the Roost was known as Bombay Garden. That fellow spent months working on that restaurant. Now the new owners may have added a few touches, but they did not do near what the Bombay Garden owner did. I'm sorry Bombay Garden didn't make it, they had great food and so did the Roost, way, way back in the day. Think though, I'll continue to dine at Linda's Cafe for some good old American comfort food, no offense to the Lexington.

Linda's? Really?

 

[workaholic]

Linda's? Really?

Yes Linda's. I am going to beat this into you. That place is awesome. It is a great greasy spoon. You don't go there looking for a healthy meal but everything is good.

As for the Lexington. I love the place. I went yesterday and they had a Stuffed Ham Sandwich special with chips for $6.99. It was excellent. The beer is cold and prices are good. I have never tried anything from the dinner menu. Even when we go there for our get together's we order from the breakfast or lunch menu.

I don't care if the owner wears Wranglers or Gucci's. The restaraunt is clean and food is good. I have watched him and his wife both go above and beyond to make sure everyone is taken care of. It may not be the fine dining that you may find in a snootier restaurant but everything I have ordered from there has been excellent.

 

[Beta84]

Yes Linda's. I am going to beat this into you. That place is awesome. It is a great greasy spoon. You don't go there looking for a healthy meal but everything is good.

As for the Lexington. I love the place. I went yesterday and they had a Stuffed Ham Sandwich special with chips for $6.99. It was excellent. The beer is cold and prices are good. I have never tried anything from the dinner menu. Even when we go there for our get together's we order from the breakfast or lunch menu.

I don't care if the owner wears Wranglers or Gucci's. The restaraunt is clean and food is good. I have watched him and his wife both go above and beyond to make sure everyone is taken care of. It may not be the fine dining that you may find in a snootier restaurant but everything I have ordered from there has been excellent.

I liked Linda's breakfast, but their lunch was really blah. I could make better stuff in my own kitchen and that's sayin somethin.

 

[workaholic]

I liked Linda's breakfast, but their lunch was really blah. I could make better stuff in my own kitchen and that's sayin somethin.

You don't have anything in your kitchen.

 

[Bronwyn]

Which is pretty much the way it is for all restaurants

I'll try it but I will say that the rant post from the Lexington staff member was a major turn-off. If that were my employee, they would be fired immediately.

I agree

 

[Beta84]

You don't have anything in your kitchen.

i can make a better sammich

 

[workaholic]

i can make a better sammich

Not for a month or so.

 

[Beta84]

Not for a month or so.

i just made a better one from my hotel room.

 

[krysabaker]

I have watched the boards for quite sometime now and I noticed that the same few individuals are continually slamming The Lexington. If I were these individuals, I would have made it a point to bring these issues directly and immediately to the waitress and or owners attention. But yet I have NOTICED not once has any one of them mentioned in their post bringing their disatisfaction to the owners attention.
How intresting. It makes one wonder if there are other motives behind the continued neg. reveiws.
For example if the one individual was so throughly disgusted and unhappy with their meal then common sense would dictate bringing these issues to the owners attention and demanding either another meal and or their money back. But yet they do not? How odd? Their reasoning was that they were almost home? What are telephones for? They simply could have picked up the telephone and asked to speak to one of the owners...but did they? No...But yet they found the time to get on the internet and blast the owner even going as far as to describe his physical appearance referring to his shirt being untucked and ratty jeans? It is as if this poster is implying this is a unkept individual which I personally know for a fact is NOT TRUE...the owners are impeccable individuals both in the kitchen and in their appearance. Another intresting fact was the mention of a cake being cold and heavy this past Thursday well here is a little FYI there was no cake dessert available on Thursday for the desserts offered that evening were pecan pies, pumpkin pies and chocolate mousse. Where this individual received cake from is a mystery to me. In addition yes it is true this is a new establishment and there were and are some kinks that needed to be ironed out. Which is nothing new when someone opens a new eating establishment. Mr. and Mrs. Geer are extremely nice folks and to see the seething reviews they are receiving is very unfair to them. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM take it directly to them. I can tell you this much if you truly have a issue they will bend over backwards to make it right. They took a DARK, DANK, OLD, NASTY OLD MUSTY DUSTY PLACE and turned it into a bright beautiful friendly place for folks in the area to come to. Is sure beats the heck out of some of the nasty places that folks flock to around here to eat..places I would not allow my dog to eat from. With that said I urge those who have not tried The Lexington to give them a try, I truly think you will be surprised at how beautiful the place has become and how friendly the owners and folks are that serve you and how good the food really is. For those of you unsatisfied why not try the direct approach next time you eat somewhere your disatisfied with instead of attempting to destroy a establishment before they are up and running? I am for one am wishing them nothing but the best for success! They deserve it! They are working so hard to bring something so nice to a very NASTY part of LEXINGTON PARK and to serve all in the community! THEY DESERVE A CHANCE AND THEY DESERVE OUR SUPPORT!

I quipped about the owner's dress... and the jeans and shirt (and unkempt manner) were PRECISELY what I viewed. No exaggeration. I also mentioned that I have been to restaurants (usually run by waterman just off the boat) that have been dressed similarly, and that it has been charming, when the food and service has been wonderful. This time, none of the three were acceptable.

I'm not interested in complaining to the owner or the wait staff at this point. I am showing my displeasure by not returning to patronize the establishment, and discouraging others in public review and word of mouth not to as well. Which, by the way, is a perfectly acceptable way of doing so in this country. I am as entitled to my opinion as you are to yours.