Refinery Modern Fare

Very cozy small dining room with attached bar room and additional outdoor seating. Its located in the Garden Inn Hilton hotel. It was a bit confusing knowing how to get seated in the restaurant as you enter it through the bar and there is nothing to indicate that the doorway to your right is the restaurant entrance. We actually saw a server come out of it and thought it was the kitchen. Standing confused for a short time, someone noted and pointed us in the right direction. The food is standard American fare, but very delicious. I had a very savory tomato bisque soup with a wedge salad loaded with sugared pecans, cherry tomatoes, and slices of cut-up bacon (not the hard crumbled bacon). Great, friendly service and quiet, intimate surroundings.

Atmosphere was cozy and eloquent. I got a lemonade and my fiancè got a caramel snickerdoodle martini. Both drinks were phenomenal. Then for an appetizer we ordered the pulled pork mac and cheese. Oh. My. Goodness... The balance of the pork, pasta, cheese sauce, and barbeque sauce was divine. I was surprised at how good it was. This had that wow factor that seems to be so hard to come by these days. For entrees we both went with something light; i got a pork belly sandwich, fiancè got a roasted chicken sandwich. Both tasted amazing. My sandwich came with truffle fries that had a garlic parmesan topping. It also tasted well. Although it tasted great, the pork belly sandwich had an awkward consistency due to pork belly being fatty and chewy (which is normal) and the bread was very hard. Due to how well the rest of the meal was, I only knocked it down to a 4.75. Overall a great and fulfilling (literally I'm stuffed) experience.