The Grill

Ah. "The Grill, by Arfeen, Smith, and Payne." What a delightful mouthful of words that dance delicately on your tongue...which is a shame considering the "food" that's slopped in front of you. I will mention that this review is written *solely* for the quality of food we received, as we used the Waitr service to dine in at home that evening. I ordered the Triple Tournedos, while the wife ordered the Chili-Crusted Grilled Rack of Lamb. Much like the name of the restaurant, I discovered these words meant absolutely nothing, and it only took me a few bites to immediately regret spending a total of ***$125*** on TWO plates of food that I would expect to see served in a hospital, much less an "upscale dining space that boasts only the freshest line caught seafood, no hormone, no steroid, free-range beef and a menu that will delight everyone's taste buds." Their site's words, not mine. The green beans tasted like canned green beans that were masked with butter to hide the distinctive "canned salt" taste. The mashed potatoes tasted *exactly* like Country Crock mashed potatoes that sell for $5 for a half-gallon at HEB. My wife's lamb tasted like an old pork chop. My "steak" was nothing more than overcooked pot roast smothered in unidentifiable sauces, again to mask the fact it had no flavor. *Everything* was coated in grease and butter. The cornbread was stale, over-salted, dry, and was of lower quality than what I make from a pouch. The "jalapeno mint jelly" that came with my wife's lamb had the unmistakable taste of pickling, yet again implying canned. We were not pleased. If this quality of food is par for the course with this restaurant, I congratulate them on managing to stay in business with the exorbitant prices they charge for garbage that tastes worse than what I cook on a bad night. It can be assumed we will not making this same mistake twice. Want better food? Try *literally* anywhere else. Lamb? Al Basha Mediterranean Grill. Steak? Longhorn Steakhouse. Southern cooking? Luby's or Cracker Barrel. I can guarantee you that just *anywhere* else in Beaumont will feed you much better for the price, whether in terms of quality, quantity, or both. I'll part with the narrative my wife came up with, "It's like a refinery wife was praised for her cooking by all of her husbands' co-workers, so she got it in her dull, little head that she should open a restaurant." As usual, my wife is absolutely correct. I'm giving 1 star only because that's the lowest Google allows me to give.

Both my husband and I ordered a dishes that had fish. The fish was bad. We both returned after tasting it ( my husband had several bites) We ordered other dishes that were good. I was very disappointed that the manager nor the chef come out to apologize. The waitress was sweet and quickly took our new orders. By the time we got home my husband had to rush to the restroom with stomach problems. I did not have problems till the AM and not as bad.

The Rack of Lamb was amazing and the wait staff was right on and very polite. Excellent place to go for an elegant evening. Although there was this couple who sat outside (just the other side of our window) the man took off his shoes and propped his bare feet in the next chair. Thank goodness there was glass between us and my view was the other direction. No fault of this restaurant but maybe the wait staff should keep an eye out for such things like that so they can keep the restaurant at a higher quality than fast food eat-in.

We visited this establishment for a special occasion and we were extremely happy with everything. The food was superb the service was outstanding and our server was very knowledgeable about all of the offerings. The atmosphere was just right. I highly recommend this establishment for any occasion. This is a very nice place where you can have a great time with your couple. Either at the bar or the restaurant. The menu has a classy taste. Very good food and live music in the weekend.