The Speckled Perch

This restaurant is much more than the sad exterior proclaims! I visited with a coworker because it was the closest steakhouse to where we were working. If we didn't have a sense of adventure, we'd have never stayed and tried it. The cold veggie plate, neither of us touched. It just didn't appeal to us, but I can't rate something I didn't try. The dinner rolls were horrible (1/5). They were wheat rolls, slightly hard, not flavorful, and served with vegetable spread. I highly advise skipping them. My appetizer was fried green tomatoes, which were served with ranch. They were pretty good (3/5), but I'm not a huge ranch fan. The breading was mostly corn meal, thus a bit harder and more dense than I prefer. I had French onion soup rather than a salad, and it was actually quite good. One of my common complaints about most French onion soup is that it's too salty, but this was perfect. It was served with ample croutons, lots of gooey, stringy cheese and excellent onions (5/5). My steak was the 12 oz ribeye, medium rare. This was a delicious, tender steak! While the flavor was really good, after tasting the first bite, I resorted to my personal norm of eating it with creamy horseradish and Worcestershire sauce. The steak was cooked perfectly and I could not have been more pleased (5/5)! My side was the home style potatoes, which are saluted in butter, garlic, and onions. While these were actually quite good (4/5), after eating the steak, I couldn't take the richness of the butter and didn't eat a lot in general. Honestly, I was actually pretty full by this point. Out waitress was great. If given the chance, I will absolutely look to eat here again! I'm glad we didn't judge this book by its cover!

The waitress was horrible. We waited an hour before our food arrived. The waitress needs training. Doesn't know how to speak to her customer's. She made a comment to my husband that she shouldn't have. She didn't listen clearly to what he was saying. The home fries were not home fries.they were disgusting looking brown white potatoes that I wouldn't even feed my dog. All sides were cold. She let our tea water down. Never came back to the table once she took our order. I don't recommend . The pricing is up there! The steaks I will say were good. But we will not be back. 80.00 was our bill. The hostess ended up taking care of us after..not fair to her when she was very busy.

We stopped not knowing what this restaurant was. We were pleasantly surprised and greeted by our waitress Justice. Her service was perfect from beginning to end. We ordered the Tbones and I asked for very little seasoning. When she brought our meals she explained the chef didn’t season at all as to not mess my dish up. Justice brought me seasoning on the side. The Tbones were cooked to perfection We will definitely be back when we’re in the neighborhood and I recommend this to anyone. A very enjoyable dining experience.

Arrived when doors opened, felt very rushed by our waiter throughout our first time being here. They were not overly busy. My sirloin was tender and cooked medium the way I ordered it. Needed more seasoning. Salad was a joke. No bread or rolls, asked waiter 3 times, didn't even offer any to go. Baked sweet potato was very good.