Mccutchen House

The atmosphere, the friendly staff, and the food are worth a visit. For $14 a person you are given so much to try and taste. They started with tomato pie mini tart and a cheddar cheese biscuit. I had a salad and the mahi-mahi followed up by the chocolate walnut tart. They food was good, fish was room temperature, rice a little over cooked but the flavors and plating were very appetizing. For a fun experience it is 100% worth it. Remember this is a training for students in the hospitality and food industry, so they may forget the butter or to ask if you want coffee, but super friendly and attentive when asked.

OK is being generous with this review. Two of the five of us had been to lunch at the McCutchen House and gave it rave reviews. For three of us it was our first visit. We were there prior to attending the performance at Town Theatre. We were seated promptly upon arrival at 6 pm. There were tables next to us that were seated after us. Our orders were taken and our first course arrived promptly after our beverages of water and iced tea. The bacon wrapped scallops were wonderful. The ham and lentil soup was delicious but not hot. The salad sizes and types of lettuce on each salad were inconsistent.One salad at our table was almost twice as large as the smallest salad at the same table! The wait time for the main course was much too long. The tables next to ours whose orders were taken after ours, were served before us and finished before us. The waitress apologized several times for the long wait. The salmon over pasta was the best main course. The hen was fine, but the steaks were not. The waitress never asked how the steaks were to be cooked. One diner order her steak medium even though the waitress did not ask. Two of the three steaks were raw and still raw after being sent back to the kitchen. Brussel sprouts were replaced with a very small portion of cold green beans with the steak. The meal continued to get worse when we were told there were three dessert choices only to find the chocolate walnut pie no longer available. The carrot cake and the chocolate cake were both horrible. They were dry and crusty after having been cut and left sit. At $30 per person, which did not include any alcohol, this was not worth it. We may consider returning for lunch, but we will not return for dinner! We realize this is a training session for students, but we were very disappointed in the meal, especially the main course and the dessert. You can do better.