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Stanford's Restaurant & Bar, Lake Oswego, OR P200
 
I've eaten at two of the five Stanford's locations in the Portland area and while the food is generally excellent, the service and attitude can be unbelievably spotty. 

At the Lake Oswego location recently, at 6:15 pm, our 10-15 minute wait was actually 25 minutes...in a very crowded "lobby-entry way". 

Once seated, 2 out of 3 of our orders were completely fouled up by seemingly indifferent waiters.  (In their defense, I need to point out that the waiter who took the order wasn't the waiter who delivered the food to the table.)  The Halibut was ordered with rice...delivered with baked potato.  The London Broil was ordered with garlic mashed potatos and no vegetables...my dining companion was very articulate in his description of his allergies to onions.  He was assured that the mashed potatos contained no onions...they did.  When they arrived with onions they were sent back...only to be delivered with the vegetables that were to be omitted in the first place.

Of the three drinks ordered before dinner, one, a white chardonnay was to be held until the dinner arrived.  All drinks were held. 

My Atlantic Salmon was excellent as were the other entreés.  The Caesar salad had some sort of white gloppy stuff to pass as dressing...but it wasn't terribly heavy. 

My only complaint about the food is the lack of bread.  Each entreé was delivered with a piece of some type of white bread and an ugly glob of some sort of yellow cheese...hardly enticing. 

Food: A. Attitude: C...completely indifferent and very busy (too busy). Ambiance: A-. Parking: C  A problem, even with a large lot in front. Service: D...completely indifferent, no apologies for screwing up meals. (But they did keep the water glasses full.) Value: B. Overall rating: B-C Automobile dealerships have "system houses".  This was the "system house" of restaurants.

 
Stanford's Restaurant & Bar Overall grade: B
14801 SW Kruse Oaks Blvd., LAKE OSWEGO OR 97035
Phone: (503) 620-3541
Date of visit: 11/1999 Rcvd: 11/18/1999
Submitted by: HCG, Tualatin, OR C2 R211
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