The Rustic Spud

This by far the worst restaurant in downtown of Kingston. We ordered food and were waiting for almost an hour. It was also freezing inside and we asked for our food several times, they said as you asked for well-done it takes some time. When they brought the food it was BURNT, and the lady was insisting that it is not burnt it due the seasoning, it tasted sooo bitter and the manager agreed that it was burnt. Look at the photo of the plate. NOT RECOMMEND AT ALL.

I'm from out of town, so I'm not sure how this restaurant compares to others in Kingston, but the Rustic Spud is pretty bland and not a 4.4 rating on my books. I went for lunch, and while the service and seating were warm and comfortable, the food was pretty bad for the price. Everything was under-seasoned, amateurish almost, except this "potato cake" which must have had 3 cloves of garlic for this shaped mashed potato dish to taste like garlic paste. I could go on, but there have to be better restaurants around, so only come here if you want drinks, and the neighbouring joints are full.

Friendly staff. Food was ok - I've been here twice before but this time I was a little disappointed. The drinks and appetizers came quickly but the mains seemed to take longer than usual. I had fish tacos. They were luke warm and the fish was a little dry. I've had this dish before and my experience was the opposite. My drink was great. The hostess and our server were very friendly and tended to our group's requests immediately. Everyone else felt the same - food not as good as usual but the service was.

Myself and three others had dinner reservations for 6pm. We were seated right away and dinner menus were brought shortly afterwards. I had the smokey tequila cocktail how creative and tasty. We all enjoyed our meals they were scrumptious. Our friends had been there previously and I would definitely go back and recommend it to others.