Clocktower Eats & Sweets

Stopped by on a Monday with some colleagues after a meeting. They let us know it the kitchen was backed up but the food came without too much of a wait. The Monte Cristo was pretty good. Also tried the cookie cake which was tasty. Very nice server (maybe Benjamin). Lots of yummy looking baked goods. Nice big menu.

Nice enough restaurant in the heart of beautiful, historic downtown Staunton. Six different dishes ordered, but only one was great; the others were just okay. The beef in my French Dip was dry & flavorless. Perhaps it was a short staff situation or it was a bad night for the cook, but we wouldn't mind giving it another try in the future. The dessert display was big & looked amazing, but we didn't try any, so perhaps that would have been a redeeming feature as far as food. Nice live music band set up & that made it a fun dance-on-the-street-worthy environment.

The older gentleman is was bothered to get me 3 small things of ketchup. My bun was not gluten free as it said it was and for a $15 burger I only got a couple small pieces of onion and the smallest slithers of pickles possible and yet still charged me extra. It comes with maybe 9 fries. I ordered a basket of the chips and they are brown and so hard. If you are looking for good burgers Citizen Burger in Charlottesville is worth the $15. My children won’t even eat them. The customer service here blows and the owner must be cheap. A waste of $30 on a meal that would’ve been better from McDonald’s or Burger King. I have been serving for 7 years and every time I am shocked by the carelessness but this time I won’t be returning.

I arrived a little after 2200 and went straight to the bar so I could order my coffee and cream-cheese and lox bagel to go. The coffee came out quick and hot, not to mention loaded with sugar. (Welcome to the south) I waited 10 more minutes for my cream cheese and lox bagel. The price was $$16 😜! I expected to be happy with my order, I mean who messes up a bagel, right?? It was bad and looked like someone just slapped the ingredients on there! This is what 16bucks get you, don’t say I didn’t warn you. The 3 stars is for the experience, everyone was very nice.

I stopped by for a quick breakfast on a Thursday and almost had the place to myself. My server Diamond was excellent and made me feel at home. I have a restricted diet and I was able to order from the entire menu, not just breakfast. Solid American comfort food, and I spent less than I expected for a hearty meal plus leftovers.