Crestside

After putting this restaurant on the list to try, we finally got the opportunity to give it a shot. We passed this location a few times and each time we would say we need to try it. After reading the reviews I was excited to see if this was as good as it appears. We traveled a little over an hour and got there at around 5:30. We walked in and was greeted and given two menus then told to just find a seat. There were a few open tables so we were able to get seated quickly. The first seating of customers were already eating so that gave us a chance to see what others were eating. Mostly seafood which was a good sign to us. We had our orders taken, catfish and shrimp, then helped ourselves to the salad bar. Nothing fancy, just a good basic salad bar. One note there was no honey mustard dressing, bummer! There are 3 "bars" total that we saw, salad bar, condiment bar, and dessert bar. They do have old fashion cole slaw, very finely grated, it was very good. The salad was ok, and about the time we finished with them we received a drink refill and our dinners arrived. My dinner that I ordered was a fried platter and there were shrimp, fries and hush puppies. It looked very good however I did not like the amount of grease that was coming off the shrimp. The fries were natural cut like you see in the photos and were not bad however very soft and no crispness. The shrimp were very over cooked, a shrimp in a "C" shape is cooked, in an "O" shape they are over cooked, these were in a O shape and almost the consistency of a scallop. The catfish had just been cooked, was hot and fresh! The shrimp and fries were just not at the same level as the catfish and I hated that. Service was good, I feel like you are stepping back in to your grandma's kitchen and you just need to know that it is a slower pace, not a bad thing. We did not have a dessert, so I cannot say how they were however they did look homemade. Two dinners and two drinks with tip came out to $70. $70 seemed to be a bit much for the quality that we received. I have no problems with paying for a meal however this time it was hard to swallow. I am sure that the 5 star ratings may be locals or those that have been there before, unfortunately for us it was not at that level. At a 4.5 total overall star rating I was really hoping that this was going to be a new, out of the way location that we could visit every once in a while. For now we will just check this off the list and continue the search for new and unique places.

My husband and I just ate here. When we walked thru the door we were greeted with kindness! The waitress was excellent! Food was delicious! Everyone made us feel welcome! Just a great country home feeling! We will definitely be back again. Thank you everyone at Crestside Grill for wonderful food and hospitality!!!