Bonfire at The Continental Fire Co.

Always have an amazing meal here every time we come, the crab stuffed salmon dinner with Parmesan fries and corn is always my go to. The soup or salad is always delicious and portion sizes are very generous for your money. We travel a lot and many menus charge ala carte for sides, salad and or soup. Here everything is included for a great price. The staff is always friendly and the drinks from the bar are generous and delicious too! I love the watermelon margarita. The local music they provide is amazing, I mean really amazing. The restaurant has a great feel and decor with local history incorporated in a modern design. The owner cares and you can feel it. She’s usually there unless catering off site, which I also recommend. She catered my son’s wedding this summer for over 200 people and the food was piping hot and amazing! Everyone loved it! Love this place and the food, atmosphere and staff!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

As a local I’ve come here a handful of times, and unfortunately every time I’m pretty disappointed. I’ve never had “bad” food here necessarily, the flavor is usually pretty good, with generous servings, but the food typically takes at least an hour, despite the level of business. However this is the longest I’ve ever waited. It took at least an hour and a half for our food, a good 15 minutes for a stale glass of wine. We spent a total of 2 hours 15 minutes here, and our server only checked on us twice, mind you, the restaurant was not busy at all. Other tables around us complained about the wait as well. I will say it is a cool atmosphere, with live music on the weekends, which is nice. Overall pretty disappointing and not worth it, and I wouldn’t really recommend unless you’re okay with a long wait, and mediocre food and service at a high price.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 2

A must try if visiting from out of town and looking for a lively place.

Visiting from Portland, OR: this place was extremely fun and lovely! We were looking for a place to have dinner, only to find most places were closed, but thank goodness it was open!
We were warmly welcomed by the bartender who was doing double, and may even triple, duty. He informed us of a few staffing issues, which we understood and didn’t see as a problem.We were seated and he took our drink order.

A love and, which was pretty cool, played old time hits from the 79s and 80s.

We ordered our food: Poutine and Half Rack of ribs with onion rings and polenta.

Pros: poutine was AMAZING! A must try to share or for an appetizer.

Cons: the ribs were a wee dry and had a bit too much bbq sauce for my taste. Still, if that’s your thing, I’d say try it!

All in all, I’d recommend this place to anyone looking for a good meal, great service and live music.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Tonight before the Charlie Berens comedy show at the Rozsa Center, my friends were thinking of where we should go for food beforehand. I hadn’t yet tried Bonfire, so I recommended we try them.

My friend tried calling but only got an automated number. He got a number for a Julie but only got voicemail. He used google to sign us up for a party of four for 7 pm.

We got there and the decor and building are beautiful. We were seated fast and given menus and water. My friend placed an order for an appetizer. The other two in our party joined us shortly after my friend and I were seated. Our server was nice as well as our hostess.

We placed our orders around 7:15 pm. And we waited, and waited. An hour passed by and our sole appetizer never came. We were brought several carafes of water.

Finally one in our party asked someone where our orders were as we did not want to be late for the show.

Our answer was that there was only 3 servers and only a handful of cooks working. They would try to rush the appetizer but wouldn’t be able to fulfill our meals.

Our appetizer arrived and my friend was charged for it despite how the situation went.

I feel disappointed that my recommendation led us to eating Jimmy John’s in the parking lot of the show instead of what we had ordered.

Please, look into hiring more staff if you aren’t so when people go out of their way to try you they actually can.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 1

Was able to get a table very promptly. Lotsa space! However not enough staff for it all. Two hour wait for food. They had a function upstairs but an entire floor downstairs of people waiting for food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 2

A nice bar with live music. Dinner took an hour and 45 minutes to arrive after ordering. The food was only fair, nothing special. There are better options nearby.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

The building is beautiful, the food was great

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

My husband and I are on vacation and went here for dinner tonight. Dinner for two took over two hours. It was over 30 minutes between being seated and cocktails arriving, which were terrible - I didn’t even finish what they were serving as an old fashioned. Food took another hour to arrive, and was brought out by a runner from the kitchen, not our waitress. Tables that arrived after us got their food before us, and one poor table that was there before us didn’t even get their salads until our mains came out. Our main dishes came out cold and dried out, like they had been sitting under warmers for some time. What was billed as brisket was just pot roast with bbq sauce. The the final straw was getting our bill with a 4% credit card fee already applied. We paid in cash, tipped poorly, and high tailed it somewhere for a decent cocktail (highly recommend The Observation Lounge).

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Sadly, we did not read the reviews before going and our experience was similar to others... long wait for food, cold (meaning Luke warm toward the middle of the plate and cold toward the outer edges), poor cocktails, and card service charges when paying cash.

The food was was not great. I recommend going somewhere else. Earlier in the week we went to the library and they had hot food and the service was prompt.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Great food, beautiful view, very competent staff
Would highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Atmosphere was cool. Waitress was very nice. Took over an hour to get food. Ordered 2 appetizers and 2 fish tacos. Food was also cold. So disappointed. Wanted to love it. It was not at all busy either. If you choose to go don't expect to be amazed by the food and don't go unless you have at least 2 hours to spare.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

This was my second visit to this establishment. My initial experience, shortly after their opening, was highly positive. However, a subsequent visit several years later revealed a decline in quality. The service, food, and overall atmosphere were notably diminished. While the appetizers were satisfactory, the main courses were disappointing. Specifically, my dish featured overcooked corn on the cob and chicken. The pesto dish lacked the expected pesto flavor profile. Furthermore, the chicken nacho dish arrived cold and was a congealed mass of ingredients. The server, though pleasant, appeared inexperienced. Finally, the area beneath the stairs near the bar, cluttered with cups and dishes, detracted from the overall presentation. And there is a 4 percent processing charge if use your card.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Wow! Amazing from start to finish. I went there with a big group, and they did not disappoint. The appetizers were lights out! I got the ahi tuni, mussels, crab cakes, and coconut shrimp. Highly recommend!! I heard the filet was really good, so that’s what I went with. Melt in your mouth, with the garlic herb butter on top. Service was very friendly as well! Very cool and chill vibe, definitely coming back! :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Entertainment was good. Service was friendly but abysmally slow. Food was meh.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

Service was very slow, but the food was quite good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4