Hedges Nine Mile Point Restaurant

We took my mom for her 81st birthday tonight as we wanted to celebrate with a more upscale dinner. We haven't been to Hedges in many years, but had fond memories of past visits and that it had great food. Unfortunately, it seems that standard has drastically changed. The french onion soup was good and had a tasty broth, however the cheese was fairly burnt on top. Two of us ordered the $50 Filet Mignon and we couldn't get past two bites of it. The flavor was similar to the smell of an elephants cage at the zoo. It was a poor cut of beef and definitely not the prime cut that the menus states it is. My mom and brother both ordered the Surf and Turf that cost over $130 each. Her filet was gray and not edible and he stated that his had a very bad flavor and left it on the plate. The lobster was tasteless and also not up to the price they are charging for market value. My husband's Prime Rib was the only meal that was actually enjoyed. The waitress did come over just after delivery to ask how everything was, but we hadn't tried it yet and were still cutting so we weren't able to tell her it wasn't good. We did not see her for the rest of the meal. When the busser came over to clear out plates, we let her know that we didn't want to keep the uneaten food and that they should let the chef know to check the meat as it may be spoiled. The waitress came back at the end to ask if we wanted dessert, and we did let her know that the chef should make a steak to try themselves because there may be something wrong. She was very apologetic and said we should have let her know sooner, however we also thought it would look like we were just trying to get free meals and we didn't want it to appear that way since 4 of the 6 of us had the steak. We did not request anything off of the bill and they didn't offer, so we paid our over $500 bill + tip and know this is a place we won't go back to. Very disappointing for her birthday and definitely wish we had picked another place. Atmosphere could also use an update as it is very dated inside. I'm sure the view in the summer is gorgeous, but not worth the hefty price tag for bad food.

One of my favorite spots. Amazing food and view. I tell all my friends to give it a try.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food, quick service and reasonable prices for a fine dining experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had my baby shower at hedges and honestly I was expecting more. My biggest issue was with the waitresses that saw to my party. I had told hedges that my shower was going to go until 8:30 at night and around 8:00 a waitresses started to clean up all of the tables when my guests had not even left yet. People still had purses on the tables. It caused my shower to end early because everyone thought we were getting kicked out. And since they started to clean up before anybody was ready, they started to throw out the decorations I had brought and was going to save for my baby girl's first birthday party. They never checked with us to see if we were ready for them to clean up and I felt that was really rude. We later found out that the sooner the waitresses clean up the sooner they can leave. I totally understand wanting to get home as soon as you can after your shift is over but not at the expense of my baby shower. Another thing was when they passed out cake I didn't even get any because I was opening gifts at the time and when we asked for the rest of the cake that we brought, since we only had about 20 guests and the cake served 48, they said it was all gone. Obviously the waitresses and the cooks ate the rest of my cake in the back and if they had asked if the staff could each have a piece we would have said it was okay but it really bothers me still to this day because that felt really disrespectful. The feedback from my guests had said that the food was cold. Thad the owner was amazing to work with and I have nothing but gratitude for him but it's really disappointing since I feel like his staff kind of ruined the night for me and let him down. I had had my rehearsal dinner at hedges 2 years prior which went very well and was why I was so excited to do business with hedges again, however, this last time left a really bad taste in my mouth and unfortunately I probably wouldn't use their private party room again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

Absolutely wonderful food and service. Must be experienced.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cowboy ribeye steak, lobster bisque, escargo. Everything, was top self.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love visiting this beautiful historical restaurant. My fourth visit ths year was absolutely worth a fifth visit. Food and cocktails are fantastic plus from appetizers, entrees to dessert with roll baskets with real butter, water on table because the service is always solid and owner on premises. Highly recommended

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent food and service 👌

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Piano player/ singer was nice. Food was bland, pre cooked and overpriced.

Clean restrooms, good food and there was a band playing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best view, Cannot be better
Good food and drinks.
Must visit

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

A unique experience, not in a good way…my wife’s birthday seemed like a nice occasion to go back to Hedges, a place we haven’t gone to in over 5 years. To our observation, the place looks exactly the way it did 5 years ago, just the same as the clientele, outdated and tired. We grabbed reservations months in advance and dispite being at the top of the reservation list for the day, we were sat in the worse table in the house. What we expected was a nice view of the lake, we never saw the water. We sat to a tiny table for 2 and my salad fork was dirty. Not a great start. We chose to both have a cup of the lobster bisque and a dozen clams. This was the only redeeming factor for the night. The worn out menus were as old as the style of dishes available, but we tried to keep a positive outlook. I asked for a whiskey/bourbon list, to which the server was not able to provide, so she went though the options. Fortunately one of my favorites was amung the list and chose to make an old fashioned with that spirit. My wife ordered a martini. Moments later the watress returned to tell me they didn’t have that spirit. Disappointed but another option was available. Once I received the cocktail, it was clearly made wrong. Not, not to my liking but just missed a step. Still drinkable I didn’t complain. We ordered our meal, my wife chose the Lobster Risottoa and I opted for the signature Tuscan Seafood Pasta. A packed full value of seafood for around $58. Looking forward to the meal, we received in a perfectly reasonable time given the surprising packed restaurant given the early reservation. My wife’s risotto was good, my meal however was beyond repair. The only edible portion was the seafood that was cooked separately in the shells. The base of the dish however was unbelievably overcooked. Rubbery lobster, dry crab meat, but the worse part was the scallops, which I was unaware of the possibility to be so overcooked that it became fiberous. My belief is that the “stew” of different leftovers from the night prior were thrown into a broth to be cooked until no life was able to be found within the meat.
Our waitress did everything right as far as she could. Clearly not her fault, she offered many options but at this point we were just looking to be done. I asked for another drink which also came back to be not available, this one considered to be a typical bar standard spirit to have on hand. I opted to just get another one of the first drinks. This one was a little better than the first. She still received a nice tip. I am one to never complain to this level, certainly never send my food back to the kitchen. I can only think of 2 other times in my life I chose to complain or simply not eat. We did receive compensation for my main course.
Overall, just disappointed. Would love to try them again in the future. It just wasn’t their night.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

My husband and I celebrated our anniversary at Hedges and we had a lovely experience. Be sure to book a reservation and then arrive early to enjoy a cocktail by the lake before your meal. You’ll enjoy a phenomenal dinner with excellent service. We will visit again!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had never eaten at Hedges prior but had heard good things. An old school feel with live jazz music inside. There is some outside seating with nice view of the lake, a little disappointed only cocktail service available though. Food and service were well done. Can definitely recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5