New American Restaurants near Seneca, SC

“Always a nice meal here. Our server Hali was very attentive and helpful. We skipped apps, and our salads were fresh and tasty. My 7oz filet was cooked perfectly (blue, the way I like it, and few restaurants get it right). The risotto was creamy and the broccoli rabe was nicely seasoned and not over cooked. The Cab Franc paired perfectly with my entree. My partner got the swordfish that was also perfectly cooked and well seasoned. The chips and guacamole really didn’t add anything to the dish, however, but it was fine. The dry Riesling was a nice pairing with this. We were seated not too far from the bar area. We forgot about Jazz on the Ally Thursday nights so it was packed and the bar area started to become very loud. Unfortunately there are quite a few privileged people in this area that feel being publicly drunk and obnoxiously loud is acceptable, even in a nicer restaurant. This isn’t the restaurants’ fault but it certainly impacts the quality of the atmosphere. Even Hali offered us a free dessert to make up for the interruption it caused, but we paid for our desserts anyway. We did suggest that there be automatic sliding doors fitted so that the noise could be contained in the bar area leaving the diners to enjoy their meals. Our desserts were also delightful. We had the banana brûlée and strawberry brûlée. Overall it was a very nice meal with very good service (which is hard to come by in this area).“

“Casual spot where locals and travelers hang out. Love the karaoke.“

“Great food and great service!!“

“Very lively venue with reasonable prices for food and drinks. Jordan was a great bartender and Diane was wonderful as she put up with my messing around with her about the menu and why my visiting brother got the opportunity to pay for our drinks and meals instead of me as host. Our group was all very happy with their meals, and Britain(sp?) was very friendly and helped us loosen our lines and back out of the dock. All in all a very enjoyable experience.“

“This location is really in need of a good, thorough cleaning and maintenance regime. Really showing and feeling its age. The bar area is where we prefer to sit and everything just feels sticky. The tables, booths, menus, everything needs a thorough cleaning and inspection. The padding in the booths is worn out and needs replacing. I am not sure what kind of bun the burgers are being served with now but they need to go back to the old ones! And where are the collards?!! They need had great collards but have gone to broccoli. Broccoli!! We want our collards!!“

“As a wife of an engineer in the Nuclear Power industry I know first hand what it's like to live in a hotel for months on end. Many of his crew works night shift and Jim has been there himself. You get off work at 4 or 5 am and nothing is open. You can't shut your stomach off so you're left with gas station or vending machine food. Very small refrigerators in the hotel rooms so you can't stock up on much other than some deli meat and cheese. Yesterday while visiting my husband on the road, we stopped at one of our favorite places in Seneca The Spot on the Alley. They were closed, or so we thought. Just as we turned to walk away from the locked door a man came and unlocked it. He let us in and explained they were just finishing up a few renovations. He kept apologizing and if we didn't mind them cleaning up they could serve us shortly. He said they were running odd hours due to the outage and decided to get a few things done in between the busy hours. I told him we just wanted to get an appetizer as we already had dinner plans but we were hungry and it would be a few hours before we were able to eat. He served us a big bowl of queso and fresh chips. I ordered a drink from the bar and we sat and talked quietly watching them work to get things put away. So the man came back and handed us a menu and invited us to come back the next morning. Come to find out they open early for the outage workers. The Spot on the Alley opens at 5 am during outage season for night shift to be able to get something hot to eat after a long night of hardwork. I just have to mention how nice I think it is. The man did tell me he only purchased The Spot on the Alley a few months prior. We have so much respect for these little towns who host hundreds of Plant workers a few months out of the year. Not to many businesses take into account the shifts these men and women work and their sacrifices and the odd shifts often times put their good health into question. So thank you for opening early for night shift. Don't know who will see it but here's the menu.“

“We sat at the bar and enjoyed our conversation with the clemson Senior, Lauren. The food and drinks were superb.“

“its,been fun the people are great.“

“Don't really eat inside there often but the roast bee sandwiches speak for themselves... today's environmental fast food with the selections of your typical burger joints Arby's is so much better It's like eating a sandwich made it home

Kid-friendliness: about the kid friendliness I'm thinking of the menu items how easy it is to eat the french fries our favorite of my child and the mozzarella sticks and of course the chicken nuggets The sandwiches are very filling“

“Attractive decor, great service but the bread loaf was very hard on the ends and the Beef Wellington was just Ok, usually mushrooms are on the inside and not added as a side also, and I didn't taste the a dijon flavor on the outside. The whole dish was dark and heavy. Some color on the plate would look more appetizing possibly. We would return to try again.“