American Audubon Dining Room

Worst experience ever. They couldn't explain the menu the food was small my venison was brown and dry there was absolutely no sauce on it. We got a dead piece of celery in our Bloody Mary there is no worse place in this restaurant do not waste your time

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

We absolutely loved it. The new format of smaller plates for better pricing was perfect. There were six of us and the duck, beet salad and pork belly were all delicious. Perfect place for a celebration and great service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very Disappointing. We did not realize until our server informed us that the menu was a small plate menu. We adjusted our courses accordingly. 2 of our 4 items surprisingly turned out to be soup, and these were not even listed under the soup or salad section of the menu. The first was what we thought was a lamb ravioli type starter, it turned out to be 3 small lamb filled tortellini type pasta floating in clear broth, like wonton soup. Very strange. The other disappointing course was the tile fish. I smelled the Tile fish before our server even set it on the table. This was no Tile fish! Tile fish, usually a mild, white sweet fish, had a very strong fishy odor, it had slimy grey skin on it, the meat was from the tail portion of some other kind of fish. This was presented in a bowl, then a cup of brownish liquid was poured overtop, turning it into a fish soup. It was disgusting. I will say the fig and speck salad was very good, and the duck was very good, although small.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 4

Our server was very nice, as was the rest of the staff. The stars for food are a balance between breakfast and dinner. Breakfast was fine. We ordered off the a la carte menu instead of the buffet. It was odd that their default seasoning on a fried egg was so much paprika it was red. Had to send that back and ask for just salt and pepper. The menu said nothing about heavy seasoning otherwise we would have asked to hold the paprika.

Dinner was a different story. They’re testing a new menu. It’s not apparent from the menu they publish that it’s not a normal menu with appetizers, salads, entrees, etc. It is designed - per the server - to be enjoyed as a tasting menu so every item is absurdly small portions for the price. You either have to order from each “course” on the menu - even though they’re not described as such - or be a very light eater. Each plate was a few bites. The appetizer was literally 3 pieces of pasta. For a menu clearly designed to be eaten in courses, the flavor between the courses wasn't cohesive. Both salads had overpoweringly strong cheeses and the amuse bouche had enough garlic powder to bring down Dracula. Following that with a delicately seasoned piece of venison (which was excellent) was unfair. There’s no prix fixe option with this menu, and we had reserved when the old menu was up with the prior dinner options and the prix fixe four course.

In order to actually eat what would feel like a complete meal, you’d have to spend $150+ pp from this new menu. Because that’s not transparent in the menu structure or literature, it’s left to the server to explain and for the guests to be surprised. If you’re planning on spending this amount, eat at Jefferson’s instead. We went to Martha’s for a la carte breakfast items and should have gone to Jefferson’s a second time instead of being disappointed by Audubon.

It was also probably 90% empty in the restaurant, so we could hear other people saying similar things as the diners were all seated in a small cluster. We told the maitre’d the entire situation because he asked for honest feedback on the new menu, and he thanked us but did nothing else. I think the staff knows this change is for the worse because they’re watching it unfold at each table over and over throughout dinner service.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 5

I'm going to assume anyone who gave this restaurant a good rating thinks that IHOP is fine dining. In what world is serving watery, completely unflavored, plain white grits that taste like microwave grits with a little bit of super low quality flavorless cheese acceptable at a nice hotel like this?? Crazy. I know this is a rural area and I can't expect urban dining standards here, but seriously?? This is slop.

The black waiter looked at my food and just smiled knowingly and said he would get the manager. I'm pretty sure he knows what grits are actually supposed to look and taste like. Unfortunately the chefs don't. It does say on the menu that they include gravy which these clearly did not, so maybe that was meant to impart flavor and creaminess? Certainly wasn't any gravy on my plate.

In general the food here resembles what you'd expect at a retirement home, no seasoning or flavor, made for people whose doctor said they are no longer allowed to enjoy life.

The rest of the resort seems nice so we were talking about coming back in winter but I'm not sure how many days I could eat IHOP quality food. The only good thing I could say is that the manager was very nice and ended up comping us for the entire meal even after we tried to insist on paying for the coffee and eclairs at least which were fine (not amazing, but acceptable).

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Lovely setting, and great staff. The Sunday brunch buffet had a lot of good choices - of okay but not exceptional food. It made us question the value of a $70 brunch. The pianist was exceptional, though.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

This was our first time here, definitely recommend the Friday night prime rib/seafood buffet. Dining room was beautiful with live piano music. Fernando was an amazing server, he was the cherry on top for our meal. Cannot recommend him enough! We will definitely be returning!

100% worth the $$!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food, good service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Don’t let the reviews fool you! The American Audubon is truly an amazing experience. The service was spot on and the atmosphere was even better. I would highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Terrible service and attitude. If I could give zero stars I would.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

My wife and I had a wonderful a La carte breakfast. Great service from chef Roderick and waiters.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I noticed that no one posted about their afternoon tea yet, so I’m here for your service. You have to call in advance to book a table. The tea service starts at 3 PM (you cannot choose to start at any other time). It’s $55/adult.

Once you stepped in, the servers will take good care of you from start to finish. There’s only one menu with 6 options of tea to choose from. All but one item is vegetarian. So, even if this menu isn’t marked as vegetarian, it is pretty vegetarian friendly. There is a live piano playing as you have the tea. Most songs are kid friendly. You should note too that most tables have children with them.

Kid-friendliness: Most people come here with their kids. The staffs seem very well-equipped to handle children.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chef Roderick prepared a great breakfast for me. The atmosphere and service was wonderful at American Audubon dining room.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My wife and I took the kitchen tour for the Audubon restaurant at 2pm on a Monday at the Omni Homestead Resort. We met Chef Roderick who gave us the behind the scenes look at all the food preparation stations, oven and giant smoker. He invited us back for breakfast the next day and prepared the best breakfast we've ever eaten (pictured). Fantastic meal, service and atmosphere!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5