Saddle Creek Woodfired Grill

I'm not going back. Came in for a business dinner last night, which I brought a client and a business partner. Our server didn't write down our order and sure enough she screwed up royally. I asked for a medium rare steak and she had to re ask how i wanted it cooked. Came cool and rare AF. Whatever, I still ate it and dismissed it. My business partner ordered the salmon dinner with a Caesar salad, and asparagus and mashed potatoes. The lady server didn't write his order down and then brings me and my client our starter salads and doesn't bring my business partner his Caesar salad. Five minutes later, he asks if his salad is coming and she asked if he wanted it now or with his entree, and of course he wanted it as we were eating ours. Then she brings a giant Caesar salad to the table, which immediately concerned us since now we were thinking she probably entered in that he wanted the Salmon Caesar salad. Of course, she brings out a small plate with the dry salmon, and side plates of asparagus and potatoes. So now my business partner is pissed, but decides maybe some dessert would make the day better. We split the apple crumble mess with ice cream and tasted incredibly average. We got charged for the Caesar salad, Salmon, asparagus, and potatoes all separately when the dinner that he wanted would have been cheaper. What a joke of a restaurant. I'll never come back nor will recommend this place.

So don 't be totally off put by the 3 stars...keep in mind this is central Arkansas so it 's not exactly a culinary epicenter. All that aside this chain restaurant is decent for a quick bite, burger, fries or some apps. Our server was pleasant, however her getting seated with a large party took away from her other 3 tables and drinks often went empty. Food came out prompt enough and was tasty. Burger I had was seasoned well, and I actually appreciated the shoestring fries. Other things were the coconut shrimp (frozen but not bad mango chutney was good). Salads were actually quite nice and fresh. Again, not bad and not great...for a quick bite in a rush it 'll do.

My husbands steak was flavorful and smoky. It was cooked to order the first time. French fries were soggy but that could have been from the juices. Baked potato was like you would expect. Coconut shrimp were ok. Coconut was flavorful but shrimp tasted like it had been washed in a cleaner. Bread was good along with the garlic butter. We would go back but wouldn't go out of our way for it. Service was only ok. We had to flag our waiter down twice and waited a long time for refills but he was very courteous and kind about it.

My company had a dinner there last night, and we are not happy. The service was terrible and the food was cold. They knew ahead of time what we had ordered. The salads should have been served at 7:00 but were not served until 7:45. We had to wait a long time for our drinks, and some people never got water glasses. When the entrees were finally served around 8:30, the results were mixed. The salmon was good, vegetables were good but cold, sirloin steak was tough and cold. We were ready to pay and get out of there but the waitress still hadn't served the desserts. The beer and wine are way over-priced, plus they went ahead and added a 20% gratuity to them. A beer and two glasses of wine cost $32. Nope, never going there again.

First the good: -nice atmosphere -good service The bad: I had the Kansas City Strip. It was about a quarter gristle, not soft fat, GRISTLE which was inedible. The meat that was on the plate was tough and chewy. Good only for a jaw workout. This cut of meat didn't even resemble a strip steak, their butcher is not good. I was on a business dinner so I couldn't voice my displeasure but later in the evening all in my party commented on how mediocre the place was. One star, because zero is not an option. You will leave feeling like you wasted alot of money.