The Brass Lantern Restaurant

Ok, so for my 3rd updated review of the brass lantern, ambiance is good, the food was actually good this time I was impressed. That's what made me give 3 stars, our food was really good it seems they finally have good cooks, BUT! our service was terrible. We came in, was seated immediately. We sat for about 10 minutes looking around and our waitress finally showed up and just asked us "what we wanted to drink" we ordered our drinks one by one and she didn't say anything and she just walked away. Another 8 to 10 minutes she Showed up with our drinks and had to ask us who wanted what, she then told us her name by saying "o yeah! My name is..., do you know what you want to eat?" 2 of us didn't know what we wanted yet but we knew that 3 of us wanted the salad bar so we just told her that we needed a minute but we know 3 of us at least want the salad bar so we need 3 plates. She said "ok great!, I'll be right back" We waited literally 13 minutes looking around and never even seen her walking around. I got up and walked to the front counter and told a random young personnel that we ordered salad bar plate's almost 15 minutes ago and haven't seen our waitress since. They just handed me our 3 plates. We got our salads and had time to fully eat our salads, we ran out of drinks a long time ago and all of us were looking around so I got up for the second time and had to again walk up to the front counter and tell them we ran out of drinks 10 minutes ago and haven't seen our waitress in almost 30 minutes, finally someone walked with me to our table and refilled our drinks who wasn't our waitress. another I don't know 10 to 15 minutes later our mystery waitress finally showed up to take our orders!!!! It was 30 minutes from the time we told her we needed more time to decide what we wanted to eat but needed salad bar plates to the time she showed back up to our table to take our orders.We ordered what we wanted to eat. We just sat in silence at this point. The food came out in another 10 to 13 minutes by another random person from the kitchen we've never seen before. We didn't see our waitress again until we were done eating and sat forever all of us talking about something that made us talk forever before I realized we've been in this restaurant for an hour an 45 minutes! I once again had to get up and peek around the corner of a doorway of the bar area that was the kitchen area and saw our waitress standing in a circle of about 4 other very young staff chatting away just in the other side of the doorway!! I said hey! We're ready for our checks! She just quit talking and turned to get our check. I walked back to our table and she came out and didn't say anything just handed me the check on a plastic tray and walked away. I looked at it and realized it was for $107$107 and had an absolutely terrible experience. This is what happens every single time you hire all very young staff. Everyone was ether teenagers or in their younger 20's and this is what you get. Absolutely terrible service. They only care about their social life.

Really good food has burger specials on Saturdays has a bar and the salad bar oh my god so good though if you have a young child like under 3 the kids sirloin might be to big for them

Food was good took pictures service was good salad bar was amazing and the overall cleanliness was good

Great game day atmosphere .. lots of natural light and big TVs on the bar side.Service was great and fast .. the server was on point with drink refills and being around just enough, not too much. Appetizers were all good - spinach dip, loaded skin, cheese sticks, and boneless wings (aka chicken tenders). The fresh rolls are worth the visit in itself. Ordered the Jambalaya as it was marked as a signature dish. Meat was well seasoned but the pasta was overcooked .. left most of the noodles on the plate but enjoyed the rest.

Many things to not like about this restaurant.1st 4 tiney boppers not taking care of the customers with open tables telling us a 30to40 min wait. Portions have shrunk $ have gone up. But when the quality of the food goes down and comes out cold. Time to travel out of town. With the NEW restaurant coming in to town Thank goodness. You are not able to stop them any more. The worst is wiping the table all night with the same unsanatised rag they wipe the seat. Everyone's BUT sits on defanently a health department issue.

Love coming home from Florida and visiting The Brass Lantern. The servers are so nice and knowledgeable! They are fantastic at keeping drinks filled and not being to overbearing. The food is so good along with the fun Drinks and $4 Margaritas all day Saturday. If your in town, GO you won't regret it! We had a party of 10 and the wait was only 15-20 minutes and they were quick with food. Nice waiting area, and clean bathrooms.

This place was not too crowded for a Saturday night. We waited about 5 minutes for a table (party of 2). Menu had a wide range of options : chicken, steak, seafood, pasta, soup/salad, sandwiches, and sizzling skillets. The spinach dip appetizer was good, and the lemon pepper mahi mahi with smashed red potatoes and side salad was also good. The meal also came with rolls and cinnamon butter. The restaurant was clean.My only 2 complaints are 1. that we were sat in the bar area (maybe the reason we had only a short wait). We made up for the short wait with the amount of time it took to be waited on. They did have a help wanted sign, so staffing may have been the issue here. And 2. The salad bar was also closed. The side salad was good, but the salad bar used to be my favorite! Would definitely come back!

Above average service. Expansive menu with Southern faves. Location is somewhat off the beaten path from the main biz district. Very popular with the locals. This is a sister restaurant of Legends in Columbia TN. Decor is a cross between family diner & roadhouse. Wait time for meal prep seemed a tad long given the volume of seated diners. Food quality was good but not great. They do offer special features during the week (lunches) and Saturdays. Adult beverages are available.

My husband and I were at the Brass Lantern yesterday ,we got there just after 2pm . We were told by the waitress we couldn't get the lunch hamburger steak. I ask if we couldn't get it @ all . She said no. Which was not true. It is on the dinner meal. When we were about to leave , I ask for a tea to go, which I hadn't had a refill. She brought an empty cup. As we were leaving I stopped to purchase a desert. The manager & server were behind the counter. Neither, acknowledged my presence . I put my purse on the counter. When they finished what they were doing, they both left . We have been here often over the years & have never been treated like that. We will find a new resturant in Lawrenceburg next time.

Good food. Decent prices. Good service. Stays pretty full around mealtime. You can tell a good restaurant when the parking lot stays full.