Tara

Great breakfast lunch buffet Sunday mornings. If you have never been there it's worth the trip just to see the place.

We stayed here as a guest for a weekend. The house is beautiful and unique, kind of like a Victorian getaway and museum in one. The staff is beyond friendly and accommodating. We did breakfast Saturday and the brunch on Sunday, and both were quite good.

This place is beautiful! My family has gone there many times over the years, but I had never been until today. I was invited to go with a group of family and excitedly said yes! Like I said the place is beautiful! First thing in the door, got to use the restroom. I been in bar bathrooms that were better. I mean it's a bathroom so no biggie but it was right inside the door. (First impression and all that) Having been excited to go, I previewed there website and menu. So my expectations were based on that. Our reservation time 4pm.... According to the web there are not open at 4pm(now remember I was invited by someone else who made the reservation), "early bird" is not available(Stonewall Tavern). So imagine my surprise when I thinking steak and I get the early bird menu with only 4 entrees on it (none of them steak). Between all of us we had everything on the menu. No one enjoyed their meal except maybe the meatloaf guy. Biscuits before the meal, dry, dense and salty. Coleslaw, I've had worse. Entrees and vegetables all tasted freezer burnt. I will end on this, the bread pudding and sherbet were good and the staff was very nice.

Have been here before and thought the food was great...but went recently and was completey disappointed....I went for the early bird dinner...located in the basement of Tara...the coleslaw had a fishy taste...the stuffed chicken breast had very dark stuffing and was bland...the mashed potatoes were funny...the corn tasted like plastic melted onto it well heating in a microwave...I always enjoyed the food...I might give them one more chance...but that day it was not worth the 10 bucks it cost....what a shame...

Not celiac friendly. I called ahead and asked about gluten free choices. I was told the gluten free items were marked and that the chef's could answer any questions. None of the food was marked gluten free and I had to ask 5 chef's to see if the sauerkraut and pork was gluten free. I asked about other gluten free item's and did not feel comfortable with the answers. I would not send anyone with celiac disease to this restaurant.

We went there Saturday night.My wife ordered a steak medium well. she had to send it back three times because it was rare. I had the ribs . Average at best. We met two other couples who said the same thing.The place was not busy at all. We have been there several times before and have had no problems. The waitress seemed to be in a hurry to get us out. Will not go back.

Have stayed at Tara and eaten in the lovely formal dining room Ashley's upstairs, several times. Always a special, and spectacular experience. Have wanted to try the more casual Stonewall's downstairs, and finally made the trip. Boy, what a nice surprise. The service is as lovely as the formal dining room, and I'm guessing the food comes from the same kitchen because everything was delicious. We split an appetizer of crab cakes. Our standard for crab cakes is what you find on the Maryland shore. We are always disappointed elsewhere, but try anyway. Unbelievable crab cakes here! For $10, get 3 slider-size, 1 inch thick crab cakes, full of chunks of crab, not flakes, no filler, and no metallic taste. Delicious sauce that has a little kick to it. Served with steamed spinach and red peppers. I would come back and have just this. 4 plates of them. Very nice bread basket with biscuits, rolls, breadsticks, etc, served with honey butter and pesto oil for dipping. Also a crock of "Texas caviar" (?), a bean salad, came with the bread. I ordered the seafood special, which was grilled fresh tuna topped with crab and shrimp in a butter sauce. The husband had the single lobster tail. Each came with choice of salad, choice of potato, and choice of vegetable. We split a dessert of vanilla ice cream topped with an espresso shot, and topped with whipped cream and crushed toffee. They had an interesting cocktail list, but we ordered a bottle of wine. Many affordable wines on the list. Sally, our server, was professional but still down to earth and funny. We've had her at other visits when she was serving breakfast. A real gem.