Don Hall's Triangle Park And Grille

Don 't mistake character for just being old, outdated, and in serious need of an update. We were here on a Friday night to hopefully enjoy a nice meal in the bar area. The lighting and ambience is fine and it was easy to enjoy talking which is about where the best part of the experience ended. I ordered the cod, my partner order the Chicken Kiev and others ordered the stir fry chicken. Dinners come with a choice of two sides and the table was also served bread. Oh my...where to start. The bread was dry and not very good, but we tacked that up to being there a little earlier in the evening. When we reordered bread thinking it might be a little fresher, the waitress brought it on a plate and just plopped it on the top of the basket. The caesar salad was OK, but the croutons were really greasy and had an off taste. The greek salad was also good and was probably the one highlight of the meal. The Chicken Kiev was alright but the serving size was pretty small. The fish was not good. The piece that was served was big and was cooked fine, but it had a distinct sour taste to it. Now I have eaten plenty of fish and this taste was either because it wasn 't cooked from fresh or it was spoiled as no other food was on the plate but the fish. The clam chowder was basically flavorless and had more potato cubes than clam. There were also several pieces of clam that were gritty while chewing. The stir fry was cooked right, but the pieces of chicken were too big and the portion size was on the smallish size. Overall besides the greek salad about the best thing about the overall meal was the side of french fries which were served hot and right out of the fryer. The service was overall disappointing. The waitress never smiled, was short with her responses, and really didn 't want to be there. After we stayed a little after our meal she became almost surly and at one point in time she sarcastically asked if we wanted our drinks refreshed. The icing on the cake was when we were leaving she was talking with the hostesses who mentioned that things were a little slow, and our waitress within earshot of us and another large party coming in mentioned ya and I love working for free. This restaurant has been here forever and it is not a place that we will probably return to in the near future. There are too many other local places that have a greater attention to detail, have people working at them that do not have a negative attitude, and strive to serve freshly prepared and good tasting food.

Wow! T-Day at Triangle Park is the bomb. Makenna was awesome from start to finish. So popular that people make reservations for next year on the way out. My wife opted for a perfectly grilled medium-rare filet. No small feat to master that temp. The traditional T-Day feast was just that! And the desserts!!!

So we walked in the door and the host made us wait to be sat about 5 min while he finished up what he did, no problem. We got sat and waited for our server. After almost ten min she ran by to tell us that she would be back and if she could take out drink order really quick. Since we didn't know what they had besides the water the host already poured, she presided to brush us off to say she'd be back after she delivered some salads not telling us anything. After looking over the menu for a handful of min and watching her greet her other tables she finally came over with the same question.... what do you want (essentially). We asked about drinks and what some of the menu items were. She was very short and unpersonable. She didn't tell us any of the daily specials, we had to pull her back to ask about soups since we had over heard another server telling his table about them. After I grabbed her another time for full size waters she seemed to get better Our food came out pretty fast. Everything was... basically what I expected. I ordered the chicken Kiev with onion rings and Mac and cheese. The Mac and cheese just tasted like noodles, I couldn't taste the cheese, and the chicken was good except it needed salt on the chicken, but since it was fried it was to late to season the meat. A friend got the smothered sirloin which she enjoyed, but she didn't like the sweet potatoes which were mashed. My sister ordered the fish she liked and the potatoes which has jalapeños in the sauce so it was spicy. All in all once we got our food things went a lot smoother and more enjoyable experience.

Atmosphere with music is nice. Bread was microwave warmed and did not taste fresh. I only took 1 bite. Prime rib is always excellent. This location doesn't have garlic mashed potatoes like other higher end halls they only have baked potatoes. They weren't really busy tonight service was excellent Staff was super friendly I guess that and the music made up for the bread and no mashed potatoes.

I love don halls. They never disappoint. This is my second favorite one to go to. I just love that deck and the music they play during the weekends. The atmosphere is always light hearted and very easy going. Their menu is a good size the service is usually spot on. This time I decided to go for the Ruben sandwich and it was ok. Not as good as their burgers or salads. One of the people in my part order a fish and it was seasoned really good and prepared medium like she wanted. The portions are average and fair priced. This time tho we had slow service, had to ask for everything and then waited a long Time For the check. One thing that ends your trip with a smile Is the chocolate mints they have in an older gum ball machine. It's the best little token one could get when leaving.