Walking in to the restaurant we were greeted by a friendly server who asked if we had been to the restaurant before. As we hadn't he was kind enough to walk us through how this particular restaurant works. We were told to pick whichever table we wanted as the restaurant was relatively empty at the time. You then go through the menu and decide what it is you want. Then you go up to the front and place your order and pay for it all in advance, they ask you your table number and then when it is ready they will bring you out your food.
While you wait, there is a wireless console at the table that you can use to play trivia games with your fellow table mates to pass the time. I rather like this as it adds something else for you to do while waiting for your drinks and food to arrive, which wasn't long either way.
When our food arrived I was pleasantly surprised by the serving size, especially considering that the meals themselves weren't that expensive. I ordered the BBQ Bison Meatloaf plate which came with buttermilk mashed potatoes, coleslaw and a whole grain bun. The meatloaf was very tasty, tender and juicy and quite flavourful. The coleslaw was nicely dressed and not over done, but the mashed potatoes were slightly dry to my liking. My husband ordered the
Prairie Cheese steak which came with "hand cut plank fries". It was well sauced and slightly messy, but also cheesy and according to my husband, very satisfying. When he first tried to pick it up half of the meat was in the paper bag that the sandwich arrived in but was easy enough to stuff back into the bun. The fries were crispy and not over seasoned which was a nice change compared to other restaurants that try to make them and then cover them with seasoning salt. We also got a side order of the macaroni and cheese with bacon breadcrumbs to share. It was okay as restaurant mac & cheese goes, but I think it could have had more sauce and the pasta was slightly over cooked.After we finished eating dinner we decided to try their homemade chewy cookies for dessert, which
unfortunately meant that we had to go back up to the front to order them and pay for them separately as we had already paid for our meal. My husband tried the Chunky Peanut Butter and I tried the Dark Chocolate Chip & Sea Salt. Both were chewy and not too sweet which I rather enjoy in a cookie.If you are looking for somewhere that you can have some simple but well done comfort food then this a good place to go. We will be going back to try other menu items as they had quite a few that looked tempting and I will want to see if they are as good as the ones we tried tonight.
Food: 4/5
Ambiance: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Dinner for 2: $60.00
Plow & Harvest
10041 170 St NW
(780) 669-7500
http://plowandharvest.com/
