Maddie and Grace were kind and polite. The food was horrible. The nachos were cold, the cheese was in clumps because it wasn’t even hot when prepared on the plate. The jalepenos on the nachos looked as if someone chewed them up first before putting them on the plate. Would not ever recommend going here unless you’re just lonely and needing a kind person to talk to because the stage certainly was kind.
Vegan Restaurant
Press House @ Old Herald
· $$$$ · collinsville · Strict-vegan verified
Fully vegan
Editor synopsis · 0 reviews
Diners overwhelmingly call out the signature dish as the must-order. The vibe reads as vegan restaurant — service is consistently described as warm and unhurried. Common gotcha: queues form at peak times — go early or late.
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Maddie and Grace were kind and polite. The food was horrible. The nachos were cold, the cheese was in clumps because it wasn’t even hot when prepared on the plate. The jalepenos on the nachos looked as if someone chewed them up first before putting them on the plate. Would not ever recommend going here unless you’re just lonely and needing a kind person to talk to because the stage certainly was kind.
Edit: spoke to the manager after trying it and tasting how bland it was, and he was absolutely the nicest guy. He said that there should be more than that, 10oz, which this was not, and that he'll make sure the batter is seasoned better. Took this off the bill, which I greatly appreciated. The service and atmosphere here is great, and I tried some of my wife's BBQ chicken flatbread, and it was really good, I just cannot recommend the fish. May have to come back and try something else. I absolutely can't give any more stars than this, regardless of how good it may be. Unfortunately, it was also bland as all get out. Oh my gosh, they're so bad too!! This is absolutely pitiful for **$22**!! I honestly couldn't believe this was it. Two, TINY fish... Sticks? I can't even call them filets, because they're not big enough to warrant the name. I felt bad for the waitress because I asked her if this was a typical serving size, and she said confirmed that this was it, and seemed embarrassed that she had to tell me that this was it. I felt bad for her because it's obviously not her fault, but this is unacceptable. Let me say it again: Two fish sticks and fries for $22!! This would've been an overpayment, but more palatable at $12 or about that, but this for TWENTY TWO DOLLARS is absolutely pathetic. Don't eat here. Not worth. Even a regular burger is $20. There are way better places in the area that cost a fraction of this place.
Edit: spoke to the manager after trying it and tasting how bland it was, and he was absolutely the nicest guy. He said that there should be more than that, 10oz, which this was not, and that he'll make sure the batter is seasoned better. Took this off the bill, which I greatly appreciated. The service and atmosphere here is great, and I tried some of my wife's BBQ chicken flatbread, and it was really good, I just cannot recommend the fish. May have to come back and try something else. I absolutely can't give any more stars than this, regardless of how good it may be. Unfortunately, it was also bland as all get out. Oh my gosh, they're so bad too!! This is absolutely pitiful for **$22**!! I honestly couldn't believe this was it. Two, TINY fish... Sticks? I can't even call them filets, because they're not big enough to warrant the name. I felt bad for the waitress because I asked her if this was a typical serving size, and she said confirmed that this was it, and seemed embarrassed that she had to tell me that this was it. I felt bad for her because it's obviously not her fault, but this is unacceptable. Let me say it again: Two fish sticks and fries for $22!! This would've been an overpayment, but more palatable at $12 or about that, but this for TWENTY TWO DOLLARS is absolutely pathetic. Don't eat here. Not worth. Even a regular burger is $20. There are way better places in the area that cost a fraction of this place.
The bacon jam burger was amazing, one of the best burgers I've ever had. Every part of the burger was in perfect flavor balance, nothing over powering. The patties themselves were perfectly cooked and very juicy. The french fries are a great compliment too. We also had the fish and chips, which were ok. The fish was good real fish, it just didn't have a lot of flavor and the beer batter (which actually seemed more like breading) was a little one note. It certainly was edible, just not memorable. We got some beer flights and tried 8 of the 9 beers on tap, all were good. The service was a little lacking. At first the server was prompt but after putting in our drink order and asking for a couple of minutes to keep deciding, 20 minutes (I promise I'm not exaggerating) went by before we got our server back. I even went up to the bar and let them know we were ready to order. Overall good, I'd go back to try other things that also sounded very appetizing. Cool vibe too.