Madrones - Frederick

As for the pros, I really liked the atmosphere of the restaurant. I loved the dim but dramatic lighting, especially at the tables. Also, our server, Camilla, was very courteous and friendly. I thought the food presentation and the beers were quite nice. As for the cons, the food tasted just okay. My S/O had the Madrones Burger and I had the Portobello Gnocchi. Both were very light tasting flavor-wise, but they had a lot of heaviness/oil to them. In fact, the bottom of my gnocchi dish was mainly oil. The cheesecake was also too sweet/heavy, but that might just be a preference thing. I wish I could like both the atmosphere and food.

Came Friday evening and it was quite busy. Waited 45 minutes for a table. Table didn't feel clean, surface was a bit sticky and a dirty knife on the floor of our booth. Server was very nice and attentive. Food tasted OK at best considering the price but presentation was great.

We ordered 2 French dip sandwiches, that were Prime Rib sliced thin into sandwich’s, it came with French fries au jus. The taste was out of this world, portions were filling, atmosphere was very pleasant, staff came to our needs as we needed them, and the cost was more then reasonable. This was my 1st time here but we’ll be back. If your around this place stop in it’s well worth it

I continue to be surprised by how many great restaurant choices there are in and around Frederick. We went here on a Sunday afternoon, expect a wait time of an hour or longer. Luckily we had reservations, but still had to wait 30 minutes to be sat. Just goes to show how popular this place is. They have a brunch menu on Sunday's, I think it's available till 2pm. The food was excellent, and the service was great. It's a bit pricey for Frederick, but the portion sized are nice.

I enjoyed celebrating father's day at the restaurant. Service was very attentive despite the large number of guests. It was my first time there and I liked the cost atmosphere. Guests were seated far apart enough that it was relatively quiet. I had the recommended drunken ribeye. It was very flavorful.