A friend from church invited us to join him for dinner last night at Stonebridge. He arranged for a table of six. We met him in the lobby at 5:30 for a 5:45 seating. A table seemed to be reserved for us and a bottle of wine showed up—whether he brought it in or it was ordered, we don’t know. But we were happy to see that wine could be a part of a nice meal.
There were menus at each place and the choices were extensive. You could choose from three or four entrees, four salads, three sides, and desserts. If none of those seemed right, you could choose from the other side of the menu of always available items like a hamburger, French fries, and I’m not sure what else. There were points listed for each item—14 for entrees, 3 each for salads and desserts. A waitress took our orders on her iPad. A trainee waitress was shadowing her. You pay for a set number of points each month.
Our host had invited three others to join us—all from our church. We knew one of the guests and were happy to get acquainted with the other two. Conversation was easy and fun. The food was good and how they can prepare so many options so quickly is a mystery to me.
The room was not full. They said Thursday was often emptier than other days and that a men’s luncheon probably discouraged some from a big meal again. I don’t know if you have to reserve a table with others or just call in that you will be there that evening. As empty as it was, I guess you could come in and start a table just with the two of us. Another option is ordering in the cafe—and maybe taking it to your room. We do still have questions!
It was so kind of our host to plan and coordinate a lovely dinner and we found it reassuring to get a glimpse of how dinner works. It definitely will be an adventure if and when our name comes up for a place.
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