Pinstripes

I recently attended a banquet event at Pinstripes and was very excited because I had heard great things about the place. Unfortunately, it didn't live up to the hype. The pizzas were soggy and impossible to even get onto my plate, as they were so overloaded, the sandwiches were dry and tasteless, and even the tomato-mozzarella salad tasted cheap. The room we were in was tacky and poorly decorated, and managed to become hot and cold at random through the entire meal. I felt like I was at a banquet room at a cheap hotel. Managers constantly ran through the room, in what seemed like a frenzy, scowling and ignoring the guests completely. Come on! It's a restaurant, not a hospital. Lighten up a bit!



The only (semi) saving graces were the serving staff who were friendly, timely, and helped the atmosphere as much as possible. Also the bowling lanes were very well furnished. They provided an intimate environment, and if everything wasn't so expensive, I could imagine taking a date here. However, I took a glance at the menu, and I just don't think the experience is worth what they charge for sub-par food.



A nice idea, but the execution left something to be desired.

My company held their yearly Appreciation Night at Pinstripes. The place looks good, but the majority of the evening was a bust. We met upstairs for a cocktail hour and dinner. It was to be family style. However, each dish was brought out 1 platter at a time. Normally I would expect that the entrees would all be placed on the table and refilled as it was emptied. As there were 8 per table, we all took only about a table spoon of all that was offered. 2 kinds of salad, 3 kinds of pasta and a small bowl of broccoli. As the plates were being removed I asked the server is that all. She responded that dessert is being served in the bowling alley. There was no bread or butter, no one ever asked if we wanted more water, and worse, we did not get the chicken and mashed potatoes that we found out later the other tables were given. We did not know the menu, it was not posted anywhere. We had an all carb meal. Speaking of dessert, the cheese cake could not have been sliced any smaller. What ever the company paid for this evening it was too much. I found the food overcooked and very small portions. and the drinks very expensive. We look forward to this evening and were soooo disappointed. I doubt we will be back. Time to change the directions to Pinstipes. It is on 59 and Higgins, not Barrington Rd and Higgins.