restaurants, buffets

have you ever eaten in a Buffet - of course you have. Sort of middle of the road hot stuff that you get yourself. Anyway, I never know what to tip the people that come by occasionally and pick up the dirty plates. Seems wrong to go the whole 15 or 20% as one is really doing all the go and get things. So, a buck? two bucks?

food, restaurants, travel

The Cattle Baron restaurant in Roswell NM is located in the middle of a bunch of fast food places. They serve steaks a very adequate salad bar (all you can eat). The pinot noir served with the entree was far too young to actually serve - much less drink. I ordered the prime rib - tender and tasty. The waiter was well on top of things and seemed to anticipate my needs when I wanted something and left me alone when I was eating. I began the meal with a delightful seafood gumbo. I can recommend this place where the aliens allegedly landed in 1947.

road food, restaurants

I am travelling a lot at the moment. When I am on the road I like to find little out of the way restaurants that may or may not be a pleasant surprise - for the palate and road weary bones.
The Tin Roof in Boerne Texas is a good place to start this blog. The restaurant was once an auto repair garage that was gutted by a previous owner and then converted into an eatery. The large overhead garage doors are still in place above the diners. The restaurant boasts a number of steaks (it is Texas, after all). The offered mushroom soup was surprisingly good, as was the side salad. The steaks were all right, nothing spectacular - my top sirloin was over peppered. The wine list showed no Texas vinyards - pity. The waiter had been there a week at this writing. All in all it is an OK place. As an afternote - the martini was watered down and small.