Gustav's
After a long visit to Costco a much needed lunch break was
needed. Gustav's is between Costco and
New Seasons so it was a perfect location for lunch. We arrived shortly after they opened so the
problems that we encountered should not have happened. They either under staffed for the morning or
over sat our server section. End result
was an hour and a half lunch, making for a super long day.
What did I have?
My 1st Cocktail was a Hacker-Pscorr Weiss. $5.45. It was good, and a nice choice to go with my
lunch.
I just had a Starter because I wanted
fondue. I chose the Crab & Roasted
Red Pepper Fondue. $12.25. Very tasty and filling. I loved that they score the bread so that it tears in perfect pieces.
My 2nd drink Scofferhofer
Grapefruit Hefeweizen this maybe my
favorite beer ever. It is like a
sparkling grapefruit juice with a kick.
It is special so if you like grapefruit give it a try. I'll be getting more soon.
The total for my meal was $21.15 and I
left a tip of $3.15 which is 14.89%. So the total for this lunch was $24.30.
My Score for the afternoon is 74.75 out
of 100. Here is a breakdown of the score:
Website:
Score 7.75
out of 10
Points taken off for not being on Open Table (-1.25), Also -1 point for only having a 4 out of 5
score on TripAdvisor. My TripAdvisor
review will be a 4.
Addressing Allergies:
Score 10 out of 10
Tomatoes not a problem and they have a nice option instead of bread
with the fondue. I didn't go this route
as the sausage I would have gotten just wouldn't have gone with the crab very
well.
Not liking something:
Score 5 out of 10
I couldn't find the server to tell her that something was wrong,
even if it wasn't. So I removed -5
points for that. My beer came as the
wrong size but oh well more beer to drink.
Suggestions:
Score 10 out of 10
The server was really great about suggested a beer to have with my
fondue.
Service:
Score 5 out of 10
Not sure what was going on but our service was the slowest I have
ever had. Gustav's is always slow, but
this was insane. An hour and a half for
lunch is not acceptable at this price point (-2). Our server took so long to take our order I
almost had thought we had ordered and were waiting for our food. The server also misunderstood my beer order
when I said I wanted 2 small beers one each of two different types (-2). The last item that caused another -1 point
was no water service.
Food:
Score 9 out of 10
The fondue was yummy, and the bread was grilled to perfection. The reason for the -1 point reduction was due
to their only being bread offered. It
would have been nice to have some apples, as the dish became very one note
after awhile.
Drinks:
Score 8 out of 10
I do love German beer so it would be hard to mark them down. But there was only 1 German wine and no
Austrian which is what I wanted to have.
So I marked down -2 points for not having a German selection of wines.
Value:
Score 7 out
of 10
This score is based on my fixed scale of total points to overall
cost of a meal per person. A meal is a
starter, entrée, 1 cocktail, 1 glass of wine and dessert. Gustav's average price per meal is $46
putting them in the $$ category. The
overall score without the value figured in is 67.75, which earns the score of 7
for value.
Decor/View:
Score 5 out of 10
The view is great as it was a beautiful day. But since my last visit the décor has changed
and seems to be less German, even the music has changed. The sad part is that growlers for sale have
replaced other German décor. It just feels
like most other pubs in the city and not a great German pub like it used to be.
(-5)
Cleanliness:
Score 8 out of 10
Dishes had water spots as did the glasses. (-2)
Pros:
Cons:
1. The Grapefruit Beer was great
1. Super Super Slow Service
2. Fondue was really tasty 2. Lack of German appeal
3. View is nice 3. Only 1 item for dipping with Fondue
4. Allergy options 4. No water service
5. They have a good web presence 5. Only one German
wine option
The food is good but the service just continues to get slower with
each visit. There are too many options
in the Clackamas area to eat to have service this slow. I will be back, but only to fill my Growler
with the great grapefruit beer.
Restaurant: Gustav's
Review Date: 9/18/2015
Address:
12605 SE 97th Ave Clackamas, OR 97015
Review Time: 11:30pm
Phone:
503.653.1391
Website: http://www.gustavs.net/
Hours:
Mon - Thus & Sun 11:00am - 10:00pm
Fri & Sat
11:00am - 11:00pm
Cheers & Ciao.
