Colemans Smokehouse in Alexandria Bay

Atmosphere: very traditional warm and inviting Irish pub setting. The colors schemes were dark and spot on.  The waitress was very nice and cheerful. However given the scenery and semi sophisticated atmosphere her shorts were way to short for waitressing. Drinks- we had the raspberry tea which was spot on- it's a easy drink to over sweeten or taste fake which this doesn't. Appetizers- we had the mussels and lobster bisque. The mussels where the best part of the dish. They were superb! The flavor was that of fine dining which we were very pleasantly surprised. However I have to dock them cause almost half the mussels were still closed so that's a huge bummer . The lobster bisque is by far in the top three I've ever eaten! The best in lover flavor by far. Only thing negati...

Ribs were so hard, we couldn't even cut into them or get them off the bone. The only barbecue sauce they have is mustard based and its not good. Mac and cheese was just reheated elbow macaroni with melted shredded cheese on top. Very bland.

My husband and I ate here over the weekend. And I was disappointed I worked at a bbq place for years before moving to ny. I was excited to eat it seeing that they had a similar menu to my old restaurant. The bang bang shrimp was good! I got mahi tacos and my husband got brisket. The brisket was dry and had no flavor it was also cold. The mahi tacos were also dry and I couldn't really eat them until I drenched them in salsa. We got no bbq sauce at our table to eat with the brisket. The mashed potatoes were also cold and had no flavor. It was a disappointment. Our waitress was very un interested in us she only came by 2 times when we actually got our food and the second time to drop the check while we were still eating. She didn't introduce herself or anything. I have worked in restaurants since I was in high school and I hate to write reviews. I'm hoping they were just having some kinks since it was the second night they have been open. But I don't know if I would go back to be hon...