Insider Pages Reviews for The Seinyard

1 Stars: HEALTH CONCERNS? STAY AWAY FROM THE SEINYARD! (by Helpless H.)

Helpless H. — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:42:00 GMT

How do you, (server), SUGGEST a meal, then take an order based on YOUR suggestion after consumer tells you of medical concern, repeat the order, then bring the order, then have your customer begin eating order, then have customer ALERT YOU that the order cannot continue to be consumed DUE TO SAME MEDICAL REASONING THAT CONSUMER ALERTED YOU TO PRIOR TO PLACING ORDER, then you AGREE with customer that order does look "different" than it should, then YOU make another suggestion that may make the order consumable, but customer says no it's best to just take the order back, and you then say OK and walk away with the order. But then you walk back to the same customer & proceed to say you'll have to box the order for the customer to take home, because you cannot take the order back? What kind of sense does that make? While I am NOT saying it's the restaurant's "job" to provide medical advice/service, if a consumer alerts staff to an issue PRIOR to placing an order, and then that same same staff member, (server), CHOOSES to make a suggestion, then the server does in my opinion have an obligation to be humane enough to acknowledge this IF a problem arises with the order! I let server know clearly the issue was she had jeopardized my parent and was choosing to lie about it and place blame on my parent. STAY AWAY FROM THE SEINYARD! Let me tell you about the owner(s) too, the male counterpart didn't care about his so-called employee's actions toward my parent, claims put towards me directly, claims put toward my parent directly, disregard given for all the others in my party, no he just cared that his "other customers" in "his" restaurant not hearing what I was "going on & on about" he belted! He just wanted me "out" of there he said. Think I had a problem with that? NO. Yet, rest assure that prior to my leaving I made sure he clearly knew that his so called representative of customer satisfaction, had failed greatly! It was upon getting in my car with my children that I was startled by a lady coming outside with a cell phone in her hand attempting to walk towards the passenger side of my vehicle as I was then backing up to leave, so I put my car in park and asked was there a problem, only to have her say "yes, you might want think twice about leaving MY restaurant without paying first cause the sheriff is on the way". My response, "I'm NOT leaving without paying, there is a responsible party inside that will make sure any amount owed is paid in full and the guy who said he was the owner already knows this". Her response, "Oh, I didn't know that anyone else was with you." I'm by then looking at her like are you serious, were sleeping under a rock while in a coma-state??? I must say that this person did acknowledge that she wasn't privy to what had gone on in the restaurant, so I did apologize to her for yelling at her after she first came out to my car regarding leaving without paying, and I then gave her the play by play about my parent's encounter and subsequently mine with her so-called employee. In my presence she did appear to be not just hearing what I was saying, but also appeared to be listening for understanding of what I was saying. I even became tearful as I talked about how the server treated my parent & the potential health risks involved, and the lady, (who I can only assume is co-owner based upon her assertions that this was "her restaurant), then approached me to gently wipe a tear from my face, and earnestly looked me in my eyes and said she'd definitely look into the matter with the server. I then got back into my vehicle and left.
I JUST AM VERY SHOCKED AT HOW SOME PEOPLE CAN TAKE ANOTHER'S HEALTH CONCERNS AND ISSUES FOR NOTHING, AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE SERVER OF THE SEINYARD DID AND THE MALE "OWNER" OF THE SEINYARD DID TO MY PARENT. I DO, AT THIS POINT, TAKE EXCEPTION WITH THE FEMALE WHO SAID IT WAS HER RESTAURANT, BECAUSE AT LEAST SHE TOOK THE TIME TO HEAR MY CONCERNS AND SAID SHE'D BE TALKING WITH THE SERVER & ANYONE ELSE INVOLVED. I STILL SAY, THOUGH, TO ANYONE WHO IS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS/HER HEALTH OR THAT OF A FAMILY MEMBER DON'T EXPECT ALL AT THE SEINYARD TO FEEL THE SAME WAY!

1 Stars: The Seinyard is over-rated, over-priced and gives poor service. (by Keiff L.)

Keiff L. — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:25:00 GMT

I have to confess that I have eaten at Seinyard once about 2 years ago. Not that memorable either way. For some reason, the place gets fantastic "word of mouth" locally. Boy, was my experience different !

My Lady and I dined there last night as part of a party of approx 35-40 people. A sure way to get good service, right ? WRONG !!! We did arrive later than the rest of the party. Our order was taken and then our server dissappeared. As the rest of our party (including another couple that arrived later than us) were almost through, we had not been served.

I walked around to see what was up. Unfortunately, there was no person who looked even remotely in charge. I finally spoke with another server. A lovely lady who was not MY server. Wish she had been. Had she not gotten our order, we would probably still be waiting. The bad part is that this lady looked like the ONLY adult on the wait staff. The rest looked, sounded and acted like a group of high schoolers.

When we did get our food, it was average, at best,
and did'nt have particularly generous portions. 2 entrees, 2 Teas and 1 appetizer came to $ 40.69 !
OVERPRICED ! Needless to say, we did'nt stay for dessert, nor did that figure include a tip. All this would be reason enough to not come back. But the
poor service is the reason that I'm writing this AND
not coming back !

5 Stars: The Best! (by Paul D.)

Paul D. — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:28:00 GMT

Generations of my father's family grew up on the Gulf Coast, just as I did. Along with that territory comes a palate for sweet tea, 1000 Island dressing, cheese grits, hush puppies and, the reason for it all, fried seafood.

There are close rivals in the area, but The Seineyard (correct spelling) is the one to beat. Though, until they closed down, many a discussion was had over Julia Mae's vs. The Seineyard.

Worth the drive from wherever you are!

5 Stars: So good that State workers drive down at lunchtime. (by Leigh L.)

Leigh L. — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:09:00 GMT

The Seinyard Resturant opened in Woodville Fl in the early 90's. On Friday and Saturday nights, the public would be lined up out into the parking lot to get in to eat. Sam and Starr Dunlap decided to expand, and bought a piece of property across the street and are still bursting at the seams. This place is so good that State workers from Tallahasssee drive down 30 miles to eat lunch. Now thats good food. Drop in sometime for a good seafood meal, I know Sam and Starr would love to see you.

PROS: Excellent food, great prices
CONS: Long lines, you may have to wait 30 mins to get seated