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Restaurant Review: Thomas Magnolia
Magnolia Thomas Restaurant, 7-3-2010
DH?s company is using Magnolia Thomas for cater an upcoming event, and he wanted to check it out. The restaurant is easy to find in downtown Woodstock, and self parking is easy. We were seated immediately; the restaurant was only one quarter full on a Saturday night of a holiday weekend. Fried green tomatos were good; they were topped with Gorgonzola cheese, which added a nice flavor. Salad was an average mix of greens and spinach. The nalsamic vinaigrette dressing tasted homemade. It was very thick. The bread was hot and fresh; the olive oil was tasty. Entrees were a bit of a disappointment. The food was ok, but too complicated. The chef was trying to put too many flavors into one dish. I had the sundried tomato and cheese ravioli. The ravioli was good, but there were too many ingredients in the sauce?zucchini, squash, sundried tomatos, corn, and some things I could not identify It was also spicy, which was not a good contrast to the mild ravioli. DH got the barbeque chicken and roasted potatos. The potatos were fine but nothing special. The chicken was tender but slathered in a barbeque sauce that tasted like it came from the grocery store.
Service was friendly and very attentive. The atmosphere is relaxed. My one major complaint about the restaurant was that it was so cold I had goose bumps for most of the meal. I put on my jacket but was still freezing. This is the type of place I could bring my parents to if they wanted to venture a little outside of their culinary comfort zone but not be overwhelmed by ?foodie? food.
Pros: Safe food, easy parking, relaxed atmosphere, good services
Cons: Food is trying to do too much with too many flavors, slightly overpriced
Kid Friendly: Yes (but keep in mind this is a ?nice? restaurant with a very limited menu)
Website: http://www.magnoliathomas.com
