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Firebirds Wood Fired Grill - Wilmington

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill - Wilmington

1225 Churchmans Rd Newark, DE 19713, 19713-2199, United States

Pizza • Steak • Seafood • American


"Anniversary Fiasco. We decided for this restaurant given the reviews and rave the people talk about. At first, everything was great. The server was attentive, understanding (having two toddlers in the table) and an outstanding service. We order the children food first and requested their plates to come first. About 15 m later, each couple ordered. Given the food children food haven’t been served we told the waiter that we needed the children food first. At this point she confirmed it will come first. About 25 m later ALL of the food came to the table. As parents, you know that dealing with hungry toddlers is not an easy feast. So obviously, the kids eat first and our food was going cold each passing minute. Well one would think what else could possibly go wrong. We were in for a surprise. Three of the guests ordered pasta and one meat. None of the pastas were savory. They were watery instead of creamy and very bland in flavor. One would think how can this happen in such establishment where quality control is or should be present. But also the meat was not great. The cut was great, the portion really nice, but the meat flavor you expect was completely missing and it was spicy (not intolerable). This was an aged ribeye where the flavor should be really present. As a Chef, I cannot fathom how a gorgeous piece of meat was messed up. And don’t think the sides were good. The mash potatoes were meh (they are boxed mash potatoes). The only side that was really good was the asparagus (believe it or not). As parents we tasted the children food which surprisingly was good. The grilled chicken was good, the mac and cheese too. But it all hit the ceiling with the Oreos the children plates came from. How?! How can a busy restaurant (usually hard to get a reservation) will serve old or stale Oreos. At this point we decided not to order dessert as the experience was bad. If you want unsavory food, then this is your place. If you want meat to another steakhouse."