Noggin Room Pub

"I heard the food is really good here, though my friends and I just drank when we came. Staff was fun and helpful. I enjoyed a variety of their draft beer selection. The atmosphere is pretty cool. Definitely coming back."

"Sorry to say, post pandemic, things have changed here. The menu is smaller/simpler, the service/training has slipped (I’m sure due to labor issues related to the pandemic). Buffalo chicken dip everything but chicken. Fish and Chips were fine. The pizza was lacking however. One last issue was that when I requested a beer in the mug that I had earned some time ago by purchasing over $400 of various beers offered, I was told that the Beer Mug Program’” had been fazed out. The manager indicated that customers were notified by Facebook sometime last year. We don’t subscribe to Facebook. And we visited Stafford’s twice last year while it was upstairs and weren’t notified of this. Apparently, unclaimed mugs were destroyed. This is certainly not the end of the world for me. But, I’m disappointed. 12/23/23- Back again to see if things have improved since our last visit and the announcement of the Smith family selling the whole Stafford’s enterprise. This evening Sara took care of us in the dining room. Tonight we had the Perry Bib Salad with Chicken and French Dip, along with a couple of adult beverages. We found the service to rate 9/10, the food 8/10, prices 7/10, overall value 8/10, the ambience/atmosphere rated 6/10. Christmas Spirit was definitely missing, with very little festive decor. However, Sara did a great job of taking and delivering our food and beverages. The food was up to “normal” Stafford’s standards. We were disappointed to see that a relatively new policy tacks on a 3% service fee when using a credit card; seems inflationary to me. Plus, when we inquired about purchasing a Stafford’s Gift Card for out-of-town guests coming in from California, we discovered there was a new surcharge added to the cost of the purchase of the gift card for use on THEIR property! That seems unusual; something that we’ve not encountered elsewhere. So, I guess I’m still disappointed. Most likely, won’t return here."

"Cool atmosphere in the basement of the Perry Hotel. We were told a 20 min wait but was only 5 min. The complimentary popcorn was good. The server came right over and got our drink and food order. The food came out quicker than we expected which was nice. Wife said the French onion soup was very good. (Not too salty or anything.) I was impressed with the amount of fries that came with our burgers. (I get tired of restaurants skimping on them.) The live music was loud but good. $58 for a pop, margarita, soup and 2 burgers w/ fries felt like a good value. I'd go back."

"The dining room in this basement restaurant is very cozy. Live music started at 7:30 on a Saturday night. We shared a Tuscan pizza. I thought it was good, but my foodie wife noted that the dough for the crust didn't have enough salt and the garlic wasn't roasted properly. Service was prompt at the beginning, but not as much when we were ready to go."