Week 5 Review: Asbury Eagles Club, Asbury, IA
For our final fish fry we had family recommend the Asbury Eagles Club AYCE fish fry dinner. We invited a group of family members to join us for our last fish fry of the season.
The club's fish fry was on a first come, first serve basis. We were told we should arrive early as they have been known to run out of fish so we arrived at 5:30 pm. We gathered in the bar area to wait for all of our group to arrive. The bar area looked fairly new or possibly recently updated. It had lots of seating, and was a popular place for pre-dinner and after dinner gathering.
After everyone in our group arrived, we got in line to pay as there was a table for 8 ready for our group. The fish fry dinner buffet cost was $13/person, and they asked you right away what type of fish you'd like brought to your table first--baked or fried. I ordered the fried fish. The dining room area was a big open room with multiple tables so it fit a lot of people. It was quite a busy place, which did make it hard to weave your way through the tables and people.
After we were seated we were instructed that we could go up to the buffet line and pick the rest of our dinner items, as the fish would be delivered to our table shortly. The buffet items included: baked potato, green been casserole, corn, tossed salad, coleslaw, broccoli/carrot salad, a few other 'salads', a dinner role, and for dessert a chocolate brownie--with frosting! The amount of buffet items was surprising given the venue, as it was not expected.
For my first trip I chose the tossed salad, coleslaw, and broccoli/carrot salad, with the dinner roll. The salad, with dressing, was very good, the coleslaw was exactly the type of creamy slaw that I love and I was very happy to have to such good coleslaw for my last fish fry. The broccoli/carrot salad was also very tasty and a great salad to have with the meal. The dinner roll tasted fresh and I enjoyed having it paired with my salads.
By the time we had finished our salads, our fish had arrived! The table was split fairly even with half ordering baked and half ordering fried. Once we had our fish, we went up to get our side items to be able to have them with our fish. I chose a baked potato and corn, and also scooped a heaping spoonful of tartar sauce :)
After I sat down, I dug right in to my fried fish. The fish tasted great! It had just the right amount of breading, and was cooked perfectly. It didn't have any additional spices added to it, and was just plain fried fish, but paired with the tasty tartar sauce, it tasted great!
The side items of the baked potato and corn were also very good. The potato was cooked perfectly and the corn was exact type of sweet corn that I love. These were both great items to have with the meal, and the corn was a welcomed food item.
The servers came by frequently to ask us to clear plates and if we wanted to order more fish. I ordered a could more pieces as they were small pieces of fish, and the second round of fish was just as good as the first. At this point I was starting to feel the fullness of the meal set in, but if you know me, you know I cannot refuse a frosted chocolate brownie. And I was not disappointed with my choice. The brownie was very moist and a great way to end the dinner.
Server/environment: we had multiple servers come by our table to check on us and they did a great job at catering to our fish needs. The environment was fine, not too loud; however, due to the large crowd of people and most tables being full, it was hard to maneuver through. The buffet line was also not set up the greatest as there was a traffic jam of people at the end of the buffet line and you had to be aggressive to get to your last food items .
Overall comments: the fried fish was very good and I loved the tartar sauce. The salad items and side items were fantastic and I enjoyed every bite of my entire meal. The overall atmosphere was nice and the company was wonderful! The price of $13 for the fish fry was a steal for all of the items you got and the quality of the food.
For our final fish fry we had family recommend the Asbury Eagles Club AYCE fish fry dinner. We invited a group of family members to join us for our last fish fry of the season.
The club's fish fry was on a first come, first serve basis. We were told we should arrive early as they have been known to run out of fish so we arrived at 5:30 pm. We gathered in the bar area to wait for all of our group to arrive. The bar area looked fairly new or possibly recently updated. It had lots of seating, and was a popular place for pre-dinner and after dinner gathering.
After everyone in our group arrived, we got in line to pay as there was a table for 8 ready for our group. The fish fry dinner buffet cost was $13/person, and they asked you right away what type of fish you'd like brought to your table first--baked or fried. I ordered the fried fish. The dining room area was a big open room with multiple tables so it fit a lot of people. It was quite a busy place, which did make it hard to weave your way through the tables and people.
After we were seated we were instructed that we could go up to the buffet line and pick the rest of our dinner items, as the fish would be delivered to our table shortly. The buffet items included: baked potato, green been casserole, corn, tossed salad, coleslaw, broccoli/carrot salad, a few other 'salads', a dinner role, and for dessert a chocolate brownie--with frosting! The amount of buffet items was surprising given the venue, as it was not expected.
For my first trip I chose the tossed salad, coleslaw, and broccoli/carrot salad, with the dinner roll. The salad, with dressing, was very good, the coleslaw was exactly the type of creamy slaw that I love and I was very happy to have to such good coleslaw for my last fish fry. The broccoli/carrot salad was also very tasty and a great salad to have with the meal. The dinner roll tasted fresh and I enjoyed having it paired with my salads.
By the time we had finished our salads, our fish had arrived! The table was split fairly even with half ordering baked and half ordering fried. Once we had our fish, we went up to get our side items to be able to have them with our fish. I chose a baked potato and corn, and also scooped a heaping spoonful of tartar sauce :)
After I sat down, I dug right in to my fried fish. The fish tasted great! It had just the right amount of breading, and was cooked perfectly. It didn't have any additional spices added to it, and was just plain fried fish, but paired with the tasty tartar sauce, it tasted great!
The side items of the baked potato and corn were also very good. The potato was cooked perfectly and the corn was exact type of sweet corn that I love. These were both great items to have with the meal, and the corn was a welcomed food item.
The servers came by frequently to ask us to clear plates and if we wanted to order more fish. I ordered a could more pieces as they were small pieces of fish, and the second round of fish was just as good as the first. At this point I was starting to feel the fullness of the meal set in, but if you know me, you know I cannot refuse a frosted chocolate brownie. And I was not disappointed with my choice. The brownie was very moist and a great way to end the dinner.
Server/environment: we had multiple servers come by our table to check on us and they did a great job at catering to our fish needs. The environment was fine, not too loud; however, due to the large crowd of people and most tables being full, it was hard to maneuver through. The buffet line was also not set up the greatest as there was a traffic jam of people at the end of the buffet line and you had to be aggressive to get to your last food items .
Overall comments: the fried fish was very good and I loved the tartar sauce. The salad items and side items were fantastic and I enjoyed every bite of my entire meal. The overall atmosphere was nice and the company was wonderful! The price of $13 for the fish fry was a steal for all of the items you got and the quality of the food.
Overall rating: I highly enjoyed and loved this fish fry. I am giving it a 9.5 out of 10. If it wasn't for the tight squeeze of getting through the dining room, and the bottleneck at the end of the buffet line, it would have gotten an immediate 10 out of 10. I would definitely like to come back here again for their fish fry and other dinners that they may have.
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