Saturday, November 24, 2012

Smyth at The Iron Horse Hotel, Milwaukee

I took a half day of work on Wednesday so I could have lunch with my two brothers and sister-in-law. We went to Smyth at The Iron Horse Hotel.

Exterior of The Iron Horse Hotel 
I was interested in taking my out of town relatives there because I figured they would like the interior of the hotel and the food at the restaurant. I went to The Iron Horse for the first time for a MKEfoodies event last month and the Food & Beverage Director, Scott Pampuch, spoke to our group.  

Smyth at The Iron Horse Hotel

Before eating, we walked around the ground floor of the hotel and I was happy to see "The Library" open. I wish more hotels had rooms like this one with comfy chairs and books to browse through.

The Library at The Iron Horse HotelIMG_2740

The bar area is chic and looks comfortable too.

bar area Iron Horsebar at Iron Horse
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The lobby is also fun to walk around.

American flaginterior of The Iron Horse Hotel

We started with flash fried local cheese curds. They were tasty!

Cheese curds

Since I found it hard to find a meat-free dish on the menu, I just had French Onion soup. It has Carr Valley Swiss cheese on top. It definitely hit the spot!

My sister-in-law is vegetarian as well and she ordered a grilled cheese with an egg on top. The menu item had ham on it, but she asked for it to be removed.

French Onion Soup
Overall, I liked Smyth, but to form a great opinion of the food, I feel like I should try dishes outside of cheese curds and French Onion soup. I would like to have dinner there sometime.

I have two negative things to point out.

I like to check out menus online before eating out. It wasn't easy to find a lunch menu online for Smyth. There isn't one on their website (just dinner and brunch) and I eventually found one on their Facebook page.

As I said above, it was difficult for a vegetarian to find something to eat from their lunch menu. I know their dinner menu seems to offer more meat-free dishes.

Smyth at The Iron Horse Hotel 
500 West Florida Street
Milwaukee, WI 53204

2 comments:

  1. Those are my fave kind of cheese curds, the puffy ones. Iron horse is so cool, I want to have a drink in their outdoor lounge The Yard next summer.

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  2. I'm the same as you, I like checking out the menu beforehand online. That way I can decide what I want because I tend to take forever when put on the spot.

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