Description: This is my third review of this restaurant. The first one, in which I “highly recommended” the place for the terrific quality of the food served at the downright cheap Sunday brunch buffet, was written after three visits. I overlooked the sloppy management that pervaded every aspect of the restaurant as growing pains in a newly established establishment. After eight visits, I figured 9 months was long enough to get the kinks out, but instead of getting it under control, Schneitter’s was getting worse and should to be avoided. I’m leavening that review on the journal because you need to know why this is a place to avoid, but after six months of following my own good advice, we decided to try it again (why not? They had a two-for-one coupon in the local paper).
In the time since our last visit, major changes had taken place. The number of items served at the Sunday brunch buffet had increased considerably, but the style of the place had changed for the worse, and food quality, while still better than average, had noticeable deteriorated. Gone was most of the terrific Continental food, replaced by standard American style brunch offerings. What was left of haut cuisine, an “international table” whose theme changed every week, was not as good as previously.
There was a change of chefs. Previously, there were days when the cold cuts table offered three types of European country cured hams, usually north of the Alps styles. Even more unfortunately, the great hams were replaced with typical insipid American boiled ham.
Preciously, I never saw pancakes or the ubiquitous buffet offering of thawed frozen shrimp on ice. The revised menu featured both. The shrimp were bettered at every other buffet in the vicinity where we have eaten (Sundance, Glitretinde, and The Homestead, which is right across the street from Schneitter’s). If you want pancakes, go to Chicks’ Café in Heber City or to Ihop where you will get better flap jacks for 1/10 the price.
The one area of real improvement was the desert table. They make outstanding desserts, of which there was only a very limited number offered at the original buffet. Now there is a whole table load of good deserts. I tried a few nice petit fours and finished dessert with three creme brulees. All were excellent.
Outside the food, there was nothing about the operation of the place to cause to change our opinion that this is a restaurant best avoided. Service was still a bit lackskedadle, but adequate. Prices were considerably higher.
They ran the ad for a half price brunch twice. We went twice, for $22 for two, it was a major bargain. We haven’t seen the ad since then, and we have had no desire to go back since then. If you are in the vicinity and want a good $21 Sunday buffet, go to The Homestead, directly across the street from Schneitter’s. You can walk right past Schneitter’s to The Homestead.
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