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The Capital Room

  • June 27, 2007
  • Rated 4 of 5 by vampirefan from Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina
The Capital Room

Located inside the Ramada Inn, The Capital Room is close to The NC Art Museum, the RBC Center, and the fairgrounds. It is the perfect place to have dinner before a concert, art exhibit, or a break from greasy fair food.

The restaurant is located at the front of the hotel, across from the registration desk. The floor plan is set up with several different levels and has an open configuration. There is outdoor dining for warmer months when it isn’t pouring outside.

When I arrived there were only a handful of people here. I was promptly seated at my table and then waited for more than five minutes before my waitress appeared. She handed me a menu and took my drink order. She quickly came back with my tea and rolls and told me she would give me a few minutes to browse.

This is American fare and nothing spectacular: prime rib, steak, hamburger steak, chicken and dumplings, chicken-fried steak, and fish of the day. On the lighter side, they have sandwiches, burgers, and pasta. They do have an extensive wine list and offer a full service bar.

I ordered their prime rib, cheddar potatoes, green beans, and a roll. While waiting, my waitress kept coming back to make sure I was fine. She even told me about the women’s basketball tournament being moved to hold Josh’s concert at the RBC Center. Before too long, out comes my meal.

The prime rib was thick and juicy, but did have too much fat for my taste. Though my babies were glad for the fat scraps. The rest of the meal was great. It hit the spot on this cold dreary night. Sitting beside me all night was a divine looking dessert tray. It included cheesecake, several pies, coffee cake, egg custard, and red velvet cake. I went with the red velvet cake and hot tea to warm my inside. The cake was a little dry, but still pretty good.

Overall, my meal was great and once my waitresses appeared, she took very good care of me. The only thing I wasn’t crazy over was their open room configuration. It didn’t block out the noise of guests coming in and to the front desk. In this case, there was a girls basketball team who had all come in at once and they were in the lounge area just outside the restaurant watching TV. They were loud and quite annoying. But the place itself is still recommended.

For more information you can go to www.ramada.com and look under Raleigh.

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