Francesca's Lounge - Patterson

In hotel, so we did not have to leave the area. Dinner we shared the Chicken Alfredo. The sauce needed to be creamier. It was ok, but just missing something. For breakfast my husband ordered a Sausage and egg burrito. No sausage was available, so he settled for bacon. The burrito tasted good. I ordered the pastry of the day. The only thing available was Churro's. They were good, but I was wanting something else. Service was great!

WOW! I would give this a sixth star if I could. I ordered the Alfredo Francesca with chicken. Comes with soup or salad, waitress suggested the soup, Italian wedding soup, it was excellent! The Alfredo Francesca chicken was outstanding, just the right amount of spice that kicked it out of the ballpark~excellent! The bartender/waitress was very nice and attentive. This restaurant is located inside the Best Western hotel. I will definitely stay at hotel on next trip just to eat here again.

The bread was good. The mermaid water cocktail was good. Staff was okay; it took a long time to get a glass of water, and subsequent refills. The strange brown vinaigrette stuff that came with the bread was quite unusual. The ravioli app wasn 't bad, but the bruschetta was floppy pieces of bread (not crisp toast as it should be) topped with lightly grilled bell pepper and onion, with balsamic vinaigrette. The fettuccine alfredo was probably the worst I have ever had. It came with steamed brocolli that was so moist and mushy it seemed more like over boiled broccolli and it seemed as if they threw the brocolli, along with all the water that it was cooked in, into the alfredo sauce, as it was so watery and not at all creamy. The alfredo did not taste like cream, or like parmesan, I dont know how to describe it other than blah, and the fettucine was overcooked. The waitress asked if I needed a box, and I said no, and she asked if I disliked it, so I let her know how bad it was. They dont seem to really care though. It was $70 for 2 apps, 2 entrees, and 2 drinks. The music was good though, 2 guys singing and playing guitar, mostly country music.

I had 3 different appetizer and they all tasted great. Good wine selection and the staff very friendly and helpful.

A real surprise to find such a nice place to dine inside a hotel. The breakfast we had was excellent with delicious crepes, and a nice brunch buffet when we were here on a Sunday. It's family-owned with friendly servers who were eager to please.