I walked into the Bootlegger and felt like I had stepped back into the prohibition period. Good energy in this place. It seemed to be somewhat busy for a Tuesday night The wait staff were prompt and looked to be busy.
I started my night off with a drink from their extensive menu called the Carolina Peach Cosmo. It had Midnight Moon Peach Moonshine, cranberry, OJ, Lime Juice and Honey. I have to say it was delicious. I thought it was a little light on the alcohol. I was able to have 2 of them and didn’t seem to feel it. My husband and I proceeded to order an appetizer, we chose the Coney Island Fries, Rustic cut French fries topped the house made chili, banana peppers, shredded cheese, baked in a cast iron skillet, garnished with chopped green onion and smoked sour cream drizzle. It was amazing, I would come back just to order these delicious nuggets of goodness again. For my entrée I ordered the Baked Mac n Cheese, it came with large elbow pasta tossed in a five cheese sauce and baked in a cast iron skillet with a cornbread crumb topping. I was a little disappointed in this. It was not nearly “cheesy” enough for my tastes That being said I am a total Mac n Cheese Diva. I had high expectations for this dish after reading the description but at the end of the night I was disappointed and I wouldn’t order it again and I wouldn’t recommend it to any of my friends.
Our server was prompt and although I felt she did a great job she was not overly friendly and she didn’t seem to go out of her way to give us exceptional service. She was perfectly fine and pleasant and prompt when we asked her for anything. The service was good and I thought the prices were excellent on all of the offerings.
I was very happy with my appetizer of the Coney Island Fries, I enjoyed the Peach Cosmo even though I felt it was a bit light in the alcohol department for a Martini. The service was good. . I didn’t love my entrée of mac n cheese however it was not bad. I ended up eating most of it. Overall the portions were very good I thought and the prices were excellent.