Just Jake’s

I was in the area visiting family and happened upon Jakes for dinner. It was Friday night and quite busy but it was an excellent experience. I had the baked roast beef on pretzel roll special — excellent! I thought my cousin was going to lick her plate, she ordered the coconut chicken curry special and her plate was clean by the end. But what topped the night off were the desserts. I had something with a layer of maple walnut cake, caramel, chocolate ganache and white chocolate was also in there somewhere — fabulous!!! Sex in a pan was not only very pretty but also very tasty as was the white chocolate cheesecake with mashed raspberry. Everyone enjoyed their meals and agreed we would do again.

Just jakes in Duncan. Went there on Friday nite. Excellent steak. Sauces from scratch. Great snapper Cajun style for supper. Local wine from cobble hill A bit pricey. But overall a good place to eat. Atmosphere good. Service abit too attentive. «No worries“type of waitress. But overall a good place to eat. Worth a try.

Good pub fare and ambience. Great selection of their own beers. It’s the standard go to for eating out when you want something simple and not too pricey.

The chicken ciabatta special sounded good when described.” Baked in the oven” and finished with tomato and lettuce. when it arrived the entire thing was refrig temp. had never been heated. nobody seemed to care in the kitchen or waitress.
Very very noisy and cramped tables.
Would not go back to Jakes.

Here for the first time on the recommendation of locals. I was impressed by the Mexican burger special. They used sour cream instead of mayo on the bun! It complemented the jalapeño peppers, refried beans and cheddar that topped the house made patty. My wife was less impressed with the fish tacos she ordered.

So, while traveling with in-​laws in their serious senior years, you do what they want to do. and stopping in Duncan was their choice not mine.
I am too old to really act like a petulant teen-​ager while wishing we had picked a different place, so I just caved in and followed them into the first place they found.
OMG.
The décor suited their grandma and grandpa sensibilities. Kinda like the Howard Johnson’s era décor. Safe, boring, bland. I so hoped it would not be a foreshadowing of the food.
But here, in Duncan, looks can be deceiving. The Pizza, salad, and club sandwich and awesome yam fries were very good.
I would recommend, if you are on the road.
Also, check out the local artisan shops and totems around town.

Had dinner with my wife and 18 year old son.
FOOD: 3 stars.
— I had the special loin steak. It was rather dry, but ok. The mashed potatoes and the vegetables were quite good. Vegetables were fresh – zucchini and yellow squash.
— Wife had jambalaya. Wouldn’t have it again and don’t recommend it. Have had better in pubs.
— Son had spicy blue cheese ribeye. He likes spicy food, but wished he had ordered a plain steak.
— Wine. Wife had a local Merlot. I had a Argentinian malbec. Both were fine and reasonably priced.
— Dessert. (1) brownie made of white and dark chocolate, with chocolate ice cream. If you like sweet – you’ll like this. Was a bit too intense for us. (2) blackberry tort. Huge, but quite good.
— Coffee. (dark roast). Ordinary.
AMBIANCE: 3.5 stars. We had a nice table by the front windows.
SERVICE: 4.0 stars.

This is a great place to go to watch a sports game; there are plentiful TVs and plentiful drink choices.
For dinner I ordered the crispy chicken burger, which was crispy indeed yet still moist. The portion was quite large and I was able to order it with a side of caesar salad. The prices were easy on the wallet, and the waitress was friendly (and tolerant of us not ordering anything until the second period of a hockey game).