Altus, Arkansas - Restaurants

Average Rating: 3.5    Total Ratings: 3
119 W Main St - Altus, AR Map (distance: 0 miles)
(479) 468-2413

Latest Review:
I want to begin by saying I have heard only good things about Kelts, was very excited, and I didn't think even bad food could make me not want to go to this place, it came highly recommended by multiple people, and I expected to have a good time. However, the place is very disappointing and the owners make you feel like you are priveleged for them to let you eat in their establishment. I'll start with the food: For an $18.00 steak, I could've gone to MUCH better places, it was bland, cheap (not well-marbled) and was well done when I ordered medium. The sides (potatoes and broccoli) were also bland, boiled vegetables. The Bearnaise on the vegetables was gross, I have had better bearnaise on many occasions. My girlfriend ordered the chicken bearnaise ($17.00), which wasn't any better. As for drinks, they DO have beer on tap, which is good, however, the only beer is dark ales from England (No domestics at all), including smithwick's, bass, guinness, and harp (the only lager). I don't have a problem with that, but some might. The service was sub-par, although our waitress was cute. The restaurant is dingy and looks like a hole in the wall bar that only lowlives would enter. The coup de' grace of the entire place is the RULES for eating at THEIR restaurant. You are immediately reminded it is a privelege, not a right, to eat in the restaurant. Rule#1: You CANNOT under any circumstances move tables/chairs. It states "expect to sit apart" if you bring a group (tables seat 4-5 people) Rule#2: No booster chairs/high seats. It states "Don't even ask." right there on the menu. Rule#3: If you get WATER, and ask for a lemon slice, then mix the lemon slice, water, and add sugar, then you just made lemonade with their ingredients, and will be charged $1. Not only is this ridiculous, but to actually take the time to state it as a rule? And with the food and drinks as expensive as they are, I don't know why anyone could argue on a $56 meal about a $1 drink? Rule#4: If everyone doesn't order a dinner plate, you can't sit at a table. This is stated on a big board as you walk in. There were more rules, but those were the ones that stuck out in my mind. When you go into Kelts, you are basically being told that it is their restaurant, and if you want to eat in there, you better follow their rules and like it. For as many rules as they were throwing at us, I expected the food to be much better. With that said, there are definitely some other fabulous places to eat in altus, don't waste your time.