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tl;dr: 5 stars! Come visit and enjoy!
This is a review of Gaskin’s Cabin Steakhouse, which we visited on our first night in Eureka Springs. (See “A Week in Eureka Springs” for details on that leg of our trip.) I have never written one of these before, but I was quite impressed and if I’m going to do this ever again, I believe should begin on an up-note!
A small place on the side of a dark road, we missed it at first in the dark. By the time we arrived, unpacked the children, and made it inside, it was 20 minutes to closing. We asked the host “are we too late to get a table?” The response was heart-warming: “You’re right on time!”
We often get second glances when we walk into a restaurant, especially an upscale one, with three small children in tow. I didn’t sense any of that here. (Our children are generally well-behaved, but I have no reason to expect others to know that.) We were taken quickly to our table and the staff was friendly to us and to the littles.
I ordered the Burgundy Mushroom Soup, and it was so fantastic that my wife decided to order her own after tasting mine. Even the girls liked it! I would return for this soup alone.
When the main course arrived, I met one of the best steakhouse rib eyes I have ever encountered. Prime, tender, and cooked perfectly, every bite was better than the last. I was stuffed at the end but I still wanted more. I took a bite of the garlic linguine that we had ordered for the children to share, and I was similarly impressed.
Simply put: I will go out of my way to return here someday.