I,ve eaten ther 10 times or so,and i,ve never had a "bad" meal. Its at least as good as any ruths chris' i have ever been to. Yes it is expensive,but you are at the DERBY CITY CLASSIC. It is the superbowl of pool,so go there KNOWING you are gonna spend some money,just like taking your kids to disneyworld or something,you just acknowledge its gonna cost!
I try to avoid eating food from the casino, going so far to do the whole cooler, crackers, cheese, fruits, etc thing.
Why? Because this casino/hotel doesn't give two wet, hot sh1ts about the players or the event. I reserved two rooms for the full 10 days so I can have my son and father with me.. I fly in at midnight, get my rental car, and get to the casino by 1AM on the 24th, the day of my check-in. The front desk says that "today doesn't start until 4AM, so it will be $119.00 per room if you want to check in before 4AM."
I was told this at approx. 1:20AM. So the Horseshoe, for a customer laying out 3 grand in room costs alone, was perfectly willing to screw over that customer to make an extra $250.00. And otherwise, the room stays empty.
So, we dragged our ****ton of baggage down to the valet storage, drove 30 minutes to WalMart, and stocked up on food. I will do everything in my power not to consume a single ounce of food or liquid from this total sh1thole of a venue.
I truly, deeply wish that the Horeseshoe had been completely destroyed in the flood so that Diamond could have been released out of the contract so they could find another venue that appreciated the business. Literally any other appropriate-sized venue would be better than this place.