Krista’s Restaurant

2 times a year, my in-​laws think they are treating the whole family by taking them to the Easter or Thanksgiving buffet, which has a rip off price of $ 29.99 per person, not including gratuity. The entire spread they put out (and leave out until past the the food wilts and dies) is geared toward very elderly clientele. This is not an appropriate place to bring people that have all of their teeh

My wife and I went here for dinner on a weeknight and the place was dead and as you’ll read it’s probably for good reason. Apparently years ago this restaurant was Krista’s at the Holiday Inn; same name, same location, different hotel chain.
This is one of those restaurants that you leave feeling like if they just fixed some things it could really be a nice restaurant. Here’s a recap.
The décor is fine enough, it’s done up in a contemporary style. However the restaurant is one of the most dimly lit I’ve ever been in my entire life. It needs more lighting.
The service was so so at best. We were seated for about 15 minutes before we ever saw our waitress and she ordered the wrong appetizer for us. The mistake wouldn’t have been so bad if it weren’t for the fact that it seemed like everything took forever. We ordered an appetizer, salads and main course and even though there were only 6 other people in the restaurant at the time we were in there for an hour and 20 minutes! I’d hate to see the wait on a busy night.
The food itself is half decent though a bit overpriced for the quality. However they do give you good portions so I can excuse the price. We got an appetizer trio with buffalo chicken tenders, pot stickers and potato skins. The appetizer was like something you get at any chain, though it was pretty big. I got the NY Strip steak and my wife got this chicken tower dish with green peppers, mushrooms, eggplant and some other veggies. My steak was tasty though a bit undercooked. I asked for med-​rare and it was majorly rare.
We both liked the food overall, it was good, but not outstanding. However taking into account the sub-​par service and the slightly high prices vs. the quality of food, it’s hard to see why anyone would go here with the tons of dining options available in the Lehigh Valley. I suspect that most of the restaurant patrons end up being people staying at the hotel since there’s very little to draw anyone else here.

Absolutely horrible. Very expensive for what it was. When I ate there the waitstaff was aweful, and bugs were in two of the three courses of my food. I will never go back.