Foodie Friday: Parlour 1886 - Marion, KS
Today's Foodie Friday is all about a place tucked away inside of a stunningly
beautiful historic hotel in the small town of Marion, KS. This Foodie Friday
is also a special one because I was joined on this restaurant test by my
two cousins Shaina and Sheila and their friend Ashlee. It was a great girls night
out and I can't wait to do it again! Scroll on down to read more about Parlour 1886
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Location: 115 N. 3rd St., Marion, Kansas 66861
Hours:
Sunday - Thursday: Closed
Friday - Saturday: 5pm-9pm
Accepts cash/card
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This restaurant is located inside the stunning historic Elgin
hotel. You walk in through the large wooden doors and are
immediately greeted by a grand staircase and chandelier that
honestly reminded me a lot of the one from the movie Titanic.
(There were no shipwrecks happening on this night though!)
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This place has a really fancy vibe, but when it comes to clothes you can choose to either really dress up or come in jeans! I saw both when I was there.
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I met my cousins in the first booth who had already ordered a couple
of appetizers including the pickle chips with ranch AND bang bang
shrimp sauce (apparently this sauce is the bomb with these pickles. lol)
as well as some spinach and artichoke dip with pita chips.
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Our waitress came over to the booth almost immediately after I sat
down to get my drink order and I decided to go with a virgin moscow
mule although they do have a full drink menu you can order from.
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We sat and talked and took forrrrrever to order, but eventually we made
our selections which each came with bread (for the table) and a house salad.
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I don’t know what kind of bread this was, but it was pretty good, especially dipped in the oil.
I am not a huge veggie person so all the extra toppings on this salad were lost on me, but the lettuce was nice and fresh!
For our main entrees my cousins Shaina and Sheila decided to share
the honey bourbon chicken. Typically this chicken comes served over
jasmine rice, but since neither are big fans of that they requested a
loaded baked potato (because is there really any other way? ;) ) instead.
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I ended up choosing the prime rib dinner which came with my own baked potato and creamed corn.
This prime rib sliced like butter and had some amazing flavor. The baked potato was good and the creamed corn had a very…unique flavor to it. Not sure if I was a huge fan of that so luckily there wasn’t a whole lot on the plate. Lol
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And then finally Ashlee chose the ribeye which
also came with a baked potato and creamed corn.
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I of course spied on their menu a dessert called Death by Chocolate
and y’all know I wasn’t about to let the dinner end without trying
that! I mean if I could choose a way to go that would be it. Lol
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This dessert was amazing and surprisingly not as rich as I expected it to be (which was a good thing seeing as how I ate most of it by myself lol). The cake itself was light and moist (sorry i don’t know how else to describe it lol) and the chocolate sauce and whipped cream were the perfect additions.
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Our waitress heard I was trying to take pictures of all of our
food and so she brought out a dish of their famous carrot cake
for me to snap a picture of as well. Doesn’t it just look delicious?!
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Here is a look at the dinner menu for the night we were there. Currently
due to a staff shortage they are only doing a limited menu that may
change from time to time so be sure to check their website
to see the latest edition.
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After dinner my cousins took me on a little tour of the hotel which was
just absolutely stunning. They also said they thought the hotel might be
haunted so who knows….maybe you will be seeing an article on me staying the night here!
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Parlour 1886 Stats:
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Service: 10/10
Food: 8/10
Cleanliness/Decor: Stunning 10/10
Price: $$
Overall Rating: 9.3/10
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This being my first time at Parlour 1886 I had no idea what to expect
from this fancy restaurant inside the gorgeous historic Elgin in small
town Marion, KS, but y’all was I impressed. The inside of the restaurant
was not only beautiful (matching the rest of the hotel), but the service
here….my god. Our waitress was absolutely PHENOMENAL. Seriously one
of the best waitresses I have experienced in awhile. She was attentive, she
was funny, she was nice. Everything you could want and that’s why it was so
sad to hear she had just put in her notice! Guess that means you better
head to Parlour 1886 quick! Lol
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