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| - Overall, good food, bad service. May or may not come back again.
I was here before for dim sum, now I've come back for dinner. I've done another review for lunch which you can read. This one will be on my dinner experience.
We got there at 6:45pm with a reservation but the restaurant didn't seem to be at capacity (no line ups, some empty tables) for a Saturday night. Yet, a waitress rudely comes over when we sat there waving two fingers and telling us there's a 2 hour seating limit. Well, we waited 20 minutes and no one came by to take our order. We had to flag someone down for that. We were also not allowed to keep a stroller in the dining room despite there being room for it in the corner so I had to stow it by the main entrance. Server did not help me figure out how I'd get the logistics done, he just told me to get rid of the stroller so I also had to find away to remove a seat from the table to put a high chair in its place.
We got a set menu for 4 people. It came with a 6lb lobster. OF COURSE they were sold out of 6lb lobsters and forced us to buy a 7lb for an extra $26. It's the same tactic Fishman Lobster Club House uses. Very annoying.
The food came out fairly quick and it was good. The cubed beef was very tender. Presentation is nice. Lobster (with Maggie sauce) was comparable to Fishman Lobster Club House. Vegetable portion size was good. Overall, good food.
We finished eating but still had a lot of leftovers so I would suggest ordering a set menu for 4 if you have 5-6 people.
We sat there and now it's past the 2 hour seating limit
But the restaurant was emptying out so no one cared if we stayed. But in fact, we wanted to get our dessert and go yet no one was around to serve us. It took a long time to get our dessert and a long time to get our cheque and a long time to get the debit card machine to pay (btw, very annoying that it's cash or debit only considering how large the cheque sizes are here). We asked for the box my birthday cake came with and instead they give me two soup containers to put the leftover cake in, which meant I had to cut up the cake and squish it in.
Anyhow, for a place that seems to want to have a more upscale ambiance and overall experience vs Fishman Lobster Club House, I didn't feel I was getting that experience. So, I don't see why I'd choose this place over Fishman's.
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