I've lived in the area for over two decades. I really wanted to love David Duncan House. i really did... But *sigh*. Service was pretty mediocre for the bill coming up to $300 for two. The wine glasses are the small ones that you get from the dollar store. The waiter liked to fill them up almost to the top with our bottle of Chianti Classico - I guess he didn't want to come by and fill them up too often. The last time I was served wine like this was at an open bar at a cheap wedding. Poor Chianti.
We ordered the seafood platter for two. it came with some tiny oysters that looked old and some pieces of bread with cream cheese on top to put the smoked salmon on. The shrimp were just OK. Definitely a miss.
I had the prime rib - I asked for it medium rare and in my eyes it was done medium but the waiter insisted it was medium rare. I asked for pepper on the table but the waiter said he doesn't have and to just let him know when - then he violently cracked a whole heap on the side of my plate... Weird.
My friend had the bone-in ribeye steak. It was good. The assistant came by and served the potato but he was really hurried and kind of violently dressed the potato. I guess the theme of the restaurant is 'violently dressing food'.
To top off the dinner we ordered the cherries jubilee for two - THIS WAS THE WORST EVER. The cherries weren't even really caramelized and by the time the ice cream came to us it was a melting heap of mess. The dessert itself tasted pretty terrible.
I am so glad I came here with friends before I took a client as I would never take a client here.