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| - I went here with the bf for a Friday evening dinner. The place is totally cute, and I wanted to love it. But I didn't really love my server, and that can leave you a little disappointed with the place. But for the review...
4* Food:
They have a bunch of paninis, bruchetta platter, and some appetizers on the menu all the time. They add 2 kitchen specials to the menu daily for dinner. When we were there, they had a trip steak & a lobster special. We got one of each. The steak was cooked nicely, as requested (hate when places overcook the steak). It was seasoned well, and served with a yummy roasted potato and baby carrot side. It was a nice dish. Not stellar, but very nice. The lobster was a whole lobster, out of the shell, sitting on top of a polenta cake. The polenta was over cooked and had a strange texture, I typically love polenta, but not that night. The lobster was cooked nicely, not over-done. It was sitting on a nice creamy sauce (that the bf loved, but I can only tolerate a little bit of cream sauce before it gets too rich for my taste). It was a yummy dish.
We wanted to try the bruchetta platter, but the other reviews say it's a giant portion and we already had ordered 2 entrees. So we got the charcuterie platter as an appetizer. We both love charcuterie.. and it was pretty good. Not the best I've had... they used some cheaper options... not the best quality, especially with the proscuitto. But still tasty.
3* Service:
Our server was rather abrasive. She didn't seem able to answer any of our questions about the dishes. She gave me a feeling like I was somehow being a nuisance to her by being there. Maybe she was having a really bad day. But at least she got our order right...
I would try the place again on another night and hope the service is better. If not, it may kill the deal in terms of going back. So many options in the area to tolerate rough service.
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Explanation of my rating system -
5*: Epitome of something, the best I've had, would LOVE to go back
4*: Great food and happy to go back regularly, but not the best of the category
3*: Food is fine. I may spontaneously decide to go there based on convenience. But no need to go back either.
2*: If you insist, I guess I'll come along. I'll find something to eat. But I wouldn't have picked it.
1*: No plans to come back. I'll try to talk companions out of going.
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