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| - FINALLY! A place where I actually enjoyed some good seafood. Being from a coastal city/state, I need my fish/shrimp/crab/etc. fix every so often!
After extensive research, my sister and I found this place randomly and read the reviews and despite some of the negative comments, we proceeded to eat here since the pros outweighed the cons.
[FOOD]
I ordered the scallops to share with my sister. It was $14 and I was assuming we'd get 4. We got 2 scallops...and...that's probably the only reason why I gave Sardine 4 out of 5 stars. 14 dollars for 2 scallops?? These scallops better be made out of gold! But...the taste was to die for. Like butta'! The taste was almost good enough to make me forget the price but not really. lol.
My sister ordered the salmon and I ordered the pan-seared whitefish. If you look at their menu, there isn't much selection for a place claiming to be some kind of seafood restaurant but honestly, if you get the whitefish, I kid you not...you could really care less about the other dishes. The cream sauce with red potatoes and mushrooms complemented the fish so well, it literally melted in my mouth. SO GOOD! I got a side of sauteed spinach and it was filled with garlic...mmm. Best combination!
A lot of comments said that the portions were too small for the price but my entree was perfect for my sister and I because I walked away full but not disgusted. (They give you as much bread as you want in the beginning anyway.) Since this is French inspired, did the French ever make overwhelming portions like us Americans do? I don't know. lol.
[SERVICE]
The service was very good, considering it was a little busy, and our food came out in very good time. The crowd around us seemed older and a little more refined (60 year old fashion designers or whatever sat beside us) so this definitely isn't a college pub that you can walk in and create a racket but the bar area was very big!
[ATMOSPHERE]
The view was awesome, too bad it was raining otherwise I'm sure we would have tried to sit outside. Casual, semi-elegant feel...this would definitely be a great date place.
[PARKING]
If you don't know your way around, you'd have to turn onto a few different streets to get into their private lot but it's not too hard to figure out.
[PRICE]
This is the only area where I give it 4 out of 5. The scallops were way overpriced even though they were heavenly. Overall, a bit overpriced but they sure make awesome food!
If I ever come to Madison again, I'm definitely coming back here!
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