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| - Brought the boyfriend here for a fancy birthday dinner. As expected, an amazing restaurant that provides a wonderful dining experience! From the time I made the reservation to the moment we got back in our car after the meal, the service was phenomenal. The woman who took down my reservation answered all of my questions and made the restaurant policy clear in a very friendly way.
When we arrived, we were seated right away and provided with a cone of super tasty, truffle oil infused(?) popcorn, and a small sugar cone filled with salmon mousse from the chef. Service was quick, and our waiter, Jeff was very knowledgeable about the menu and specials. We started off with two (amazing) drinks and split a crab bisque starter. The bisque went very well with the bread service, as did the herb butter and sundried tomato that was provided with the fresh bread. For our main meal, I got the king salmon while boyfriend enjoyed the duck and a side of fries. Both dishes were delicious and generously portioned (my fears of having small-portioned-still-hungry-after-the-meal fancy food were squashed).
For dessert, I realized I hadn't spoken to the hostess nor the waiter regarding the birthday celebration. Over the phone, I had been told that for a birthday celebration, they are happy to write "Happy Birthday ___" and put a candle in whatever dessert we ordered, however I was nervous that since I hadn't spoken up about it while there, that it would be forgotten. Not only was it totally not forgotten, but they provided a complimentary separate chocolate lava cake-y dessert with the birthday message in addition to the s'mores dessert we ordered. Both desserts were delicious and a perfect end to the meal. The staff then provided us with chocolate truffles on the way out as well!
The only thing I would have wanted differently would have been a window table, but we still got a great view from where we were seated in the middle area, and they make it clear that they do not take requests for window seats (which I admit would be very difficult to accommodate..I imagine most diners would take a window seat if they could!). Waiter Jeff was very friendly and had fun with taking our photo in front of the window after the restaurant had cleared out a bit. I'll just take it as a sign that we need to keep returning for the window seat experience!
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