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| - Made a reservation for two on a Friday evening, but when we arrived, the restaurant was mostly empty. It did fill up somewhat as we sat, but I would've expected this type of restaurant to be busier at this time of the week.
We ordered the prime rib off the prix fixe menu, which came with a choice of appetizer (soup, Caesar salad, or house salad) and dessert (brownie with ice cream or crème brûlée). Although we didn't order them, there were also other entrees on the menu that seemed good (including a fish option and a vegetarian option).
The bread that came to our table was nice and warm, crusty on the outside and soft on the inside, and somehow the butter was really delicious and didn't taste like regular butter.
The soup was a butternut squash soup, and it was also quite good. I didn't think about it at the time, but in retrospect, I'd recommend going light on the fresh cracked pepper the server will offer you; I asked for a bit too much and it overpowers the soup.
The prime rib came with choice of a side (I opted for the russet mash, which had an interesting nutty taste, and was definitely very creamy), and creamy horseradish. I don't know if it was the knife I was given or something else, but I found it difficult to cut through the meat, although it tasted like how prime rib should be (both in texture and flavour).
The brownie and ice cream were good, but too sweet for my liking. The brownie itself was very rich (think super chocolatey), and they drizzled it with quite a bit of caramel. The ice cream tamed it somewhat, but I ended up having to leave most of the brownie on my plate because of the excessive sweetness.
The service was a bit slow, although each staff member was definitely very nice when they did make their way to the table. The good thing about that is that you never felt rushed.
As it was getting closer to winter, I had a heftier jacket with me than I would otherwise have. I noticed that there were no coat hooks, nor did I see any sort of coat check or anyplace to put my jacket, so when we were seated at a two-person table (booth-style seating) I ended up having to sit with my purse and jacket taking up half my seat. It made eating my meal a little less comfortable than I would've liked. It would've been very easy for them to have added a hook on the side of each booth to accommodate this, and I'm surprised they hadn't thought about this.
Overall, there are some improvements that I would want to see if I go again, but it's still not a bad place to go if you have a bit more time on your hands.
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