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| - Disappointing, bland, slow service, bad menu set up.
Came in for my dad's birthday dinner. Had to ask the guy who got our waters to get us a server after waiting over 10 minutes. By the time he got there (5 to 7 min after asking for him) we put in drinks, apps, and entree orders in at once for great of not getting his attention again. After that he was much more attentive, but a little unsure of things... definitely under trained, but overall a nice friendly guy.
As for the food, the lobster bisque has a pumpkin/nutmeg taste to it... Something I am personally not a fan of. This is $11 per bowl and a cup is not an option. The crab cakes we're alright, but somewhat bland compared to other restaurants. About$13 for one crab cake. All entrees come with either a side salad or a cup of soup. All other sides are a la carte (potatoes, asperagus, green beans, etc.) And are $5. We didn't get any sides, but 3 of us had the spinach salad (spinach, house, and Cesar are the options). The salad has spinach, mushrooms, hard boiled egg, croutons, and radishes. I got the Russian dressing on the side and it was great. It tasted just like thousand island. My parents got the hot bacon dressing and it came out cold. My brother got the soup of the day which was a vegetable broth based soup. It was decent.
For entrees, it's very strange. You pick a side to go along with any seafood option out of like 6 options. Sauce is served on the side and the fish is served pretty blandly. 2 of us got the swordfish ($30 per). I got the creamy red pepper sauce and my brother got the champagne sauce (per chef's decision). The fish was very bland and I almost sent it back, but instead my brother took it home for leftovers. He ended up using my red pepper sauce.
My dad got the prime rib but didn't share an opinion. My mom got the steel head trout. This was probably the best out of everything we ordered. She originally said chef's choice for the sauce, but somehow ended up with the Russian dressing, which she was very glad she tasted before covering her fish (sauce is all served on the side, so fish is not even cooked with the flavors). She then asked for the lemon butter sauce which was a good pairing for her fish. I ended up just splitting her entree since mine was so bad.
Overall, there are many better options in Champaign. Without proper staff training, better chef's and a better menu, it would be very surprising to see this place stay in business.
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