My wife and I wanted to try a different restaurant and happened on Hook & Hoof. We made an early reservation yesterday. We were the first diners there and were seated promptly. We ordered some cocktails. I ordered the Black Flag, and my wife ordered a Long Island Ice Tea. Both were done spot on. My wife and I are not big eaters so we split an appetizer and an entree.
We ordered the Fisherman's Chowder as the appetizer. When it came out the temperature was very tepid, Luke warm at best. We flagged down the waitress and she promptly said she would take care of it. She returned in a short while with a new bowl of what I assumed was the Fisherman's Chowder. It was really delicious, but as we got a couple of spoonfuls we detected the distinct taste of chicken rather than seafood, but did not think any of it, as this was our first visit and taste of the Chowder. My son and daughter in law also visited this restaurant later on the same evening with some friends and experienced a similar event. They ordered the zucchini basil soup and instead got the chicken pot pie soup. They too found the soup to be delicious, but was not what they ordered.
We ordered the butcher's cut which was a double rib of elk prepared medium. When it came out, I saw that it was not cut in half so could easily share it, but it was no big deal, but as I started to cut through the two ribs I saw that it was still bloody red in the middle ( not medium by any Standard) so I once again flagged down the waitress and told her what wrong with the dish. The dish was returned promptly and it was phenomenal. The chef came out to apologize personally which I thought was very nice.
The staff was very friendly and the food was AWESOME!!!
That is why I gave a 4 star rating. I am planning on going back there very soon as the food was that good. I hope they work on getting the orders straight the first time, because that would be turn off while dining at a premier restaurant.
I have included pictures of the restaurant and our meal.