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| - Restaurant X is a quaint little place that has a few tables and a simple menu. We made reservations to come here New Years Eve night for dinner. The miss' and I arrived on time at 6:00pm and were seated promptly. Our server was friendly and attentive throughout the course of the entire meal. Unfortunately the food did not live up to the service.
There are two words that come to mind when trying to describe the menu: uninspired and simple. Well, I shouldn't say that; the appetizer and dessert were spot-on awesome and the kind of stuff I would expect from a nice restaurant. However, the entrees simply do not live up to the same kind of standards for whatever reason. But let's start at the beginning. For an appetizer we shared an order of the shrimp spring rolls. These things were dynamite, as the shell was light, crisp, huge and fresh and the shrimp were cooked perfectly. The slaw and veggies that were used as a stuffing and garnish were nice and fresh, and there were also two sauces that gave a conflicting sweetness and slight spiciness. That was one heck of an appetizer!
For dinner I ordered the pork tenderloin ($17). It was extremely tender...more tender than I expected from roasted pork. It was served with a peppercorn sauce that had waaaay too many peppercorns in it. The vegetable sides were extremely boring. Mostly every dish came with mashed potatoes and a veggie medely. The mashed potatoes were fresh and creamy but nothing spectacular. The veggies were a mix of green beans and carrots and they were the worst part of the meal. I would guess that the chef simply cut up some carrots, cleaned some green beans, boiled them on the stove and then served them up. There was no flavor to them at all and it was not only disappointing but shocking. My wife ordered the special which was a grouper filet covered in a crab meat mixture ($22). The grouper was a bit dry and the crab meat was overpowered with mayo so it was extremely rich. The special came with the same ol' combo of mashed taters and meh veggies.
Then it came time for dessert. We generally don't order dessert simply because we are so stuffed from dinner, but if a place has a unique dessert listing then we will suck our guts in and split something. Despite the lacking entree menu, the dessert menu had some things on it that you wouldn't find normally...it wasn't full of cheesecake and the like. We decided to try the banoffee pie, and it was AMAZING! The pie crust is made from ginger snaps, and the main meat of the pie is simply a toffee. The pie was then topped with banana slices and whipped cream. Now toffee is something I haven't really had before (aside from a Heath bar) so it was a new and delightful experience for me. It was like caramel but better, as it wasn't as sticky or drippy. It was this perfect consistency where it was firm enough to retain shape as you cut into it (but you didn't have to saw into it) yet gave way very easily as you chewed your way to dessert bliss. This is one of the few times where I can say that a dessert blew away my entree, as I tend to be more about the meats than the sweets.
Simply put, Restaurant X was a disappointing letdown. The ambiance, appetizers and desserts scream a wonderful sophisticated dining experience yet the dinner menu is full of things that I could have found at a chain restaurant (with the quality of sides equal to that of a Ponderosa buffet spread.) I expected much more from Restaurant X, and a drop dead delicious dessert isn't enough to tempt me to go back.
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