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| - For the longest time, I've been trying to use my Dealfind coupon to Brix Napa Valley Grill ($15 for $70 of food with no expiration date). Since then, I've read numerous bad reviews on this restaurant, so I never had the incentive to go try it out. Finally, I decided to give this place a try.
Now onto the food:
Panko sesame chicken strips with Thai dipping sauce. It was basically a slightly more refined version of chicken fingers with an Asian spin. However, the Thai dipping sauce tasted just like regular plum sauce. Nevertheless, it was quite tasty and I was satisfied with my dish.
Rigatoni tossed with pulled lamb shank, olives, capers, spinach, and goat cheese spicy tomato ragu. Since I hate lamb and goat cheese, this pasta did not appeal to me. However, my friend liked it
Rigatoni from the regular menu, featuring sautéed assorted fresh mushrooms, grilled chicken, tomatoes and a light coffee velouté. My other friend who got this also enjoyed her pasta, and the portion was pretty decent.
Angus beef strip loin with shallot, tomato, natural jus and garlic mash to be passable. I had a few bites and thought that it was pretty decent. The meat was adequately tender, and it came out medium, just the way that he asked for.
So overall, the food was pretty good. The big problem was the service: it was incredibly slow! We had to flag down other waiters to locate our waitress multiple times. Waiting for the dessert menu and the bill took ages!
That said, the restaurant still exceeded my expectations, since I had absolutely none to begin with. I think the place tries too hard to be a lounge. However, I'm glad that I finally got to use my dealfind coupon! But I wouldn't come here if I had to pay regular price for sure.
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