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| - I get the whole traditional/classic thing, but I'm going to have to side more with Erin on this one than the rest of the reviews. The food and service was good, but I wasn't blown away. If I was, maybe I wouldn't even have noticed the white tablecloth, outdated look.
I'd heard a lot about this place and wanted to try it for a while so I was expecting a lot. We went there for a business dinner this week and I can't say it lived up to the hype.
On the good side, the servers and wine were superb.
The food was in the middle; good, but not as good as expected. I had the steak tartar, lamb, and coconut cream pie (the latter two signature dishes recommended by the server). I should mention one of my colleagues ordered off the lobsterfest menu and was thrilled.
And then there's the classic ambience, or should I say the excuse not to renovate. No reason a restaurant of this stature shouldn't update itself a little. A shame really, cause with that amazing back window and view they could really do something spectacular here with a small investment.
So all in all, would I go there again? Sure, probably one of the first places I'll think of when my parents are in town and I take them to dinner. But other than that, not likely. At least not for another 20 years, or maybe if a significant other insisted.
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