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| - I was pretty disappointed at the quality and consistency of both food and service, especially for the steep price of over $400 for our table of 4. Our table had 2 strip steaks, a duck burger and rack of lamb. The temperatures were unacceptable on 3 of the 4 meals. The duck burger was raw and not edible. The rack of lamb was to be medium, one of which was cooked to the correct temperature, but the other was extremely rare. One of the strip steaks was over-cooked, the last was cooked perfectly. I have a much broader tolerance for temperature variation when food is prepared on a woodfired grill where temperatures vary greatly and precision is not possible, but they missed the mark by more than a few degrees. Raw food can never get a free pass no matter how it is cooked (or not cooked). The bread was outstanding. Excellent flavor and moistness throughout. The escargot and the shrimp and crab appetizers were also well prepared and perfectly cooked. The crab was especially exceptional. Lastly, we were a bit surprised to learn when receiving our check that our iced tea was charged per glass. We're talking regular, nothing special, plain old iced tea. I'm ok being nickle and dimed if I am getting wowed in the process, the only wow here was $21 for iced tea, really? So all in all, I would give them one last try to see if I caught them on a bad day, but one more meal like the one we just had and they will be off the list for good.
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