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| - I had dinner here last Friday night... which, besides Saturday night, is a big "night out" in the grown-up world, or so I thought. Thus I was a little baffled at the causal attires I spotted... I'm talking about shorts and flip-flops, do people not dress up for a nice dinner anymore? My LBD all of the sudden looked so formal in a sea of I-don't-care. Ok... with that little vent out of the way, let's get down to biz-ness.
I have always been puzzled by Pewter Rose. All these years later, I still haven't quite decided if I like this place or not. I have to agree that the place is whimsical... and yes that took some thinking of the right adjective but whimsical is exactly what I would call it, with paper cranes hanging from the ceiling by the hostess station and all. Walking by half the patio seatings to get to the entrance is the part I never enjoy... I feel like I'm interrupting others, and that I better don't trip and make a spectacle out of myself.
The menu offers enough options. That night they ran out of baked brie. After much debate, I decided on the tomato bisque and filet with risotto, while my date had his heart set on the heart salad & lamb. The soup offered nothing special to write home about... in fact it almost made us think "hmm... Campbell anyone." The heart salad (heart of romaine & artichoke) was surprisingly good. The romaine appear to have sat briefly on a grill with a hint of smoky flavor, an interesting twist to a salad. My filet came out medium well (I ordered medium rare). They offer to redo it... at the end it was more rare than medium rare but I wasn't trying to be a pain about it... and it was appropriately seasoned. The sweet corn risotto was yummy though. However, I have to say the lamb was FABULOUS. The portion was generous too. Comparing to 3 mini racks of lamb, my little filet looked kind of sad. I definitely say go for the lamb.
On a side note, the sangria here is too sweet. And if you are a gin lover, they have Hendricks here, and one of their drink specials is Henricks with Rose Water. And that little step-up room makes a cute place for gathering (during non-peak hours).
Conclusion: The service was fine but a little slow. The food was good but more "just ok" given the expectation one may expect from here. The atmosphere is the best out of the 3 factors. Thus after yet another dining experience, I still can't give out 4 stars yet.
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