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| - Like many of the other reviewers, we were greeted graciously at the door and escorted to our table. The dining room is modern and has a flair of sophistication. Our cocktails were spot on, which is rare because we are very fussy about how our martinis are made and very few places get it just right. So far, so good, we were anticipating a wonderful evening.... but not so fast. When the waiter returned after bringing our cocktails he wafted to the table with a stench of an ashtray, I literally had to lean away from him to avoid the smell. We ordered the calamari (the waiter said it wouldn't have been his choice), we each had the filet with the Oscar style upgrade and the truffle mashed potatoes.
The calamari arrived, it looked delicious with a sauce and what appeared to be pepper strips, however it was completely void of flavor, all I could taste was the oil it was cooked in. Even the sauce had absolutely no flavor. I added some salt to finish the spoonful I had put on my side plate, my dinner partner did the same. We decided to let it go and to never order that dish again, we didn't want to complain. In hindsight, I think we should have been asked by the waiter if there was an issue.
Next came our entrees. The steaks were very good, again, no seasoning, but the béarnaise sauce gave it some flavor. I ordered medium rare, it was served medium, but, it was kind of borderline, so I let it go. The crabmeat was the star.
The side of truffle mashed potatoes tasted like potatoes, water, and truffle oil. No salt, not butter, no cream, completely void of the richness I would expect at that price point. Just then the manager happened by and asked if everything was alright, this time I decided to tell him we were disappointed in the potatoes and asked if they could add a bit of cream, butter, and salt. He brought back the potatoes as we were finishing our entrees and told us he would remove them from our check. There was an improvement in the taste, but no one stopped back to ask us about them.
After our plates were cleared we were asked if we wanted coffee and said not just yet, we wanted to finish our second cocktail. We finished our cocktails in about 10 minutes and wanted to order coffee and dessert, but sat for an additional 25 minutes before we were able to flag down the manager and ask for our check, unfortunately our window of opportunity to have dessert closed because we had to make it to a show. The manager apologized for the fact we were not being attended to and offered to treat us to dinner if we would come back. I don't think we will be taking him up on that anytime soon.
The atmosphere, the hosts and hostesses, and the bar are all what I would expect at that price point. Where this place failed is the quality of the food (completely under seasoned) and the caliber of the wait staff, they just lack the attention to detail and the refinement you would find at Capital Grille or Eddie Vs.
I truly hope they get it together because this place has the potential to be a fantastic restaurant.
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