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| - The location is nice (by the Bluffs, nice park and beaches), the architecture and decoration are not too bad, but that's all the pleasure you'll get from this place. Sadly, the food ruins the experience - in a pretty bad way.
The caesars's salad was very average in the execution, lacking quite a few ingredients that make a good caesar's salad (it's not that hard, really). It's not just a matter of tossing bits of lettuce, some industrial croutons and bottled dressing. Not when you call yourself a restaurant. My tablemates were a little happier with their starters, but far from being elated.
Then I did the mistake of ordering the sirloin medium-rare, which got me a cold, overcooked and flavourless piece of meat. I sent the plate back and was brought another piece of microwaved lukewarm overcooked tasteless meat bathing in some watery juice. The mashed potatoes were saturated with garlic (one mouthful and you won't taste anything else), the greens were OK.
The desert was the best part, the tiramisu was tasty and well presented, nothing to complain about.
My tablemates who had the chicken and the salmon got luckier with their dishes, but it still wasn't anything to write home about.
Upon my remarks regarding my main dish, which I didn't eat, the waiter offered me another dish to go (the chicken, which seemed decent), which I accepted, only to find out it was the salmon when I got to my car. I hope the raccoons won't get sick from it.
Conclusion: Don't go there for the food. Have a picnic in the Bluffs park instead, it will taste better.
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