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| - Returned here with a friend for her birthday on a weekday. Parking was still non-existent on a slow day. We didn't have to wait for a seat, and it was much less noisy this time (though still quite dark, even seated closer to the bar). Shared a bottle of moscato and a crabcake appetizer. The crabcakes are phenomenal, but $13 for one cake with a bit of roasted red pepper aoli? No. I got the stacked chicken. It was cooked perfectly, but the crispy coating was flavorless. The only thing lending flavor was the spinach and feta between the two chicken breasts, and it was provided sparingly. The multi-grain couscous was flavorless except for the sherry reduction sauce--again sparingly given. My husband got the filet--to be cooked medium well. It came out charred in places and was medium rare. There was red. I get peeved when a place that charges as much as they do, being located in Castle Shannon, can't cook a steak to specifications. The dessert consisted of the date cake, which was actually quite good. The cake was tender and not overpowering, though I really wish there were more creative dessert options, but that's a dessert lover talking. In my second review of this place, I am actually disappointed for the above reasons. I may consider going back there, but I first want to experience some of the other restaurants in the area that fellow Yelpers have shared.
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