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| - While the atmosphere is interesting, the menu is good in theory, and the food isn't so terrible, this is just another run-of-the-mill, overpriced, gimmicky strip restaurant with the same dishes with slight twists. Ahi tuna, salmon, pork tenderloin, rack of lamb, lobster ravioli or pasta, and steaks, as on every other menu I looked at that week. Sometimes duck, and when it is, 95% of the time it's a combo of the grilled breast and the confit prepared separately. As always, the obligatory chicken dish, too.
The other drawback to Red Square was the insipid trip hop that droned the entire time I was there, and the clientele that seemed to enjoy it while sipping their $17 froo froo martinis. Must have been on company money, or they're out of their minds.
The traditional beef tartare was very good, and not more than I would expect to pay a hamburger-sized "patty" of raw beef. I'm glad they kept it simple and didn't try to do anything original.
My duck was not bad. It would have been good for, say, $13, but I think it was close to $40. I wasn't able to finish it, not because I was full, but also not because it was horrible. I guess a taste of it would have been enough.
I'd give it two and a half if I could, but for the sake of offsetting rating inflation, two.
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