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| - My husband felt like some fish for dinner, but didn't feel like driving all the way to McCormick and Schmidt, so we tried this restaurant. The menu is diverse, but as in many suburban restaurants, the reach may exceed their grasp. He started with the smoked salmon collection -- smoked, peppered, and honey jalapeo. The peppered and honey jalapeo were fine, but why mess around with a fine smoked fish? The "plain" was very good. None of them were dry. I had the cup of lobster bisque. It was excellent. Maybe I should have gotten the bowl. They also offered a chef's treat of salmon spread that was very good. His Newcastle Ale on tap was excellent and my south Australian white wine was adequate.
I have to agree with the previous reviewer. The sand dabs with green peppercorn sauce, mashed potatoes, and broccolini was excellent. Unfortunately it was my husband's meal. I got the trout crusted with pecans, roasted baby potatoes and broccolini. Fortunately the server put the heavy balsamic sauce on the side. It was good, but way overpowering. Unfortunately there were very few pecans on the trout and they were candied, an odd choice for a sweet fish. Our meal was just over $100 without dessert.
And the oddest thing happened when we were leaving. We loved the smoked salmon so much that we wanted to buy some to take home. Although they have a nice seafood selection in their attached market, there was no smoked salmon to be had. The only thing they could offer us was an order of smoked salmon to go from their menu. I really didn't want to pay $14 for tired red onion slivers and capers. I just wanted to buy some smoked salmon.
I wish this restaurant was a bit better, because the menu is intriguing. But since their prices are comparable, next time we will take the time to drive all the way to McCormick and Schmidt's.
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