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| - Joined 3 friends for dinner on the recommendation of one of the girls who was dining with us, who had been before and loved it.
I wasn't so impressed. The menu changes regularly so they don't post it on their website which is a little inconvenient but they did have a fair number of options written on their blackboard. Good thing I'm not a vegetarian though, because their only meatless/fishless option was rice and beans... yes. Rice. and. Beans.
I started with the Diablo cocktail ($14 for 2.5oz) which was interesting, but good. made with Tromba tequila and ginger beer. It was nice without being too sweet. It was good enough to enjoy but not something I slammed back (which I usually do).
Anyway, the 4 of us split two orders of arugula salad and a starter of "bruschetta mussels." I'm not a huge fan of mussels but they were pretty average, in a tomato and wine broth. They were a little fisher tasting than what I've had before and that kind of turned me off. Plus, they knew there were 4 of us but they only brought 3 small --- SMALL, thin slices of toasted baguette. I asked for another piece, which they were happy to bring. I'm just surprised this wasn't addressed before it came to our table.
We ordered: 2 x deconstructed shepherd's pie, fish (I think it was haddock, but I can't remember) and I had steak. The shepherd's pie was chosen based on the recommendation of diners at an adjacent table and as far as I know, my friends enjoyed theirs. To be honest, I wish I had ordered that instead of the flank steak. My flank steak was ordered medium-rare but arrived rare (which was fine... I don't mind it that way) with roasted radishes and fries. It was pretty basic...expected. Nothing more to say there. The steak arrived already sliced which I think caused it to go a little cold, and my steak knife arrived after my meal was placed in front of me. The fish, which my friend ordered came uncooked or just very, very undercooked - cold inside and well, just raw inside. She had to send it back.
We opted not to go for the bread pudding, which did sound good or ummm... whatever else they had that night... and decided to go for just coffees and biscotti.
The biscotti was nice and the espresso was smooth and tasty - great way to end out meal.
All-in-all this was an OK place. Service was alright. Our server was very pleasant and knowledgeable and able to make recommendations. The busser was really sweet if a little awkward (could have been a newbie!) They did comp my friend's coffee to make up for the undercooked fish. As we paid, our server presented us with free tickets to the Green Living Show.
As usual, company makes a meal so I don't have any complaints about this place, although I have nothing outstanding to note either.
I would probably go back to Hawthorne and would recommend it as worthy of a try for people looking for somewhere different to eat. The price was fair and the meal portions were fair - not too much, not too little. Food was fresh and generally light. The cook should refine his/her abilities given that my steak was undercooked and my friend's fish was raw but meh... it was quickly corrected so no biggie.
I wouldn't recommend this place for vegetarians. While there were 3 options for veggies (carrot soup, spicy or crusty tofu or something, and arugula salad) there was only one veggie option for a main, and as I said... beans and rice. What people feed their dogs in the Caribbean.
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