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| - This is a particularly difficult review for me. We were served by the general manager, Sarah, who was just about as perfect as a server could be.
I'm rating this place based on what it strives to be, which is a really high end restaurant. The decor is nice, service impeccable, and food presentation superb. What's missing?
The food just isn't prepared correctly.
I ordered the Halibut, beef tortellini, heirloom tomato salad, Venison and duck pate. The only plate worthy of 4 stars would be the Halibut. Nearly perfectly cooked, flaky, but lacking in flavour.
The beef tortellini looked amazing but was overpowered by itself. "Wow, this is BEEFY." I can't explain it exactly, but it wasn't good at all. The Venison looked amazing yet was bland, dry and without merit. The heirloom tomatoes were nothing to write home about either.
I want to give this place 4 stars but I just cannot do it. Restaurants are foremost about food and in this respect they fail miserably.
This place is two stars without the amazing service. The atmosphere, while warm and inviting at times can ultimately be described as cheesy. All it takes is one song to blow it.
I don't want to remember a restaurant by a crappy early 90s song they happened to play, but by the food. Overall the server made the night for us which happened to be my wife's birthday.
I don't see the point in returning here.
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