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| - My husband decided we should go out for a nice lunch today. That means he wears a collared shirt and I wear something other than my standard summer attire of an old tank top and shorts I would never wear in public. Too bad the woman I just saw at Bashas' didn't have the same philosophy-my husband was temporarily blinded when he witnessed the horror. I digress. We chose Metro since we had only been once before at the Yelp Adopt-A-Family UYE last year, and unfortunately, missed the Yelp Eats week.
We arrived about 1:30 and were given the brunch menu. As both the website and the menu list lunch and dinner available at 11 am on Saturday, I asked for an alternate menu. It was disappointing that only brunch was available for the next 30 minutes and most of the entrees were breakfast items.
We went ahead and ordered cocktails, and they do have an impressive cocktail menu. I had something with blueberries, lemonade, and a ginger liqueur. It was perfect, not overly sweet at all. Since lunch options were limited, we shared a petit plateau ($42) which included shrimp, clams, and oysters. I really have no idea why I suggested this since I'm generally not a fan of oysters or clams unless garlic and butter are somehow involved. The clams had an odd taste to me, but I had never had raw clams, believe it or not. The husband commented they weren't cleaned quite to his liking either. The oysters were very nice, once I thoroughly soaked them in lemon juice, but hey that's just me.
Since this raw shellfish lunch had virtually no calories, I was not about to share a dessert. I ordered the sticky toffee pudding (why do they call it pudding anyway?) and it was the best. The cake was caramelized and crunchy on the outside and moist on the inside. The pistachio gelato was a nice accompaniment. I also tried my husband's peach cobbler. There were two great things about it. One, the peaches still had a nice bite to them. Two, it was huge, and I am always a fan of a big dessert, especially when you're sharing.
Our server was great, and we never felt forgotten. Unfortunately, the time it took to get food and drinks was completely ridiculous. The restaurant was not that busy, yet cocktails were excruciatingly slow. The bartender certainly did not appear to be stressed. The seafood took so long that by the time it arrived, I am certain the lunch menu was available. Dessert was at least 20 minutes to arrive as well.
I had so much time to kill that I found myself becoming increasingly irritated by both my husband and the restaurant. For example, if they are going to put butcher paper over the table cloth, then why don't they change the paper before they bring your dessert? God knows they have ample time, and I didn't necessarily want to look at the paper that was spilled on and wet where the glasses had been. Yes, I am positive it's a pleasure to dine with me.
Overall, I will come back and could easily see adding on a star or two if only the kitchen could get it together.
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