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| - It is so disappointing to write this review, as I've been waiting for a great seafood place to come to the Ballantyne area for a while. Overall quality, ambience, and service reminded me of one of those tourist trap seafood places you get sucked into by the water or on the islands.
I have to be honest as it was probably one of the worst food and restaurant experiences I've had in a while...and at $100 out the door for two people the value simply wasn't there. Especially since we had only 1 glass of wine per person and over $80 in food.
Atmosphere: 3 stars Meh. I found it to be ok, nothing exceptional. Give that a pass for personal taste.
Food and Drink: 0 to 1 Star.
Appetizer: Of the Dozen oysters on the sampler, about half seemed super fresh. Very small
Main Course: 2 Stars: BLT Tower, Great presentation, but seafood was very dry and overall salad lacked any substantial flavor. Slight Fishiness
0 Stars- Tuna. Again, great presentation but the Tuna was incredibly Fish, still tasting it...Had to send back after 2 bites. Don't serve Raw tuna if it shouldn't be served
2 Stars- Mussels- Ok in Flavor. Extremely Small Mussels, almost no meat to them. The Bread served with the mussels was stale
Special- 1 Star Ordered an OMB pretzel because I couldn't eat most of the food that was presented. Clearly had been microwaved, hard and rubbery
Wine- Selection OK, had to send 1 glass back because clearly the bottle had been open too long...tasted like soy sauce.
Funny thing is...I never send food back...I will usually just eat it and just not come back.
Service-
Greeting and Seating- 3 to 4 stars. Friendly
Server- 2-3 Stars, average at best. Had to order water 3 times, never apologized for food
Overall- 1 Star. Really, we send 2 things back, send everything else back half eaten and a restaurant that's open 6 weeks doesn't send a manager over at least. Most of the staff and manager's time was spent huddling around the hostess desk watching the Panthers game...
It is telling that on a Sunday night at Stonecrest this restaurant was about 30 percent full...I simply can't imagine they will survive at that quality level. REALLY wanted to enjoy it...the hunt for good seafood in Ballantyne/Stonecrest area continues.
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