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| - Like most everyone else that ends up here, I had a Groupon - it was a really good deal and I figured how bad could it be? So we walked in w low expectations, hoping to be (pleasantly) surprised. I'll say it was probably worth the $75 Groupon deal, but we still wont be back and I'd honestly be pissed if I had paid full price ($172).
so I guess this place closed temporarily and just reopened w all new staff. the menu is also slightly reduced from what's on their website. no more escargot, bananas foster, some of the salads.
Calamari was pretty good, but that's pretty hard to eff up. French onion soup was inedibly salty, lobster bisque wasn't bad - lots of lobster bits w the soup poured table side. Prime rib was decent, my rib eye was ordered medium, but arrived well done. They brought a new one out pretty quickly, probably because this one was way rare. I was debating whether to just eat it (figured they would overcook it again) but the waiter saw how raw it was and took it back. It came out close enough to medium - seasoned fine, I liked the charred bits. Definitely not "prime" quality like the name says, but the steak was ok. Creme brulee was standard, their apple strudel wasn't at all strudel and it sucked w mushy overcooked apples and way too sweet crust.
Server was just ok, but I loved the busser Vladimir - he was super nice and attentive the entire time. My friend drinks water like a mofo and his glass was never even half empty.
So... yeah I wont be back, but I guess it was worth the $75 for 1 appetizer, 2 soups, 2 entrees, 2 desserts. + we left $35 tip (off $172 original total) and Groupon had $10 off purchases over $30. So having spent a total $110 w tip and a cocktail is fair.
I agree w everyone else - this place won't be around much longer so if you get the Groupon, use it quick. and it does have a really odd smell - it wasn't really insecticide like others said. We couldn't decide what it was and the people next to us asked, the manager said it was Rosemary. no clue wtf it was, but it wasn't effen Rosemary
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