Some friends of ours suggested that we go into Fairport Harbor and try out this little place called The pompadour. For us we don't normally go to Fairport Harbor for much of anything cuz they really didn't have much of anything to offer us. Which is a shame because it's a really cute little downtown that leads right up to a waterfront Beach but has a seasonality to it that doesn't lend itself to year-round visitation.
If you didn't know it was there you would drive right past it but that's the beauty about the place. It's really small has only about five or six tables but some of them are large. And then the bar seats about 15 people. This is a tapas bar so the food is meant to be shared. From what we've learned is that you really need reservations on the weekends and they do book up but during the weekdays it's relatively easy to get in there and it was a very nice experience.
We ordered the calamari steak fries which is a bunch of calamari chopped up and molded into what looks like a steak fry which for someone who doesn't eat seafood is deceptively delicious looking yet I didn't want to try it but my wife said they were A1. We also ordered steak crostini and turkey meatballs. We also had the carrot plate. I only real feedback other than presentation was beautiful and the meal would have been a five-star delicious meal save for the salt. It was exceptionally salty. I did have an opportunity to speak with the owner and gave him some feedback directly that I felt that he needed to know that maybe he had a kitchen accident where a little too much salt may have been added. Our drinks were fast and delicious no problem there it's just there was way too much salt. Nothing that would stop us from going back there because we will definitely go back there to try to see if it was just a one-off issue.
We learned that the place is been a couple different bars and a hair salon prior to it becoming the pompadour. Neat place, will be back