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| - The word that comes to mind is average...everything about this restaurant could be summed up as average. There was nothing that stuck out as overly terrible or great. We went here for a business lunch, service was friendly, decor was nice, and the restaurant itself was at a decent location in correlation to where my company was.
The food was a bit lackluster. We ordered a couple of appetizers to start off with, some fried and grilled calamari. Straight off the bat, there were a couple of issues with texture, size and seasoning-lacking in each department a bit. The grilled ones were abundantly notable with the under seasoning. The char marks left the meat of the calamari bitter and the lack of salt did not help to balance out the taste of the acidity of the tomato sauce and the bitterness. The bruschetta lacked the freshness and zest of the traditional dish, instead we got a heavy bread dish baked in cheese.
Moving onto the entrees, I ordered the Lamb chop, requested medium rare. Instead I received an under-seasoned platter of medium-well to well done lamb morsels. I would have loved a large piece rather than the 8 pieces of mini chops as those are notoriously difficult to cook to the right doneness. I was a little off putting that beyond the overcook and under seasoning, there was a slight (what I could only describe as-for lack of a better word) "fishy" aftertaste. This seems to be the consensus of my fellow diners when it came to the red meats - both for their lamb and steak dishes.
I did not-could not-enjoy the dessert and drink menu as I was quite stuffed (bordering dangerous itis territory-not a state I would voluntarily put myself in since there was half a work day left to conquer). The coffee and desserts offered, through testimonials, I heard were great and presentable.
The overall experience was not terrible. Service was great and relatively fast-they were quick to accommodate for our needs. The waitress and hostess were friendly and quite professional. Prices were reasonable for the setting. It's by no means a culinary must-try but it's a nice place to conduct corporate lunches and dinners due to their large variety of offerings.
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