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| - We rarely get to Kamm's Corners but after hearing some good things about Red Lantern (including Yelp reviews of course) we decided to try it last Saturday.
The dining room is a wide open space with high top tables spread out from each other and the one wall of booths and the other wall with the bar and several massive flat-screens. I couldn't get a sense of the ambiance since we were there early -- 5:30 -- as the first stop of a busy night, and the place was less than half-filled at the time.
As for the food, when you hear "gastropub" you expect a notch above a "bar" (Wait, wait! There's a joke about "clearing the bar" here somewhere. Nevermind, it's too late now) and at the Red Lantern the food is definitely better than the typical bar food.
As an appetizer, we got the White Garlic Flatbread ($8.50) and I thought it was very decent, not up to Bar Cento standards, but very good. The crust was thin but still nice and chewy and while I thought there was a tad too much cheese, I think most others will think its perfect, especially late at night to go with beers. The garlic taste was spot on, not too overpowering.
After the larger appetizer, we each settled on tacos for the main course. I got the Fish Fry Tacos ($10) and Jeannene had the Grilled Steak Tacos ($10.50). Each order came with three soft-shell tacos.
The fish tacos were perfectly cooked and the fresh slaw on top added some crunch. At other restaurants, the tartar sauce would be overwhelming but here just enough was put on to accent the fish.
While the fish tacos were light and citrusy, the steak ones were quite hearty. The thick strips of meat had the correct pinkness for medium and the avocado and sour cream paired well with it.
I'm not a beer drinker so I can't comment on that but I will say they made a very proper old-fashioned.
I gave it 3 stars but it really is more than "A-OK" and I'd give it 3 1/2 stars if I could.
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