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| - Disappointed. I was so excited to finally try Meat & Potatoes and it failed to live up to what I hoped it would be.
First off the ambiance was fantastic, I loved the decor and the feel of the restaurant. I thought it was modern and inviting. My table of 4 got a bad break to begin with being seated right by the patio door. Normally I don't think this would've been a huge issue, but it was almost 100 degrees outside. The door was constantly being open and shut and it really made the two of us closest to the door extremely hot (how did people eat outside!).
We started with some cocktails, and they were all fantastic. The Corpse Reviver was the standout of the group and I recommend it highly. After perusing the menu for a bit, myself and someone at our table decided to split the Meat & Potatoes for 2. It is a 34 oz Ribeye, Steak Fries and Bone Marrow. Doing the math we figured that this would be plenty of food for two people, thus we only got the Grilled Bread with Goat Butter and Jam to start, it was very good and the jam was fantastic.
We were very wrong when we thought it would be plenty of food for two people, especially two men. It might have been a 34 oz ribeye if they count the 2 foot bone sticking out of the ribeye because it definitely wasn't enough for two people. We ordered our ribeye medium and it came out really rare, we are talking barely warm in the middle rare. I can usually understand not getting the steak completely correct, but I've almost never been served a piece of meat as off as this one was. Instead of cooking us a new one, they cooked the pieces we had already cut off and what was left on the bone and brought it back out. I understand this because it was an expensive piece of meat I'm assuming, but still was a little off putting. The fries and bone marrow were nothing special in my mind. Neither one was especially flavorful or memorable.
We then skipped desert because of the heat radiating from the constant open doorway next to us and called it a night. Maybe I'll give Meat & Potatoes another chance, but it's definitely not somewhere I'll be running back to.
UPDATE: After going back a couple more times and eating lunch there I'm upping my review to 4 stars. Their lunch menu is fantastic, and I would recommend it highly.
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