A pleasant surprise - read several mixed reviews of DB and it's neighbor aquaknox - gave SO the option last nite - which one for dinner ? she liked the decor of DB ( strong red color ... egg figurines throughout ...never did ask about the humpty dumpty's !! )
restaurant less than 1/2 full - no surprise - tuesday ...off season ... seated next to a "fountain " ...basically a shower of water coming down from the ceiling into a pool that has glass, blood - red phallic thingy's
decided to share the "burke box " appetizer, SO ordered the red snapper a side of spinach; i went with veal and the potato croquettes..
the amuse - white aspargus soup w/ black truffle oil ...ok ..maybe a little too creamy . they also bring this ellaborate "parker roll "" kinda like a pretzel yorkshire pudding ...well it looked that way ...it was ... a roll then they give a fancy-shmancy presentation for the ...butter ...ok
the appetizer box - lamb chops, carrot parait/mousse, smoked salmon on a potato croquet, green bean curry ...gee..something else i'm forgettin' ...overall - not bad ( $38) - smoke salmon ...serve it solo - the potato was too much, SO loved the curried green beans
the red snapper - braised, served w/ black truffle and leeks ...very good ...the leeks provided a creaminess to the dish ...i was surprised at how good this was ( $38 ...i think ) . her side order of spinach ( $9 ) - good.
the veal chop, creamy/cheesy polenta and greens ( $42) - the veal ...very tender ...nice, very nice ...SO loved my polenta ...the potato croquettes w/ gouda cheese ...dull very dull ( $9 )
For drinks - had a couple foo-foo drinks - blood orange mojito ( $12 ) refreshing ...i liked it. cherry lemonade ( alcohol - vodka ) i think $12 ...ok ...
had a glass of shiraz ...ok ...
we were too full for dessert ...total bill $185 ...they actually screwed up ...didn't charge for the mojito ...being the righteous guy i am - let them know about it
they did give us a little cotton candy snack instead of some petit fours ...give me the petit's
probably should be 3.5 stars but i read/heard so many negative comments about the place, i think they deserve a little better then what they are gettin'