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| - Disappointing meal, but an OK dining experience. My wife and I were going out for a date night in Uptown, with dinner and a play. The atmosphere of the restaurant was great. Our waitress was very kind and attentive -when he was at our table- more on that in a moment. It was St. Patrick's Day, which we did not take into account when we booked it, but we had an early reservation and the restaurant was nowhere near full.
Our meal started with drinks, a cab for the wife, and a "craft" beer for me. Their "craft" selections were not actually craft, but they had 2 lesser "big beer" brands, Lagunitas and Ballast Point. I ordered the Lag, but they were out, so I got the BP instead. The sourdough bread to start the meal was fantastic. But at this point, we had already been there 30 minutes getting drinks and bread. Then the waiter came to take it apps order. I asked about the Oysters Rockefeller; the waiter thought they were on special tonight, but had to go check with the kitchen. When he came back, he confirmed, and he went to place the app order.
When he came back, we then ordered entrees. The wife ordered the double lobster tails; I inquired about either the fish & chips or the fried shrimp. The waiter suggested doing both, adding shrimp to the fish platter, which I took him up on. Then we waited a while longer for our Oysters.
When the Oysters Rock came out, they looked great and tasted very good. Great presentation, and it looked like a dollop of hollandaise on top of each oyster, but it tasted more like cheese whiz. Still, the oysters tasted great. But at this point, we had been there almost an hour. There were just very slow gaps in service, but the waiter was very polite each time he visited us.
Finally, our food arrived. This was the most disappointing part of the experience. The twin lobster tails.... Were each 4oz tails. Very small broiled tails. Tasty, but just not much. They were served with mashed potatoes and a lobster bisque as a gravy. Potatoes were just OK, and her tails weren't much. She expected more for $35. We considered asking out waiter to add a third trail to make the $45 lobster plate, but we didn't think we'd have time before the show.
For my meal, the 5 shrimp were very tasty, but slightly on the rubbery side. Good flavor, but it seemed they were a bit overcooked. The fries were OK but not crispy. The travesty was the cod planks. Good flavor, but the texture was way off.....the batter was spongy and soft instead of crispy and crunchy. It was like - it had been sitting under a heat lamp for much of the 20-minute gap between our apps and our entrees. And to be clear - there were still a lot of empty tables around the restaurant at this point; they were not 'slammed.'
At this point, we had 15 minutes before showtime, so we cashed out and walked over to the Blumenthal. We were glad for a dinner date in a nice spot, but we won't be back because the food wasn't as nice as the restaurant.
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