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| - I came here on Valentine's Day with reservations; we were seated promptly. I wouldn't recommend coming here on an occasion as they were very busy and I was not a fan of the service. First, let's talk about the food.
We ordered the Steak and Pan Seared Scallop, Steak Dianne (cooked tableside), Old Blue Eyes (cocktail), and the Nutcracker Coffee (prepared and flambéed tableside). The Steak Dianne came out first as it was prepped tableside and the Steak and Scallop came immediately after that was finished. Both steaks were deliciously made. I preferred my Steak and Scallop over my partner's Steak Dianne, which is cooked in a Brandy sauce (the Brandy taste was a too strong for my liking). I also prefer my steak without any sauce. I loved my Steak and Scallop dish, mostly because of the scallop. The dish had three scallops; it was cooked in butter but the butter flavour was light enough so that it didn't overpower the scallops. Instead, it brought out the natural taste of it. The steak was also nice and a little crispy on the outside, whereas I didn't taste the crispiness in the Steak Dianne (probably because of the sauce). Inside was a perfect medium rare that cut easily.
Both alcoholic drinks were lovely. I enjoyed the Nutcracker Coffee and would definitely order it again. I really liked that the steak and coffee were both prepared tableside; it's a different experience than just having your stuff brought to you from the kitchen/bar.
All in all, the food & drinks were excellent. Now, onto the things I didn't like...
The service was not what I expected from a fine dining restaurant. This may be because I went on one of the busiest days of the year. Instead of being seated across each other, we were seated on adjacent sides of the table (like an L-shape). I thought this was unusual and from what I noticed, my table was the only one in this placement. From the moment we sat down, we felt a little rush. They had already asked if it was our first time here and we said yes. We needed time to look through the menu but they came over several times asking if we were ready to order. When we finished our meal, my partner said no to dessert (without my consent) so we called our server over again because of course I wanted dessert! He replied saying, "that's what I just asked you and you said no." I thought that could've been handled better. One server also bumped into another nearby our table and he was very upset and started saying something to him in another language. I thought that was unprofessional but I think that's just the "style" (for lack of a better word) of the staff. I also just didn't get a good vibe from any of the servers.
Our meal of two mains, one cocktail and one (alcoholic) coffee at the end of the meal was about $160 (before tip). I think this is very reasonable. I would return here but it would definitely be on a quieter night.
I heard from my friend that they normally give out roses but I didn't get one : (
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