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| - hummm -- where do i start? It was my daughter's birthday and we wanted to go somewhere new. As with many of these reviews, the Roaring Fork connection drew us in.
We get there and are promptly seated - very nice.
Our server (#3036) asks to take our drink order. My daughter orders the Cactus Mojito and gets carded (perfectly acceptable - she is 23). I comment 'GREAT, now you can validate that today is her birthday!'
He checks her ID and hands it back to her - almost snubbed her. WHA?
So he takes my son-in-laws order - Heart of Stone Marg and is blaze' on the whole thing, then gets to me and is extremely pleasant. I ordered wine, started with the Hullabaloo Zin very nice.
What I found almost rude / offensive was the lack of interest he showed with everyone but me! That was completely strange!!! I will say, I expected him to - at minimum - tell my daughter happy birthday!
Ok - we chatter about it and decide server #3036 is just being different. We will happily move on ...
Time to order our meal - I have a few questions which were addressed very politely and enthusiastically. My daughter asked a question and was treated as if 'everyone should know that' ....what is going on here??
My son-in-law asks about his preferred dish and he too was treated foolishly.
Hummmm ....I wondered if the kindness was directed to where the wallet is?? That was the only thing I could figure out ...server #3036 was only kind to the person paying?? seriously??? hummmm
The birthday girl got the Filet Mignon - it was cooked perfectly - the side of mashed potatoes were 'fine'. son-in-law got the Giant Prawn and was content with it ...he could have used a bit more food on his plate (luckily we ordered a side of Green Chili Mac - very good!). My order was the Corn flaked Halibut - very very delish!! If I was a judge on the food network channel, I would have commented that the fish was slightly over cooked - but since I'm not a tv judge - I'm refraining from the comment! : )
*warning - they serve 'black quinoa' as a side with the halibut -- its really a kinda creepy grain ...tried it and did NOT like it' *
I did ask #3036 to recommend a white wine with my dish - he was a bit befuddled (i don't think we use that word enough!) and eventually came up with 'Pares Balta' Chard -- it was AMAZING.... very perfectly paired!
We closed off the birthday celebration with Lemon Genoise for my daughter, Frozen Ovaltine for s-i-l and I opted for the ol' standby, Creme Brulee. Lemon Genoise was gross (to me), my daughter said it was as it should be -- flavors blended better as it got to room temperature. It is topped with 'panes' of clear sugar pieces standing in the cake - we were told 'oh, it's only sugar'. Apparently we looked as though we were going to send it back because we had 'glass shards' atop the dessert?!?!
The Frozen Ovaltine was -- chocolate ....
The Creme Brulee was very well done - just the right texture, flavors and had a lovely side of berry / nut mix that went great alone or with the Brulee.
Ok - so why 2 stars? Because one out of three dishes was outstanding - other two were ok. One out of three desserts was outstanding - other two were ok. Service was great for one out of three - totally NOT COOL.
and we got all this for $160? nahhh -- not worth it.
Quite a shame too - I think the server's attitude just sucked a lot of the ambiance out of the place.
Server #3036 only got a 15% tip and I felt that was gracious of me. I am a generous tipper so, it was really a shame for him.
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