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| - We've had Rosemary's on our list for quite a while now since we heard about it from several reliable sources as a favorite locals spot for French American fare.
Food (In order of appearance):
-Vegetable Cake - A little croquette-like gift from the chef to start off the meal. Nice touch.
-Hugo's Texas BBQ Shrimp w/Blue Cheese Slaw - Figured I had to try this since everyone raves about it, but not sure I would order it again. The BBQ sauce was amazing, but everything else was just average.
-Arugula salad with cranberry vinaigrette, blue cheese sauce, chantarelle mushrooms, and duck breast - There was too much going on here for my tastes. The vinaigrette was good, but too sweet. Blue cheese sauce was too thick. Mushrooms were delicious but seemed a little out of place. Duck breast was tender and yummy. Not sure how all of these elements work together though.
-Creole Grilled Prime Ribeye - The house made steak sauce really made this dish. It was sweet, smokey, and made the perfectly cooked medium rare ribeye taste great.
-Flourless chocolate cake with peanut butter sauce and banana ice cream - Great combo. I thought the chocolate cake was going to be warm, but it wasn't. Still rich, sweet and delicious. I could have used more peanut butter sauce.
-Dessert sampler - On the house. Peanut butter rice krispy bite (my favorite), lemon bar, flourless chocolate cake.
Ambiance: Cozy, intimate, inviting. It is pretty much one big room with tables and chairs. It would have been nice to have more privacy.
Service: Stellar. Attentive, efficient, friendly, knowledgeable. Couldn't ask for more.
Restaurant.com gift card: We bought a $25 gift card from Restaurants.com for $10. Restrictions - one coupon only, must spend $50 on food, excludes alcohol. We ended up saving $15 on a $100 meal, not bad. :)
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