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| - I just ate at Greenhouse Tavern for the first time less than an hour ago. I literally just walked in the door, but I feel so passionately about the experience I just had there, I need to immediately post a review about it.
The meal I just ate at Jonathan Sawyer's Greenhouse Tavern was singlehandedly the most disappointing meal I've had for quite some time. Now, I really try to not write negative reviews. I'm not some bitter old women sitting at home alone with her 59 cats just looking for ways to ruin other people's day. Usually when I have a bad experience I just sort of brush it off and move on. This time though I really feel like I owe it to my other Clevelanders to give an honest review. Especially for such a highly regarded restaurant.
I had the Acorn Squash Confit. It sounded amazing. Sure, it was vegetarian and vegan so you always risk that maybe it won't be full flavored like some of the other more raved about meat dishes, but I figured for a restaurant that boasted and stressed that they had options for everyone and any food restriction I was sure I wouldn't be disappointed. And for $24 surely this was a meal worth writing home about. I was wrong. My meal was bland, flavorless, and completely lacking in complexity and creativity. I genuinely am not exaggerating when I say my meal was a flavorless steamed acorn squash and some bland black beans tossed on top. It wasn't seasoned at all: no salt, no pepper, nothing. Literally my dish was completely void of flavor.
My boyfriend and I eat downtown so rarely, I had been looking forward to this meal for weeks. We got a hotel room downtown and everything to really have a memorable experience. Needless to say, I won't be forgetting this "experience", but for all the wrong reasons. Last time we did this we went to Pura Vida and were blown away. Obviously next time we will be returning. I should have known better.
I expected so much more from a Jonathan Sawyer restaurant, but after this I doubt I will ever go back.
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