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| - The man and I had a gift certificate here so we decided to go on a Saturday night. We were seated promptly (we had a reservation) and our wait person was really good. She hustled the whole evening and was really pleasant. Unfortunately, the service was the best part of the meal.
As a side note, do not go here if you are looking for a romantic dinner. You are seated about 18 inches from the tables on either side of you, and the place gets loud when it's busy. You will know what your neighbors are talking about. But we didn't want romance -- we wanted a great meal.
We started with the goat cheese stuffed dates. I was really excited, but they were pretty meh. There was no salt or tang to counter the sweetness of the dates. And they were plated on pesto, which seemed like an odd choice that added nothing to the dish. We then had the lobster bisque that was delightful - rich, creamy, excellent flavor, and the crackling added great texture.
It got worse from there. We split the game hen, and it was shockingly overcooked. As in dried out. The gnocchi were flavorless and chewy, and the mustard carmel sauce was pretty flavorless. We then also had a dish that does not seem to be on the menu now - a three bean stew (navy and two other kinds of beans) with some kind of meat. I can't recall the meat, sadly, because i was so freaked out by the fact that the beans were NOT fully cooked. As in crunchy. It was shocking that a higher end restaurant didn't cook their beans long enough.
We did also splurge on the Wagyu steak. It was perfectly prepared and flavorful, but the accompanying potatoes were pretty bland.
For a $70 meal, it was pretty disappointing. Perhaps we were there on an off night, but for a nice restaurant to have two dishes on a Saturday night be poorly cooked (over- and under-) is pretty disappointing. It was our first and last meal there.
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