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I am glad I waited this long to write a review of Passion8 because my husband and I just had the best experience ever. This review is more about the people and experience then the food. Don't get me wrong the food is fabulous! Chef Luca has made my husband a lover of scallops, salmon and beets. Hard to do. I have NEVER had a bad or even just okay meal at Passion8. All the food is amazing.
I have been a fan of this restaurant since they have been in Fort Mill. There move to Elizabeth Ave. was tough to swallow as it doubled the commute time to get to the restaurant. But it is so worth it. My husband and I went on Saturday, November 22 for our 11th anniversary. I went online the night before to make the reservation for 7PM. No problem. However, when I did not receive a call by 5:30 on Saturday night (they usually call to confirm your reservation), I called to double check. Our reservation had not gone through, but the hostess said that they would be happy to accommodate us at 7:15PM, would that be all right? Absolutely. 1st POINT OF AWESOMENESS FOR PASSION8
We arrived at 7PM and sat at the bar to have our first drink. Butch was at the bar and he's just an awesome person in conjunction with being a great mixologist. At one previous visit to Passion* Bistro, he made my 16-year old daughter fun mocktails, which just made her night. We chatted with Butch, who made reference to our last visit during the first weekend they were opened at the new location. 2nd POINT OF AWESOMENESS FOR PASSION8
We headed over to the hostess stand and they led us to our table, which was upstairs. I was a bit bummed as the downstairs is so beautiful. I asked the hostess if we could sit downstairs and she went to check. She came back and said it as full, BUT she would make a note in the system so next time we made a reservation we would be sat in the downstairs room. 3rd POINT OF AWESOMENESS FOR PASSION8
While I tried to be okay with being upstairs, it was also pretty chilly. I let our server know that we were going to go back downstairs to have dinner at the bar. He said no problem and brought our drinks downstairs. So, we are back with Butch, Charlie and Amanda and enjoyed ourselves immensely. Reminiscing about our 11 years and 4 children together. How far we've come from a food standpoint. From Bennigan's (where we met) to Passion8!
The food. Oh the food. It is just amazing. We shared the perfectly seared scallops entrée as the appetizer, followed by the quail for me and pork of the day for my husband. He was hesitant because it had roasted beets with beet vinaigrette. We both cleared our plates. 4th & 5th POINT OF AWESOMENESS FOR PASSION8
We enjoyed a few cocktails. Champagne from Spain, a couple of mojitos and a Pecan Mai Tai. The Mai Tai was a creation made by Charlie and it was delicious. 6th POINT OF AWESOMENESS FOR PASSION8
Butch came around and placed dessert spoons in front of us even though we didn't order dessert. We had told them we were celebrating our anniversary and he surprised us with wonderful peppermint bark brioche dessert with beat foam. 7th POINT OF AWESOMENESS FOR PASSION8
We asked for the bill, handed over the credit card and Butch came back with the "adjusted bill." They had taken care of our drinks and wished us a Happy Anniversary. 8th POINT OF AWESOMENESS FOR PASSION8
They didn't have to do any of what they did. By accommodating us, not minding that we moved, to the complimentary dessert and cocktails. I am already a fan. I have already told everyone I know how great this place is. I've told them I can't wait until they open for lunch because I am coming on Day 1 with 5 other people.
As a restaurant marketer, I know that each of these 8 points of awesomeness for Passion8 makes a difference. No matter how small. Each point just made me love them more and be an even more loyal fan. Thank you to the wonderful hostesses, Calayla (sp? - who was not there last night, but has taken cared of us other times), Butch, Charlie, Amanda, Jessica and Chef Luca.
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