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| - My wife and I went here for Date Night. I don't think this is a good Date Night place. 5 stars for service, 4 for food, 2 for value and 1 for ambience. So I averaged it at 3.
Ambience is more for the "power lunch/dinner" crowd. We did get a nice booth but that didn't shelter us from the loud noise in this place. Lots of fast-paced background music and lots of males in polo shirts with company logos. Must be a convention in town.
They like to tout their dry-aged beef. I've had good dry-aged beef (I've even done it myself) and theirs didn't seemed to have the qualities I have experienced in the past. We had a steak that was basically a huge Ribeye meant to be shared for two for $100. My wife's half was okay but the half I got was basically all fat which I don't much care for. It was a sizeable steak but split in half you got two small ones. It was overcooked to our taste but it is pretty hard to order a steak and get it the way you want. The three sauces served on the side were good and paired well with the steak.
The sides were tasty and probably the best part of the meal. Though I usually don't find Mac-n-Cheese to be something worthy of ordering in fine dining, theirs, with plenty of Gruyere cheese, did taste good.
They have a rather large wine list and probably the greatest thing about this restaurant is the Enomatic, allowing them to offer so many of them by the glass. But, don't expect that to make it a value.
Service was friendly and excellent throughout. The "Chef" came out with the steak and cut it for us. Reservations are HIGHLY recommended at this location because it is always busy.
Overall, this place did not offer ambience and quality that I was looking for, especially for date night, and at the premium price. If you are a big corporation trying to land an account and willing to spend the money on it, this place might be okay.
I now get a barrage of emails from them with deals. One looks like it might be worth trying: 5 menu items for 6 dollars before 7. I think it is only available at the bar. So perhaps we'll see if Happy Hour is more enjoyable.
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