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| - I'm so torn about this review, but I cannot lie. I mean really torn. My first time here and I'm all about nostalgia, history, a story, and going to nicer restaurants for the experience. I think this hits a lot of those. I'm just so disappointed in the food. The servers were good, nice and engaging when we asked questions, there is no problem there. Rebecca specifically stood out and told us a little more about the history of the home and the families that owned it and some features of the house. Everyone was nice and they kept the table ready for the next course and our drinks full. Ok great, good we got the foundation covered. On to the wine/food...
The sommelier was out of town and that's totally fine. But no one really knew much about the wine when we asked questions. Instead of a bottle, we just got glasses of wine and could have spent more money and drank more. But limited us to two for only 2 of the 4 in our group. They do have a fairly decent selection of wine.
We ordered the 6 cheese plate and it was good no complaints, except I wish we had more honey and jam to go with each bite.
For a 5 course meal I would have expected so much more from a flavor and execution standpoint. So for myself specifically, I initially wanted the 7 course meal which included extra cheese and an extra opener. Since we were in a time crunch, I just said hey I'm gonna go back down to a 5 course and cancel the other two and they said no problem. In the 5 course you get 2 openers, sorbet, a main course, and dessert. My opener courses I got the crab cake and she crab soup. I liked both. Not amazing, but I liked it. Great presentation on both. When I wanted the stuff fried squash blossom, they said they ran out. I really didn't want anything else on the my openers, but fine and I ended up not even getting a 3rd so I guess it worked out. The sorbet palette cleanser was nice and refreshing with the sugar rim on the square bowl.
The main dish I chose was the rack of New Zealand lamb. First off I wanted it medium and to me that's a little pink, but it came out rare. Check my picture. I actually sent it back but not for the color, for the actual temperature of the lamb. It was cold!!! I felt embarrassed sending it back, but I'm not paying $100, 5 course meal for cold Lamb. The crusting of it was fine, nothing spectacular. They heated it up and was still not hot, but warm. I asked why and they said it was because "you asked us to put it on rush." I don't think rushing the searing of Lamb made it cold. I've cooked plenty of Lamb myself and it doesn't take that long to cook, but bringing it out cold is just unacceptable and rare, not medium. Fine I ate it anyways.
On to the dessert. I got the blackberry cobbler and it was hotter temperature wise than my Lamb. And not bad, wish it had more ice cream in it. U
Nothing at all jumped out and was like wow this is so good or wow this is amazing. I just didn't get excited about it.
My friends meal....The friends I was with had the pan seared duck, this was also not cooked correctly to what we asked for. And it wasn't that great. No one at the table finished every single course and I left hungry. The chocolate mousse and key lime pie desserts were also not good at all.
I'm not about price or complaining on what costs what. It's an experience, but seriously how do you charge $100 for a 5 course meal and nothing wow'd me or anyone at my table??? I am just disappointed in the overall food experience. Anyone can have history and a cool place, but if they can't follow it up with the right food to match it doesn't make sense. I'm glad I went, maybe it was an off night, but nothing amazed me and made me remember the dinner. I honestly will not be back and it makes me so sad to say because I think it could have been so much better.
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