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| - After having great experiences at Becketts Table my wife and I were looking forward to Southern Rail, she loves southern style cooking and I've really enjoyed Becketts so it seemed like a "can't miss", unfortunately it really was off target, by a lot.
Positive notes: the waiter was good, we both had the feeling that they grabbed some of the great staff from Beckets and brought them over, by the end of supper I felt bad for the guy, I think he knew the place was not up to snuff. Which made it kind of feel sad, the waiter was superb, he really was, but the dishes just plain were not. Oh, the Apple butter is just like Becketts so that is a big plus.
Negatives: I had the salmon, the first bite was kind of a surprise, super crispy outside, kind of raw/ soft center, at first I was a little put off but figured hey it's good. That did not last though the fish got progressively less cooked and ended up being kind of rubbery/uncooked. I just want to say I like raw fish, but undercooked is very different from raw, and when part of a filet is cooked the rest ought to be as well. My wife had the chicken and dumplings, it was inedible. As for drinks, forgettable.
Long story short, southern rail you've got a ways to go. We really like Becketts, it's a no contest sort of play here.
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