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| - I was on the fence about whether or not to actually take the time to update my review of The Willeyville. After all, we had only been there once before well over a year ago. Unfortunately, the disappointment we experienced during our last visit warranted at least a brief write-up.
I still stand by my previous review when it comes to most of the aspects of service and location. Neither of those experiences have changed in any noticeable fashion, although the service was quite, how to put it nicely, stretched out. We were essentially the only couple in the restaurant and it took about 20 minutes for us to receive our appetizer. Where they really fell short this time was with the food.
When you visit a restaurant knowing full well that you'll be spending somewhere around $100 for dinner and drinks, you've got certain expectations for nearly everything. This is especially the case when it comes to the food.
Our first course started out great. We ordered the Hot Arse Spinach Dip ($11.50). A bowl of blazing hot (temperature, not spice heat) cheesy goodness surrounded by crispy, fried tortilla chips. It was sinfully good.
Little did we know things were about to veer terribly off course.
The Willey Caeser Salad ($9.50) that my wife ordered was not what we expected at all. First, it's loaded with sliced jalapeno peppers. If you are even remotely sensitive to heat in your food, steer clear of this salad. Second, the fried egg served atop the salad doesn't really work, Once you break the yolk it essentially turns the salad into a soppy, yolky mess and the type of bowl it's served in makes it awkward to eat.
The disappointment continues...
The Local Grass-Fed Beef Cheek Mac and Cheese ($18.50) was just not good. Not good at all. Oh, and you read that price right. For nearly $20 I received a small bowl of pasta tossed with asparagus. Creamy it was not. The beef cheek was basically four small chewy, fatty pieces of meat buried under the pasta. I felt like this was a dish that I could have made at home. Sounded so good on paper.
The biggest disappointment of the evening was the Grilled Salmon Fish Tacos ($19.50). Wow. My wife and I couldn't even believe how bad this dish was. The flour tortillas tasted raw. The slaw made them wet and the portion size of the actual fish - what I can only assume is the reason for the insane pricetag - was ridiculously small. Three tiny pieces, barely enough for an appetizer. My wife ate the fish and left everything else on the plate, untouched.
Those of you that read my reviews know that I am not normally one to complain about price. I know before I visit a restaurant how much I'll probably be spending and I also believe that you really do get what you pay for...most of the time. This visit to Willeyville was just such a stark contrast to our first visit that it didn't even seem like the same place. I'm sorry to say that I just don't think we'll be back.
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