The Capital Grille was a great experience overall. The staff was extremely welcoming and courteous. I had let them know it would be a first date experience and they pulled out all the stops. They chose a very romantic table setting and the service was terrific. The waiter was a little overly friendly and was a bit uncomfortable toward the end of the meal.
The setting, environment, and welcoming staff were the highlights. For the price I felt the food could have been better. For starters we ordered mozzarella and tomato salad and the Caesar. The salads were both chilled, crisp, and the vinegar and spice balance for the mozzarella was very good.
For the entrees we got the salmon and the special bleu cheese encrusted fillet with grilled shrimp. The salmon was cooked perfectly, but lacking on seasoning. Where they were short on flavor on the salmon they made up for on the shrimp. They definitely weren't shy with the seasoning which left something to be desired for the surf of the turf. The steak was cooked to perfection and was extremely tender. The waiter had sold the bleu cheese as a cream base infused with pepper and garlic. Unfortunately it was just a few morsels of blue cheese pressed into the top of the meat. Still, a VERY good cut of steak.
The meal and a bottle of wine ran me $150 which for the service and ambience I believe is fair. I'll most definitely be going back to give the chef another chance to WOW me.