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| - After wanting to try this restaurant for a while now, I was finally able to convince my friends that the Estate House was not pricey or lame as they had heard. We tried to eat in the upstairs bar area (live music is always a plus) but were told they only serve appetizers on the 3rd floor, dinner is served in the main dining room. We headed downstairs and were sat immediately by friendly staff and the hostess.
Our waiter started the evening out a bit odd. We got our food menus and our waiter came by to introduce himself and drop off the drink menu. He then told us that we needed to "liven up" because our group seemed quiet. Umm ok? We all decide on drinks and then wait for our waiter to return. He finally appears 15 minutes later apologizing because he was with another "large party" that took up his time. We order drinks all of which are pretty simple (vodka soda splash cranberry, vodka rocks dirty) and he has trouble understanding us. My friend had to order her Grey Goose L'Orange and soda 3 times before he understood what she wanted.
During the summer, they are offering a 3 course price fixed menu ($20, $30 and $40) until August 31st which is a GREAT deal. The only problem is there seemed to be more options on the price fix menu than on the regular menu. We asked the server if we could order just the entrée off the PF menu and were told no but "it is an amazing deal so you should just order the PF option." My friend had to tell him it wasn't a deal if you weren't going to be able to eat all 3 courses. The waiter asked if we had any questions about the menu and my friend asked what chicken saltimbocca is. Our waiter stumbled through a few words and umms before he said he would go ask the kitchen. He never came back to explain the dish.
Our drinks arrive, sans the L'Orange and soda. The waiter had to have my friend point out what she wanted on the drink menu and then exclaimed "Oh L'Orange!" as if she had been ordering something else the entire time. The other drinks were incorrect, vodka cranberry instead of vodka soda splash cran and the remakes were wrong, vodka water splash cran. My dirty was the only one that came out correct but I think that is because it had the least ingredients.
We order dinner and wait around 25 minutes for the first course of salads to come out. We did get a nice complimentary amuse bouche which was a wonderful surprise. The first course had to be sent back after the appetizer came loaded with cream. Our dinner guest specifically said she has a dairy allergy and to omit the cream but the dish came out covered in the stuff.
After another 25 minute wait for the entrees, we finally got the rest of the meal. I had ordered the fillet which was cooked perfectly and was a nice quality. The dish also included a potato cake which was also good but not great. I had 2 sauces on my plate, both of which were bland. I asked a waiter for some salt and he brought out sea salt and explained "we do not carry iodized salt in our restaurant so this is natural sea salt." Umm ok, I guess I can go one meal with out iodized salt and not get a goiter.
After we were all stuff, our waiter reminded our friend that he had a dessert coming for his 3rd course. He suggested the bread pudding which was great and we all shared a few bites, except for our dairy allergy friend since the dessert came with ice cream on the top.
Overall, I give the place a 2. The food was just ok so it gets a 3, the ambiance gets a 3 and the service gets a 1. I understand everyone has their off nights but when your bill for 5 people is $300, you would hope you would get a little better attention.
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