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| - After having dined at CRAVE several times, I feel like I have enough info to write a review.
The first time I went to CRAVE was at the soft opening months ago. I thought the restaurant had great ambiance and being able to try several items on the menu gave me a prespective of the type of food CRAVE offers. The items we tried were hit or miss, but overall I got a good feeling from the food we tried and knew we would be back.
We came back probably a month or so after and I ordered the Lamb Meatballs which is a Signature Dish at crave. It was AWFUL and I do not use that word often to describe food. The pasta portion of the dish was fine but the Meatballs were extraordinarily bland and did not taste fresh. I would not be surprised if they used frozen meatballs. My mother-in-law also had to send her dish back because the lobster tasted awful.
I came back last night with a livingsocial coupon and because opentable was giving 1,000 dining points. I actually was pleasantly surprised with my meal. I ordered the edamame starter which at $8 was definitely not worth it, but tasted fine. I ordered the chicken apple sausage flat-bread and a couscous salad as a side. The salad came out first and it was great. The dressing was very refreshing. The flat bread next came out and it was amazing! The mix of flavors between the sausage, bell pepper, and balsamic vinaigrette was unique and blended together well. It was around $16 which is a little over-priced but I would order it again. My husband just got a burger and fries and it was the perfect medium rare, very juicy and he was a happy guy! I also thought the service was great.
Overall, food is VERY hit or miss. Additionally, the food is generally not worth the prices. It appears there is a happy hour menu, which might be a better deal, but I have not tried.
Service is just ok. I have had terrible service there, but last night it was great. Jury is out on that.
Ambiance is great. Beautiful restaurant in a great location. Food is average and not worth the price.
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