This place is located on the corner of a strip mall. From the outside the 25 yr old strip mall doesn't seem inviting, but the inside and outside areas of the restaurant are actually quite nice.
We came here with a party of six on a recommendation from me because I had eaten here twice before and it was very good, although it has been at least a year since I was here.
The problems began right away. We had a reservation for the outside patio. When seating we were seated in the far corner of the patio with no lights. Could not read the menu. In addition, it was 60 degrees outside and we asked the waiter to light the rollable heaters. He said only 1 of the 5 they had sitting there had gas in it so most of us were quite cold during the whole meal which makes it hard to enjoy (the one heater just didn't pump much heat). I understand if one of your tanks runs out but 4 of 5 out means you just don't care about it. This place claims an award winning patio but they sit us in the dark without adequate heat and don't offer to move us or tell us before? Unacceptable.
The initial ordering went fine and our appetizers came out pretty quickly. The bruschetta, calamari, and table bread were all good. However, it took 40 minutes for our main dish to come after we finished the appetizers. For me this much time between starting to eat and get the main dish ruins the meal. The place was not crowded. After about 20 mins I went into the restaurant/bar area and found the waiter watching basketball on the tv entranced. This always bothers me especially when things are late and our drinks aren't getting refilled, which was the case. Even if he wasn't busy at the time he should be walking around checking on things not watching tv. God, I sound like my father.
So, main dishes were mixed reviews. I heard the salmon was great. I had the scallops. They were rubbery and not seared well. I realize that scallops are hard but for a $20 plate I expect better. They were smothered in an Alfredo sauce with pasta. Way too much sauce and too rich for my tastes. I expected a better tasting sauce with more refinement. In taking a poll it was hit or miss whether people liked their meals. Some did, some didn't.
Bottom line: one of my pet peeves is expensive restaurants that don't get the basics right or treat you well. This place is at least $30-35 per person and I'd expect them to have the basics figured out. They didn't.