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We went here last night for dinner. The tables were a bit small and a little too close together for our taste. All through dinner we had to listen to the couple next to us discussing their families and the couple on the other side asking each other questions as if they were reading from a Trivial Persuit deck- 'Do you like to get your nails done...? Do you have any pets...? Do you have any allergies...? Do you have a large family...?' It was very distracting. The bar scene looked more to our taste but we had already ordered so we were stuck where they seated us.
We ordered the Mussels appetizer and the 'Meat & Potatoes for 2'. The mussels were a bit confusing- some were under cooked, some were over cooked, but the majority of them were just right. The broth they were cooked in was delicious- perfect for 'bread dipping'. and the bread was delicious- once we sent back the garlic soaked french roll that came with it and brought out grilled sourdough. I would suggest to anyone that comes here to request the grilled sourdough in place of the butter-logged roll. Mussels- Pass
The Meat & Potatoes for 2 is a $59 monster 32 Ounce hunk of Ribeye with a tomahawk sized bone perched in the middle almost daring you to pick it up with 'said' bone and start knawing away like a starving caveman. But, please resist that temptation as the napkins are small and not all that absorbant. We ordered it Medium and it came to the table on a cutting board that required us to relinquish every other plate we had other than the about 5 inch square ones we were using to place our silverware on. It definately looked impressive and I could feel the couples flanking us trying not to stare.
The 'frites' they served with the meat were crispy but also greasy. It was like their oil wasn't hot enough when they dropped them, or they had been sitting around for a while half cooked and they tried to 'freshen them up' with a second 'dunking'. They were also heavily salted to the point where it sucked all the moisture out of your mouth as you chewed them. Potatoes- Fail.
Next was the bisected bone that was turned into a 'gravy boat of sorts' where the gravy was bone marrow seasoned with too much salt and baked with top layer of extra salted bread crumbs. Maybe next time I'll tell them I have high blood pressure and can't have salt. Marrow-Fail.
On to the glorious looking steak... My first cut was delicious, although a bit salty (Do they salt the steaks when they age them?)- a nice char on the outside and delicious steak on the inside. My second cut was very red and rare. My wife's first cut, was red and rare, bleeding on the cutting board. There went her appetite. Someone doesn't know what Medium is supposed to look like... I should have been more specific when we ordered however, we have watched more than our share of cooking shows and know that medium is not supposed to bleed. It's supposed to be brown on the outside and pink on the inside. that's the reason we go out to eat steak- so we don't have to time it just right to get it the way we want. If we were home with this dinosaur hindquarter I could have just tossed it back onto the grill for 3 more minutes but in this confined space and no-where to turn for assistance and my wife's appetite already blown- I chewed my second slice then asked for a 'to-go' container... Meat- Pass... barely...
I think if we ever come back here we're going to request a larger table, order seperate entrees, be very specific with our orders, tell them EASY ON THE SALT and send back anything that doesn't taste the way it should...
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