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| - I had always wanted to go to the Rosewater because it seems so highly regarded. So to kick off the long weekend, I made a Friday dinner reservation. When we arrived, the place was quite empty, except for two other tables of diners. Yet still we were seated at the table beside the waiter station, so we politelly asked for another seat.
I can't speak for my husband, but I was very disappointed in the food, although he did say that what he had was "underwhelming". I started with the lobster ravioli appetizer, which came in a dark brown cream sauce and was covered in pork chunks (of all things), which completely overwhelmed the entire dish. If there was any seafood in the ravioli, it was impossible to taste.
For my main, I ordered the duck but first asked the waiter if he recommended it and how he suggested it be cooked. His response alleviated my concern about it being tough or overcooked, which is often possible with duck. But I figured in an upscale restaurant such as this, that was unlikely to be a concern. Unfortunately it was like trying to cut into a piece of shoe leather. I had to literally saw my way through the meat and it took me forever to chew. It was served with a small portion of a type of duck puff pastry, the only good thing on the plate. When asked if we'd like dessert, we politely declined, afraid of how they might mess that up.
I will say that the waiters who served us were very good, and our martinis were nicely made. But the food was so disappointing, which was exacerbated by the size of the bill at the end of the night. No, we will never be returning again.
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