This review is hard to write because I really wanted to love this restaurant. I do love the concept of using only locally sourced items but we found the food lacking flavor.
To begin my husband had the Bermuda fish chowder and I had the lightening cakes. My husband refused to eat the soup after one bite. He hated it. The mushroom cakes had a weird aftertaste that disliked so I swapped him appetizers. We would never order either again. For our entree I had shrimp and grits and he had fried chicken with mac and cheese. The shrimp and grits was lackluster and bland. The fried chicken was juicy and perfectly cooked but again it was bland. It came with two dipping sauces. The bbq sauce was just hot without a lot of flavor and the buttermilk sauce was flat. The saving grace of the meal was the fantastic Mac and cheese. It was truly excellent.
Dessert was the Black Forest cake and the persimmon pie. Both were just okay. The persimmon pie was our favorite even though we couldn't detect any persimmon or pie for that matter. But the Carmel sauce was excellent. The Black Forest cake was dry and once again, lacking rich flavor.
Overall it was not what we were expecting and I doubt we will be back anytime soon.
*I must note that the service was excellent!