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| - I have been wanting to try this place forever. There just aren't that many great places to eat in this end of town. So trying to be more open minded to the Ft Mill/Rivergate area. Went on a Saturday evening with a reservation at 6. Didn't really need it as the place was fairly empty but started to fill up by 7. I ordered the mussels and someone else at the table order the blackened beef bites for appetizers. Neither were great. Mussels were over cooked, very chewy and tasted to much like the "sea". The beef bites were flavorful yet plain. Was also served bread for the table--couldn't quite figure out the herb that was in it and the server didn't know either. We also had salads--market salad, hearts of palm and a wedge. We were all pleased with these--flavorful dressings on the market and the hearts of palm.
For dinner, I ordered the shrimp and scallop pasta. Wow! First it was enough pasta for 3 people. The shrimp and scallops tasted great. Nice sauce with artichokes. While it was a lot of food for the price, a place like this should give this dish the presentation it deserves. The shrimp and scallops, which should be the stars of the dish were buried in the sauce and pasta. I would have paid the same price for 1/3 of the pasta with the same number shrimp/scallops being highlighted on top with the sauce. Again, great dish but the presentation could be so much better. It really looked like a hot mess in a big bowl. Another at the table ordered scallops with the risotto - they were pleased with their selection and I tried the risotto and it was delicious. Last dish ordered was the shrimp and grits, which I didn't try, but she thought it had too much sauce which drowned the other ingredients.
For dessert, we had the key lime pie, cheesecake and the trio of creme brûlée. The key lime had an odd green sauce on top--it tasted odd and didn't add anything to the pie. Cheesecake was delightful. The trio of creme brûlée- regular was good, chocolate was phenomenal & the pistachio was lacking in pistachio flavor ( green color doesn't = pistachio flavor)
Server was really good for the most part. I asked if they had port, he mentioned something that was not a port and I declined. I think he wasn't sure what I was asking for but he did was a server should do in this instance. He went and asked someone and came back with the menu and showed me, they did in fact, have two port offerings. Good save on his part and it added to my experience. Kudos to him!
I would come back, I would not order the apps we ordered or entree selection as I think there are probably a few other dishes that would have been better.
This restaurant says all their fish is fresh and they buy local--they should play that up on their website and menu. It would further justify their price point.
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