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  • I had myself hyped up for my anniversary dinner at Savoy and let me say, most of the experience was excellent but it wasn't as good as I would have hoped. Let's start with the good. The ambiance and service were top notch. The restaurant was impeccably clean and everything was in place. The decor is a little much and they are really intro branding (i.e. napkins in the bathroom say Savoy) but for the most part it was very cool, calm and intimate. Our server didn't linger at the table and wasn't interested in entertaining us but he was very attentive and made sure we had everything we needed. When I dropped my knife a staff member swooped in to pick it up and replace it with a clean one--that's what I call dedication to customer service. We made a reservation for dinner at 7pm but most of the tables were empty at that time which contributed (I'm sure) to the excellent service and low-key vibe. As for the drinks and food, I started my meal with their Perfect Pear martini, which was delicious. My husband got the tomato soup with grilled-cheese croutons and it was likely the best tomato soup I've ever had. It was both sweet and thick and not-at-all spicy. It favored a grown-up Campbell's tomato soup over a fancy tomato bisque. It was the highlight of the meal. I had a lackluster Cesar salad which was under-dressed & tasteless. For our entrees my husband ordered the barbecue ribs with macaroni-and-cheese and he savored every bite while he also stared in wonder at how each rib was sliced into a perfect rectangle. HOW DO THEY DO IT?? They also served him a hot damp napkin which is how you eat ribs at an upscale restaurant I suppose. I ordered the roasted vegetable risotto and added grilled salmon. My risotto was served in a beautiful bowl and with the salmon on top. The entree had a lot of flavor and the vegetables had a good texture... but a risotto it was not. A rice dish or a casserole maybe...? But the dish lacked the consistency and firm toothiness of a risotto. Also, I am no chef but I was fairly sure it was made with the wrong type of rice. The salmon sunk into the rice and was barely noticeable except for at sight. My entree was a great disappointment because it could have been so much better. It should have been so much better. Lastly we ordered desert. He got the cheesecake and I had the lava cake. Both were much more visually stimulating than tasty. Neither of us finished desert at all. Altogether, I don't regret my visit to Savoy but the food was truly hit-or-miss with a few flaws that were really unforgivable. My overall impression is that Savoy should focus less on the aesthetics and more on flavor, texture and technique. I would be willing to give them another shot because what was good was very, very good and what was "bad" wasn't really that bad but not really good either.
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