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| - Craving steak, and remembering this was a place I had been meaning to try, we came on a Friday night. It was not very busy at all. Our server was very good, highlighting what were the best items on the menu.
We ordered the appetizer combo of toasted ravioli, potato skins, and stuffed mushrooms. The mushrooms, with spinach and gorgonzola, tasted muddy. Not literally, of course, but the flavors were just not clean and bright. The ravioli were quite good, with melty cheese and bits of jalapeno. The potato skins- more like slabs- had a Southwest kick with a black bean salsa. They were just OK.
I had the ribeye, and it was cooked just as I wanted at medium rare. The baked potato was huge, but not as hot as I would have liked it. The quarter-stick of butter (I'm not joking) sticking out of it barely melted. My husband had the french dip. The bun was good, he said, but the beef was too thickly cut and well-done for his taste. It was also spicier than he had anticipated with what he thought was a combo of grilled onions, horseradish, and mustard. He ended up just picking off the meat and he didn't even finish that.
The soups were a mixed bag. The mushroom was cream based, but with the addition of gouda cheese, was simply too rich. I also found myself wishing there were pieces of mushroom in it, not just a puree. The steak soup was also cream based, but palatable. I didn't taste much of a difference in flavor, as if the two had the same base.
All in all, dinner was fine. Not great. Not rushing to return.
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