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| - Hubs and I made reservations for a Friday night. When we arrived, I was surprised by how many people were crammed into this small restaurant. My guess is they have had a recent surge in business due to the many coupons/deals they have recently offered. I had purchased a 3 course dinner for two from Groupon. I believe I have seen this restaurant advertised for WPXI just pay half as well. I was also surprised by the atmosphere/ambiance. The decor was classy and tasteful. The people were clearly enjoying there meals as talking and laughter could be heard from outside the front door.
We were seated right away. Our water glasses were filled and we were served soft yet crusty rolls with butter. Then we waited. And waited. And waited. Someone finally came over to ask if we have been helped 15 minutes later. We said no and ordered wine. And again. We waited and waited and waited. Another 10 minutes went by and someone else comes over to take our order. I'm a bit annoyed at this point and would have considered walking out had I not already purchased the Groupon. However, I am very glad that we stayed. After we got our glasses of wine, I had a very enjoyable dinning experience.
Our choices were limited with the Groupon but we chose the spicy shrimp appetizer to share, the chicken in a creamy spinach sauce with mushrooms and onions, the filet with port wine and mushroom sauce and the flan and chocolate cake for desserts. The shrimp appetizer was just as they explained- - spicy and garlicky. Yum. My only criticism is that we could have used something to eat the shrimp with- bread, pita etc. Within a timely manner, our entrees were served. I had the chicken and am unable to comment on the filet other than the fact that my husband ordered it medium and it was served medium rare. Almost cold in the chewy red center. Way too underdone for my liking. He didn't want to send it back so he ate most of it and the rice and veggies that accompanied the filet. I thoroughly enjoyed my chicken and the creamy spinach sauce. I only wish there was less of it. The chicken was swimming in the sauce. I couldn't make out what was actually the chicken. If the chicken was cut up, it could easily have passed as soup. For dessert, we decided to try the flan in restaurant and take the cake to go. I'm not a big fan of flan. Maybe it's the texture. Maybe it's the lack of flavor. But, I have to say this flan had a nice crunch on the top of what I assume was carmelized sugar. A welcomed surprise. All in all, the food easily makes up for the lack of service and I would definitely head back in the future.
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