Culinary Dropout on Valentine's, yes and yes. For V-day, reservations is a must. You could walk-in but seat wait is up in the air. I called 3 days beforehand and luckily I was able to get a 6:45p appointment.
Food and Atmosphere is top notch. We ordered the pierorgies for appetizers and it was the best. Our first time having pierorgies and we love them now. They were perfectly steamed and then fried a little too give them a bit of crunch. The accoutrements were divine. I wish there were four instead of three for better sharing. For entrees, rainbow trout and the butternut squash "ravioli." I appreciated the trout was pan seared and not breaded. It was a good size too. I subbed the greens beans for brussel sprouts because I was not interested in the typical green bean almondine. They did it. The pasta was good, not too sweet as butternut squash can be sometimes.
Where the service started fumbling was at the dessert course. The desserts provided are short-listed and to me not really appetizing. I had to get creative and thought about a cheese dessert course. I would think a restaurant that shines a light on its cheese and antipasti would know how to dessert up a cheese. Unfortunately no. The jam provided was sparse and after asking twice for some fruit, my date had to go to the bar and ask for a cup of strawberries. Also, no silverware was provided, and when it was it was a big dinner spoon. It was awkward.
Honorable mention for the live music and some yard games in the back. Also, the dress code was casual with a sprinkle of dressy.
Overall, my date and I were pleased with the experience. V-day, check