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| - I don't like giving bad reviews but the food at this place doesn't stand up to some of the praise I've read. Dinner on a Sat. night, we sat within a few minutes. The busy atmosphere didn't deter us, we were hungry and ready to eat. The apps descriptions were wide and a great variety, we went with the crab & lobster beignets ($15). Fried, good filling but sitting on a vinaigrette solution just ruined it. Then came the mains, scallops wrapped in bacon ($25), just average, and sweet potato gnocci ($18). I was expecting something light and airy, what I got were fried bullets, they were actually hard to chew! Imagine! I actually wondered how Jonathan Sawyer at his beautiful Trentina would have made this dish, let me tell you, completely different!! It was obvious from my guest that the gnocci here at BISTRO 185 were previously frozen and then cooked. It was a total disaster. The spinach that came with it was good but AGAIN, more vinaigrette below the gnocci!! I don't get it? Don't believe the hype on this place. I will not be back.
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