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| - I wanted so bad for this to be a good restaurant because as we all know, the beaches is lacking in the food department. Alas, this will not become a restaurant I will go back to eat at.
Drinks on the patio in the summer though? Maybe.
It was slow service from the beginning, no one at the hostess station when me and my partner arrived. We picked a table for two near the bar, as soon as we sat down we noticed the table seemed like it had not been wiped down properly, nothing glaringly horrible but noticeable just the same. Our server didn't notice this on her arrival and put the menus down on the table, we didn't say anything as we picked the table ourselves and we could have easily moved had it been that big of an issue. We started with the fried cauliflower which is served with a blue cheese dip as well as a hot sauce dip. It's was fine but not crispy enough for me, the reason being is I think it had probably been sitting for a bit before it made it to our table.. definitely could have been warmer. The dips were good, but not special by any means. My partner ordered the steak frites, with the steak ordered for medium rare. He was happy with his meal, steak was cooked properly, the red wine jus was seasoned well, he even loved the french fries, which is saying a lot because he doesn't usually care about fries at all (blasphemy I know) I ordered the brisket mac n' cheese that also had roasted squash in it. I had high hopes, unfortunately it did not deliverer on them. This dish like the cauliflower was not hot enough. I heard the service bell from the kitchen ring multiple times for food pick up, yet it didn't seem as though anyone was trying to get to the food quickly.. The cheese on the top of my pasta had hardened a bit and was in a clump which is not really appetizing as it doesn't pull apart when being picked up with the fork. Underneath that cheese was a watery sauce that was pretty bland, the roasted squash added absolutely nothing to the dish except maybe more moisture to the already soggy pasta, as well as an unpleasant hard crunch in every bite. It seemed like the squash was frozen and had not been roasted at all. The brisket tasted fine and was well cooked and shredded throughout, I wouldn't say they were generous with it though. I took half to go as it got pretty cold and I just wasn't enjoying it. We moved on to desert, my partner had the chefs choice cheese cake and I had the chocolate s'mores pie. The cheesecake was a maple with some sort of nut, my partner said it wasn't bad, but the cookie base was extremely hard, like it had been in a fridge for a long time and had dried out. My chocolate s'mores pie was frankly horrible. It most certainly had been in a fridge/ freezer far too long and tasted old and full of other fridge flavors - gross! My pie crust was nearly impossible to cut into with my spoon as well and the chocolate portion was thick and grainy with a fake chocolate flavor. I had expected this dessert to be warm like a s'more usually is, but no, it is served cold. The marshmallows should be gooey and toasted.. they were neither and It was just mini marshmallows on top that were very hard and chewy because they had been refrigerated. This was one of the worst desserts I've had at any restaurant, I only had two bites and gave up.
Overall this dining experience was extremely mediocre, the dishes in my opinion were overpriced for what they were and definitely on the smaller side. As for drinks I had two six ounce glasses of Shiraz and those were twelve dollars each.. this would have been a fair price if they had have been eight ounces, but in my opinion too expensive for what it was. We chose to come to Carters Landing because we had a fifty dollar gift card that worked at multiple restaurants and we had been waiting to try this new place in our neighborhood. The gift card brought the price down, but I still ended up paying 66 dollars after that with tip. So without the card, this meal was over a hundred dollars and it absolutely wasn't worth it. I wanted to believe that a chain restaurant could hold its own here and be impressive because the location is fabulous. I also try to support local entrepreneurs so I am really sad to say that I won't be returning for a meal. I possibly will return for drinks on their beautiful patio in the summer though. We'll see..
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