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| - My actual experience here is more of a 3.5, but I'm rounding up.
First the good: Despite being in a strip mall, the restaurant has successfully turned the interior into a nice dining space and even has comfortable looking outdoor seating for those times it's cool enough to sit outside.
The waitstaff was great - friendly, professional, there when we needed them, gone when we didn't. We were a group of ten, and when we arrived they had set up a long table in a smaller section of the restaurant which gave us more privacy.
Food portions were reasonable, and the menu was well rounded. The only drawback was the food itself. Nothing was bad, but nothing was great either, and at these prices you'd expect something better.
I started with the wood oven baked prawns, which I asked to come out as my side with dinner since no one else was having an appetizer. They came out ahead of the meal despite my request, and were fine but not spectacular. Fifteen dollars got you four prawns. The prawns themselves were incredibly fresh tasting, however they picked up almost none of the flavor of the seasonings. I ended up using the sauce to dip my bread, just so I could taste it.
The roasted cauliflower was described as good - in fact it got one member of our party to change their mind about cauliflower - and the mac & cheese was tasty as long as you didn't get a bite with a piece of pepper (too spicy).
The bread - oh my god, the bread. This may have been the best part of the meal. Our server brought out plenty: fresh made rolls, baked together in little stars, and Parmesan flavored crisp flat bread, all served with a light whipped butter with black sea salt. When we quickly ate our way through the first batch our server was happy to bring out more.
For my main course I had the caramelized sea scallops ($31 for five scallops). The scallops were nicely darkened on the outside and just slightly overcooked on the inside, but not to the point where it affected the flavor or texture. These were deliciously sweet and large enough to be a decent main course. They came with charred cauliflower (poorly seasoned - but better when dipped in the leftover sauce from my appetizer); vanilla bean cauliflower puree (delicious, but overpowering on the scallops so I'm not sure what it was supposed to be eaten with); and truffle sauce (mmm mmm good).
The desert offerings looked delicious, but I chose a tea instead. My friends who had the chocolate ice cream and the strawberry shortcake both described them as good, but not great.
Overall the restaurant has a nice atmosphere, great staff, and good ingredients. Now they just need a chef who can live up to the rest.
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