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| - Was sooo happy when the word got out that G.R. was opening up a restaurant to give us a chance to taste this beautiful food we have watched these amateur chefs make for years on tv. Made our reservation, arrived that night, upon entering your basically inside a store where u can purchase Hell's Kitchen souvenirs, waited about 5 minutes and we were seated. First up the staff are great from the hostesses to the food runners to the waiters, simply fantastic. Our waiter Michael R thoroughly went over the entire menu which is not that big. Seating was horrible, it reminded of Lawry's with the open cafeteria feel which i hate unless its a buffet, not appropriate for an upscale expensive restaurant. Tables so close your chair is constantly being hit or you're ducking to accommadate the servers passing by. Now most of the food was delicious, what there was of it. We tried to order a variety so we could get a taste of everything and share. Dinner for 3.
Appetizers
Lobster risotto $24- lobster was over cooked and tough. And was served in the most shallow bowl i have ever seen, it was about 5 spoonfuls.
Scallops, came with my prixe fix $69 beef wellington dinner-dont be fooled by the pics where it looks like u get 5, they are cut in half so u only get 2 and a half, im so glad our waiter told us this so we could order more apps.
3 sodas $15
Beef wellington only comes 1 way, medium rare, they do not take request, i was hesitant when our waiter informed us of this since that was my main reason for coming, and i dont like my meat bloody. I ordered it anyway it didnt look good because it was so red but it was delicious thanx to the seasoning of the duxelle.
Rack of lamb $39- only 3 pieces but tender and juicy but no flavor.
Braised short ribs $34- this dish was the best for the money, hearty and full of flavor.
Sticky toffee pudding came with my meal-for some reason it was huge, to me this is where they couldve held back it was so big we couldnt even finish it
This is a place with no salt & pepper at the table and the food was soooo lacking in flavor i wish i were one of those ppl that carried seasoning in my purse lol. All in all im glad we went for the experience but i dont feel the need to have to go back. One and done.
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