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| - Went there with a group of friends. The decoration was nice, though I wasn't a fan of the pictures on the wall. The ambience was OK, nothing special. It was a bit empty, but at least unlike some other restaurants, it had a high ceiling and the music was low, meaning we could actually hold conversations and hear one another.
Our server was very nice and polite. Price wise, it's on the up-side: $30-$50 per entree, and $10-$25 for app. To be fair, the portions are rather large. The appetizers took a long while to come, maybe a good 30-40 minutes. We ordered a $60 wine that was nothing special at all, and even though it was under full-bodied, it was sweet and light. The grilled calamari was delicious though, and my friend raved about the tomato and mozzarella salad.
The entrees came pretty quick after the apps. Most of us got the hanger steak. The medium-rare was done to perfection, and the meat tasted really good. But the cut is tough and chewy. I'm not a fan of The Keg, but I'd rather have their $30 steak than this. A friend got the chicken... i think it was a chicken leg, and she wasn't too impressed (her fault for getting chicken... who gets chicken? :P ). Another got the cod. It looked good but I don't remember the feedback.
We skipped dessert as we had plans elsewhere. Oh, and they were out of oysters. Overall, very 'meh' for $75/person, and it would've probably been very 'meh' overall for $90-$100 had they had oysters and we had ordered desserts.
So pros:
* Staff were nice
* Grilled calamari was pretty yum
* Hanger steak tasted really good and was cooked perfectly
Cons:
* Ambience was bland
* Appetizers took a long while to come
* Hanger steak was a really, really tough cut
* Our wine was subpar.
Overall, not worth the $, I'm afraid, at least with the items we ordered. Perhaps the scallops or something else would be better.
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