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| - Last weekend, my boyfriend and I swung by Urban & Vine to grab dinner before a movie. I had not been to Coronado Cafe before, but i was looking forward to checking out this new place. This restaurant definitely has a cozy and intimate ambiance, with low lighting and soft music playing.
Before we went, I was trying to decide whether or not to make a reservation but the mister thought since we were having dinner a little later it might not be necessary. Upon our arrival, I noticed an empty table right at the front so I felt relieved. However, we were asked if we made a reservation by the hostess and said no--she and another server (?) proceeded to go see if they could find a table for us. I started questioning whether or not reservations were required just to eat here since the vibe from them was not all that friendly. We were finally seated at the same empty table I spotted in the near the front part of the restaurant. I decided to put that aside and not let it bother me.
Our server was very helpful with presenting a laundry list of specials that I unfortunately cannot recall. Upon reviewing the menu, I thought that it must have been written by a literary scholar.. what did "scented with greens mean?" "scented pita whaaa?" Maybe this is a cooking term outside my realm. Honestly, it was on par with ordering food that looks good but you can't pronounce the name of the dish so you feel silly.
We ordered the black bean hummus as an appetizer. This was certainly an interesting choice as neither of us had eaten black bean hummus before. It came with pickled vegetables, cucumber and pita bread. The hummus itself had a smokey flavor-almost as if liquid smoke had been added to it. I think it's a matter of personal preference that I didn't *love* it. I liked it, but prefer chickpea or garbanzo bean hummus.
For our dinner, I ordered the Fall Tomato Basil Bisque Soup with the melted cheese pita and greens. The tomato bisque was certainly delicious--I would have never expected to enjoy tomato soup with a toasted marshmallow on top! It was definitely eclectic and the star of my meal. The melted pita scented with greens was basically pita bread with melted cheese and topped with greens.(Yay for learning what scented meant). I also had a side of pearl couscous which was very tasty.
My boyfriend ordered the Sloppy Joe lean, which also came with greens and couscous. He enjoyed his dish and I got to try a bit as well because it's vegetarian! It was made with chickpeas..quite good.
When the bill came, we decided to split the check. For whatever reason, our server charged us WAY over the original cost for each of our bills. Our bill was around $50 total but we each had been charged $40. I am not sure how this happened?
Overall, I waver between 3 and 4 stars. The food was great (seriously! get the tomato bisque), however the service was a bit lackluster. From the situation with making a reservation when we arrived to that last snafu with the check, I would say that is my criticism. I wouldn't say that it would deter a return visit, I just hope to update this with more stars next time because I did love the food & ambiance of this place.
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