Went here last night for my birthday for the first time. It was with my husband and my three lovely daughters.
Atmosphere:
It was a quiet night. There was two sets of couples seated. We arrived at 6:30pm and was seated nicely in the corner. The place is nice, clean but a the decor was a little dated.
Service:
The servers were nice, but stuck around close to our table a little more than we were comfortable with prior to ordering. My youngest was 22 months, so you can imagine it took a bit more time. The server refilled our water when needed and provided us with second basket of starter garlic bread.
Food:
-French onion soups ($9), it was so-so. The flavor lacked and very little was found in the soup. My family are cheese fans so it was thank goodness there was an abundance of that to compensate.
-The seafood platter ($75) was 50/50. The lobster tail was cooked nicely but the rest was mediocre. The vegetables was blan.
- Chicken penne w/balsamic sauce (cant remember the price and exact name). This was funny tasting. The cream sauce has a slight burnt taste to it.
- Garoupa with lemon and pepper ( catch of the day $38). The fist was cooked nicely but had NO flavor to it. I literally utilized every drop of the lemon to give it some flavor. The vegetable was blan and the rice was gross.
- The best thing we had that night was probably the free garlic bread and pickled dish of veggies.
The bill came up to $250 with tax and tips. We have paid more for 2-person dinner at other places, and did feel like it was a good experience to justify the price. Unfortunately, This was one expensive fine dining experience not worth the price tag.