Although the husband and eat extremely well, for special occasions we tend to go out a bit further than usual. Celebrating his Bday, we opted for a lovely dining experience at Mastro's.
Atmosphere (4): Quiet for a Tuesday at 6 pm, which was fabulous. Mastro's can get really loud on most nights. We got a great table behind the bat next to the piano (they have live music starting at 6:30 pm which includes a piano player and singers). This was a great way to complete the night after an issue at the bar. Televisions over the bar offered a variety of options (its NBA playoff season so, we were able to catch the game). With almost 3 mins left in the game the bartender changed the channel per the request of the bar patrons. Livid, my husband goes to the bar and asks that the channel be changed back as we were watching the game and there were only 3 mins left. The bar patrons who asked that the channel be changed had the nerve to mention that they wanted to want hockey (btw there was another television in their view). After
Service (3): Though not horribly bad, I'm rating a three based on an issue with my husbands dinner. He ordered a certain steak and the server got the order wrong. When the order came out he made mention that he ordered a different cut. He had already had sides on his plate and midway through bringing a bite to his mouth she reached over with a fork, stuck it in his plate and said, "I'll take that!", and ran off with his steak. Gasp! Are you kidding?! No excuse me, no pardon me, nothing. We both just looked at one another and laughed. What can you do? After bringing the meat back three times, we settled because the sides were cold at this point.
Food (4): Outside of the husband having to chow down on sides due to an incorrect main dish order, the food was great. I'm still laying here mad because I'm so full. My pan seared Chilean Sea Bass was excellent. The losbter mac-n-cheese along with the brussel sprouts were great. They brought out a free warm butter cake (you can NEVER go wrong with the butter cake). And the whipped cream, WOW! It's the BEST I've ever had.
Price (4): The price was to be expected here. Mastro's is a very high-end restaurant so, with drinks, dinner and sides, you have to know that your tab will sneak up on you quick. Our bill was a whopping $288 for the two of us.
Overall, I was happy that my husband enjoyed himself on his special day. That's really all that matters. My only issue was that steak. For that kind of money, it'd better be damn perfect (tender, hot, and cooked the way you request).