I am torn over what to do with Seven Saints. When I first went there I thought the food was great and the drinks were wonderful. Over time, it has lost its luster. What follows is my progression.
My first visit was mostly about the drinks. I found the beer menu to be decent (which is what I felt like drinking that night). I know I ordered food and I was not displeased with it. Overall, my first experience was good and I came back for more.
My next visit included food and drinks. I went with some sort of mixed drink that tasted fine but was not memorable. I had the salmon slider to eat. I did not notice if the menu listed what came with the slider or not, and the waitress did not bother to mention that the slider come with just the sandwich. When I got my slider I realized that one mini sized salmon sandwich was not going to be enough for dinner. Sadly, I started eating the slider before I ordered more food. I can only describe it as a salty salmon puck. After that, I was no longer hungry, and we went elsewhere.
I returned for lunch, and had the BLT salad with the tomato soup. I recommend both options. The soup was so good that I came back for lunch again and paired it with the tomato pesto grilled cheese. This was also wonderful. In fact it was so good that I found myself craving the soup and grilled cheese one day so I went for lunch. Now, I am not a fan of swiss cheese which is one of the cheeses in the sandwich. I requested that the swiss cheese be replaced with provolone instead. When I got my sandwich there was no swiss cheese, but there was no other cheese on the sandwich. There should have been American cheese as well. I guess the server misunderstood my request, and I figured it was an honest mistake so I didn't think it was a big deal.
The last straw was yesterday. I went for lunch again and ordered the tomato pesto grilled cheese with the tomato soup. Again I requested that the swiss be replaced with provolone. When I got my sandwich it was more like toast than a grilled cheese. There was one slice of American cheese and one slice of provolone cheese on each piece of bread, but the cheese was not melty and gooey. It was toasted and crispy. Then the pesto was glopped on in one cold dollop. I found the sandwich to be dry.
From now on I will probably only go to this place for the drinks. Too bad I can find drinks at just about any bar in town. I feel let down because I really wanted to like this place. I love the look and feel of the bar, and it has all the potential to be great. However, if they can't even accomplish a grilled cheese sandwich why would you want to eat their food?