. "2015-02-02T00:00:00"^^ . . "0"^^ . "3"^^ . . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . "I came here with my family for the Winterlicious dinner menu. \n\nLet me start with the positives: \n\nThe restaurant itself is very charming, like an old english home. The dining room we were in was nicely lit and felt very cozy. Also the noise level perfect. It was quiet enough to have a conversation without yelling and still loud enough that other patrons wouldn't be listening to you.\n\nOn to the service, which was excellent. The hostess, the wait staff, everyone was friendly and quite attentive. \n\nAs for the negatives: \n\nI was not really satisfied with the food. For the appetizer I ordered a smoked sturgeon bean soup, which to me was bland, but not upsetting. My main course was a filet of beef which was maybe 4 ounces and charred to a black crisp. I had asked for medium and the inside of the filet was surprisingly cooked to medium, but the outside was completed charred. To be fair, after I cut off the char, it was quite good, but it also only left me with 3 ounces of editable meat. In retrospect I guess I should have sent it back, but I very seldom ever do. As for dessert I had a fried donut with apple sauce and it was delicious. \n\nIn total we spent $260+ for 4 people with 1 drink/person, which for me is kind of an expensive dinner and my expectations were naturally set higher, but unfortunately were not met. I can't imagine how much the dinner would have cost had it not been winterlicious, and after this experience, I don't plan to find out.\n\nUpdate: I have just learned that steak that is charred on the outside is \"Chicago style\" and apparently the way they do beef. Although its not my taste, i guess i cant fault them as much, so I upped my rating to 3."^^ .