My wife and I had dinner last Friday night for our anniversary (our first time at this resteraunt) via a Groupon deal. When we arrived we were warmly greeted by the hostess and seated. When our waiter arrived (he did not tell us his name) I told him this was our first time here and presented the Groupon coupon. He briefly explained how the Groupon deal worked and took our order. We did not see much of him after that. This irritated us a bit because the place was not busy — only a few customers at a few tables and no big groups. Because the 20% gratuity was automatically built in regardless of the quality of service, we felt that we were ignored and unimportant to him as he did not come by except once in passing to ask how we were doing. My water was empty for a good 10 minutes before being noticed. Needless to say the service was poor. The food was a mixed bag — the starters we had were amazing. My wife had the baby beets which she loved, I had the Diver Scallop which was phenomenal! For the main course my wife had the beef tenderloin which was plated beautifully and the meat cooked perfectly — but lacked flavor. I had the halibut — again, plated beautifully but unfortunately the halibut was dry. For dessert my wife had the Myer Lemon Tart which was dry and lacked flavor — she wished she had gotten something different on the menu. I tried the Profiteroles of Peanut Butter which was maybe the best thing I have ever tasted, the homemade peanut butter ice cream was incredible! It is tough call whether we would make another reservation for dinner — we went there for a special night and ended up not feeling very special.
The food was a mixed bag — the starters we had were amazing. My wife had the baby beets which she loved, I had the Diver Scallop which was phenomenal! For the main course my wife had the beef tenderloin which was plated beautifully and the meat cooked perfectly — but lacked flavor. I had the halibut — again, plated beautifully but unfortunately the halibut was dry. For dessert my wife had the Myer Lemon Tart which was dry and lacked flavor — she wished she had gotten something different on the menu. I tried the Profiteroles of Peanut Butter which was maybe the best thing I have ever tasted, the homemade peanut butter ice cream was incredible!
It is tough call whether we would make another reservation for dinner — we went there for a special night and ended up not feeling very special.