Doc R.
Yelp
My wife and I, along with our two grandsons, chose to celebrate our 55th wedding anniversary tonite at the Beachtree. The hostess was warm and cordial and brought us to our table promptly. The venue is lovely, on the beach with the sound of the surf all around you. Truly a nice place to have a special meal. Sadly, the meal went downhill after that.
Although our waiter came to us promptly, he was clearly not the type of person who is not at all interested in engaging his guests. He took our drink orders promptly enough, but there was little, if any, warmth or interest shown. When my 8 year old grandson motioned him to whisper something in his ear, I knew that the waiter was being alerted to the fact that we were there to celebrate a special occasion, namely our 55th. This, however, was the end of this idea. Is it too much to expect a tiny cupcake with a candle at some time during the meal? Sadly, that was the end of it. This waiter clearly wasn't interested.
Despite its somewhat pretentious menu and inflated prices, the food was overall not very special. The appetizers were the most appealing, as we had the garlic prawns (large, succulent and perfectly done) and the burratta (creamy yet lacking much in the way of tomatoes, yet tasty enough) were appreciated by all. The entrees, however, were another story. The double cut pork chop was nicely done and rather tasty (said my wife), but the other entrees fell way short. The lobster ravioli (called by some other pretentious name) were skimpy (maybe 4 or 5 of them, thin and not filled with much of anything) and absurdly priced at around $70. My fish of the day was two fillets, each 1/2" thick and 3-4" long smothered in sprouts and a largely tasteless creamy gravy. Also absurdly priced at over $60. But, we figured it's a special occasion so, what the heck, right? The worse part came with the desserts, which never came!! Just as well, since at $18 each, they were bound to disappoint. When we had waited 15 minutes from ordering the desserts and they still being no-shows (as was our waiter, by the way) I asked another member of the wait staff to ask our waiter to cancel the desserts and send our bill. That was when the manager, a terrific gentleman named Will, came to our table to apologize and ask how he could make things right. My grandson was really jones-ing for the lemon meringue so we acquiesced and said he could box our desserts to take with us but he said he would write off the cost. He also wrote off our drinks and coffees, which was the right thing to do and we were appreciative of his attention and desire to ameliorate the situation a bit. By the time we got home, however, the meringue had completely liquefied and its box looked oddly empty except for a puddle of sweet stuff. Our olive oil chocolate cake was a 2" diameter, 1.5" tall little cupcake, sitting alone and forlorn in a too large styrofoam box. Certainly these would have been a lot better if served at the table, but, despite Will's best efforts to save our experience, they would up falling way short. Overall, go here for drinks, but eat somewhere else. And say hi to Will. He was the highlight of our meal.
