Ramsin J.
Yelp
I'm very critical about restaurant given my many years working in them, Camden Spit & Larder was a 10/10.
I'll start with the staff. I booked an online resy couple weeks ago for this past Wednesday night. It was noted for a birthday. On Monday prior to, I was contacted by the host to confirm. The host offered to write "Happy Birthday (Name)" on the menu. This was a very nice gesture, which they did follow through with, we arrived and the table was already set with the custom printed menus. Also, the host ran through the deserts on the phone and I pre-ordered 3 of them, asking if they can place candles on 2 of them. Which they did and during the dinner the waitress was very accommodating and following my instructions on timing to bring them out. It was excellent communication from her.
Our waitress was very kind, informative and continued to ensure we were satisfied. Along with other staff who dropped items off at the table. Management as well, very accommodating for everything we ask, no hesitation to make things happen, including charging a cell phone. There were a couple larger parties around same time and the waitress notified us with a recommendation to place the order sooner than later so that way we would not get caught amongst the big order and would be waiting for our food. This was a good call. Staff was properly marking the table and clearing items.
Drinks were solid, I had a few spicy margs. Food was all great, good flavors and decent portions. We had Tuna Tartar, Caesar, beets salad and oysters for starters. Followed by the Sea Bass special, steak and pasta. All were very good. The steak was ordered medium but came out on the rare side. We asked if Chef can re-fire, they had no hesistation to do and they also re-plated the dish as if it were new. This is what I expect in a place like this and they certainly delivered.
The place is very clean, ambiance is nice, spacious, the bar looked legit. Was impressed to see a large kitchen line. Can always tell how efficient a restaurant is by the size of the line and food window.
My only suggestion to the business would be to use smaller platers for the smaller square 4 seaters. It was very tight when we had 3-4 dishes on the table. A lot of the plates were much larger than what was actually plated.
If you're in Sacramento, I highly suggest this place. Spent about $500 for 4 of us but it was worth it. I have no problem paying a high ticket when the service and food is great.
Management: Think about expanding into San Jose. It would do very well.