Vee V.
Yelp
All stars for the French onion soup, and definitely the sous vide filet mignon. Get the filet.
Although service was fine, I expected better.
I was staying at this creepy establishment. I read the history and knew it had an interesting past, and the décor remained in the same era...but man when I'd wake up in the middle of the night I was completely expecting for an apparition to be starring at me from the corner. Plus, the staff had interesting stories on encounters.
Anyhow, I waited until my last night to dine here. It's a beautiful space, with nice views. When I walked in it was fairly empty and no one was in front to greet me. I walked further into the restaurant, then was asked to go back to the front and wait. I guess I didn't understand why I couldn't just sit at one of the 50 open tables.
My server was very friendly, and we had a nice conversation about the menu. But he forgot my water, bread basket, and didn't ask if I needed another beverage. There were a few other dinners that had a larger table. I felt like since I was a single diner, I was overlooked, and not asked how I was doing. It was disappointing.
However, the food was mouthwatering. I even got a little amuse-bouche, it was a fancy rollup thing, and quite delicious. My French opinion soup was next. It was steaming hot, gooey, savory, and just what I needed. I decided on the filet mignon since my server was raving about it and said it was first sous vide, and finished to my preferred temp, medium rare.
That steak was incredible! It wasn't the prettiest thing, but it was unbelievably tender. I could cut it with my fork. I immediately sent my husband a message that he needs to purchase a sous vide machine for me. The steak didn't need anything, but I am a sucker for horseradish with my meat, like peanut butter and jelly. They were out of horseradish, what?...Okay, well on to the sides. They were pretty good, but not as memorable compared to the steak.
I'd definitely come back for the food. Hopefully the staff was just having an off day.