Michael M.
Yelp
UPDATING MY REVIEW A BIT
Thanks Breanna B for dialing in the date and for the quick response.
Yes - it was over Valentines weekend, and thanks for the clarification that the steak was a Ny Strip. It was indeed, now that I recall fully.
However I will hold that it was still a tough piece of meat, still pretty flavorless, and unfortunately, looking back at my receipts, still not a great value. But I appreciate the fact that your team has already responded here as that continues to show the commitment to service and that alone is worth another star!
ORIGINAL
Joined friends here for dinner a few weeks back and had a genuinely lovely evening. I haven't been there in ages, and can say that the updated interior and staff service was outstanding. We had reservations for a two couples, got seated quickly, and had great attentive service throughout the night.
Our apps and cocktails were stellar. Although following a bit of wine tasting, I will fully own that if they were less than stellar, it might have been lost on us, as we were so fully engaged in conversation, and the service was impeccable, we didn't at all notice!
Our salads were strong as well, although I would say there was a little more dressing than salad. This was especially true of my wedge. When I order a wedge salad, I expect a wedge of iceberg lettuce, and toppings, not a few leafs of iceberg lettuce with enough toppings to bury an entire wedge. While it was tasty, it seemed a bit light on the actual lettuce for my taste.
Disappointingly, my wife's lobster bisque, was quite tiny in terms of volume / portion size. This theme continued with her meal, as she ordered scallops and got four tiny scallops as her main course. While both were tasty, they both seemed quite overpriced / undersized in terms of value.
While our guests enjoyed their entrees, my medium rare steak frites was a true miss. Normally you would expect a ribeye to be full of flavor, well marbled, and easy to cut. Instead what I got was a much tougher cut of meet, much more of a NY strip in ribeye clothing, with a healthy amount of fat, and minus all of the delicious flavor I would normally expect from a ribeye. While the accompanying fries and aioli made for a good meal, it really didn't due justice to what it could have been. Thankfully, the portion was healthy, and I was able to share the rest of the meal with my wife, who was still hungry from her small portions, and she eagerly wolfed down the remaining steak and fries, making for a good end to the meal.
Overall I felt that the service and ambiance more than made up for the shortcoming in the meals itself, but I honestly don't know that I would put this high on my list of spots to revisit again soon. I think there ay be better spots with a bit more attention to detail in this price range in the region.