Inga W.
Yelp
Our experience here was not great in terms of service or food.
We arrived for our 7 pm Saturday night reservation, and they said the table was not ready and we can head upstairs to the bar. It looked like they took on more reservations than they could accommodate.
At the bar upstairs, we sat there for 20 minutes without the bartender acknowledging us or taking our order. Finally, we flagged her down to get two drinks. The old-fashioned I got was not great in flavor and was poured over crushed cubes, not a large cube. My husband's whisky, same thing.
Finally, after 35 minutes of waiting, they told us our table was ready. No acknowledgment at all of the lateness. Could have been nice to cover our drinks or an appetizer. We told our waitress that we have been waiting a while, and she offered us a dessert on them later, we asked for our appetizers to be covered. Someone, perhaps the manager came out and talked to us and said it would be taken care of. For the prices they charge, I expect professional, timely service. Our waitress was very friendly and attentive, it's not on her that the place was running late and poorly managed.
We started with oysters, they were fresh, well shucked, but only had two varieties, a bit underwhelming.
The lump crab cake did not have any lumps of meat, it was just a crab cake and overly spicy where the spice took over the flavors. I've had way better, and for a place that is high-end, this was disappointing.
For the entrees, we go the Jack's Champion Filet |and Spicy Lobster & Shrimp Linguine. The steak was very well prepared, but the dish had a lot going on that was distracting, rather than the simplicity of the meat and some sides.
The pasta was a hot mess, they did accommodate me and didn't put cream in the sauce, but the sauce ended up being dry and spicy which dominates the flavors. The pasta itself did not seem freshly made in-house, and what killed it was the lobster and shrimp were both overcooked and chewy.
For the price, neither the service or food was impressive or bringing us back.