Justin Stark
Google
NICE FOR THE PRICE, BUT FORGETTABLE…
We decided to come here for our anniversary, as we had both been here previously, but neither of us could remember much about it. Now I remember why.
We had a reservation, and we showed up right on time. The hostess was friendly, and we were immediately seated. The bus boy poured our water quickly, and the server showed up a few minutes later.
Our server was very friendly and helpful.
He brought us two champagne flutes of free champagne, which was nice, and also the champagne was pleasant.
I ordered an old-fashioned, which was good, but probably not as good as what I could have made at home.
For starters, my wife had the mixed green salad, and I had the meatballs with Italian bread.
The complementary bread was also good, and we both enjoyed it.
We both liked the mixed green salad, which had some golden raisins, and was a little bit sweet. The meatballs were good, but not really anything different than I would have gotten at any other restaurant.
I had the grouper with the Hoppin’ John mix. The grouper was nicely seasoned and well prepared, with a tomato compote and the Hoppin John mix. I really enjoyed it, and I would definitely recommend this dish.
My wife had the fried shrimp with the Truffle Parmesan Arugula Fries. I thought that the fried shrimp was good, although my wife felt that they lacked seasoning. We both felt that the shrimp were no different than what I might have purchased at any restaurant chain. The truffle fries were stale, greasy, and overdone. Neither of us liked the truffle fries.
We decided to skip dessert, but the server was nice and brought us a couple of praline-pecan dessert bites, which were enjoyable.
The total came to $108.58 and we left a $20 tip. We both felt that the price matched the food and service, and we were glad that the meal was not more expensive than it was. Otherwise, we would probably have felt like it was not worth it.
I think it’s a nice place for a date night, or maybe a place to take someone new in town, but the fare, to me, seemed predictable and uninspired. The grouper was very good though!
The bottom line? This is a nice place, but nothing special. The brutal truth? This place is forgettable.