Linda S.
Yelp
A Thursday evening, our 30th anniversary, and a pleasant enough dinner at Market Street Blade and Barrel. Dave and I shared most everything. Food: appetizer, beef carpaccio ($23) - delicious! French onion soup - great flavor, but where were the onions? Rib eye steak (cooked perfectly) with garlic mushroom topper and roasted Brussels sprouts - also delicious, and $77 (included the soup). Grilled wedge salad ($19) - while this is one of my favorite salads and it was served with abundant blue cheese crumbles and red onions (I asked for no cherry tomatoes), the lardons were overcooked and had the texture of small pebbles with very little "give" in the center (like they'd been sitting in a roasting pan for a day or two and warmed up over and over and had lost most of the bacon-y flavor). The Ferrari Carano Chardonnay ($14/glass) was excellent, as always, but wow - short pour on the first glass. I ordered a second glass and it was a typical 6 ounces. John, our waiter, was attentive and friendly. We didn't comment on any of the shortcomings of the meal to him - why would we? The items that were subpar were not worth the time and disruption to a celebratory dinner. It was a decent try by the restaurant, but fell short of the $212 tab (included tip). May try again, may not. Decor was subtle, a bit upscale from the former owners' style. It was a quiet night with most tables full.