Natalie H.
Yelp
I wanted to take advantage of restaurant week, so I made Saturday dinner reservations for 6 PM. The only available seating was outside, but it's a covered patio with heaters and a fireplace, so it's very warm and cozy and you get views of the bar and the ambience is still very nice, so I wouldn't let that deter you if that is the only available seating. The only difference might be the chairs are more of patio chairs than the chairs you'd have in the dining room.
We asked for the restaurant week menus and it's currently a 3-course meal for $60. We both ordered Caesar Salad, the Filet Perry and I ordered the White Chocolate Cheesecake, while by beau ordered the Chocolate Crunch Tower.
Warm and crispy bread and butter arrived at the table almost immediately. We were really curious about the famous pork chops, so we decided to try the Pork Chop Bites for an appetizer. It came out ultra fast (within minutes) and I understand why everyone loves the pork chops after tasting them. They were sweet, smokey, juicy and had the perfect crispy caramelization. The bbq for dipping was perfect and the apple sauce was a nice, sweet touch. Definitely recommend.
The Caesar Salad was excellent. I wasn't expecting much for an appetizer salad, but it was decently sized. The lettuce was fresh and crunchy, and it was loaded with seeds and croutons. It had plenty of dressing and was topped with a couple of anchovies. A very salty salad, but as a salt lover, I was very happy with it. I thought it was one of the better Caesar salads I've had.
The Filet Perry is an 8 oz filet mignon wrapped with applewood smoked bacon and topped with jumbo lump crab meat. I asked for medium and it was a little more medium well, but I tend to like it cooked somewhere in between, so I was happy with jt. We were both asked to cut into it to make sure it was cooked to our liking. The filet was very good - again with the saltiness, the outer layer of the bacon was very salty. Again, this is something I don't mind, but if you're sensitive to salty foods, you may prefer a different steak. I didn't find it to be as salty once you got past the outer layer. We both enjoyed our steaks very much and the asparagus that accompanied it.
We also ordered a side of loaded mashed potatoes to share and it came topped with cheese, bacon, chives and sour cream. The mashed potatoes were great, but the toppings were an overkill. The cheese layer was probably 1/4 inch thick. Some may love that, but I peeled all of the toppings back and just enjoyed the more simple mash.
Lastly our desserts were very enjoyable. The cheesecake was very good and rich, and the chocolate crunch tower was very good for anyone that likes milk chocolate. It reminded me of Italian milk chocolate hazelnut truffles with crispy rice. A very rich ganache type dessert that would be good to share.
We had some coffee, and coffee is almost never good at any steakhouse, and the coffee here was just fine. Not the best and not the worst. They gave us our own personal little pot, so we were both able to enjoy a couple of cups each.
The service was great. The server wasn't very warm, but he was very professional and attentive in asking us how we were doing with each course, and any time we took a sip of water, he was there refilling our glasses. I think we went through three pitchers of water. I would have loved a little more enthusiasm or cheer - I think it would have added a little more to the experience, but we really did enjoy our dinner.
The total was around $175 before tip for reference. The only extras we ordered were the app ($13), side ($15) and coffees ($4.75 each). I think it was a good value and would recommend trying them out!