Steve M.
Yelp
So 4 good dishes and one really bad one
First, Sorelle is very elegant and modern in its design.
The service is impeccable, and somehow, every staff member we passed knew it was the wife's birthday and her so. Our server Olivia, was friendly and helpful throughout the meal. Additional wait staff were there to remove a plate as soon as a dish was completed, and excess crumbs were swept off the table each time
We started by splitting the Capesante Pan-Seared Diver Scallops main dish as our appetizer. These are easily the largest and perhaps the best Scallops we have ever enjoyed. The scallops were cooked to a perfect temperature, and the citrus was very light, and not overpowering.
We also ordered the Pane, which is self-described in the menu as Sorelle's Bread Service, World's Best Olive Oil. The bread is delicious, but I am not sure why they think it is the Worlds best Olive Oil. Maybe out of the bottle it is the world's best, but we both like our dipping oil with seasoning, and this had little to none.
OMG, who would have thought that a potato side dish could be so good, but that is what we got with the Patate dish. This was Olive Oil-Fried Potatoes, Rosemary, Castelmagno Italian cheese. The Potatoes themselves were amazingly crisp on the outside while being light on the in. The dish was just bursting with flavor.
Personally, I am not a huge fan of Swordfish, but the pictures and reviews pushed me to order this dish. I liked that the fish was not cut overly thick which makes it hard to cook correctly, and I really enjoyed the brown butter sauce.
The wife's Grouper dish is where things went wrong. The fish, while properly cooked, was grossly under seasoned, and the Braised Fennel, Caper Leaf Salsa Verde sauce totally overpowered the dish. I just don't get why you would serve such a bold (and frankly not very good), sauce over such a delegate fish like Grouper. You would think batting 800 is a great average, but since this was the wife's main dish on her birthday, it was a real downer for her.