Marty C.
Yelp
Heard from a friend, who heard from a friend that this was a fabulous happy hour spot. Finally got the chance to visit on a Friday before 5pm....this place was slammed.
Easy to find since it's located inside the Hilton Hotel on the west end of Baptist Hospital. Plenty of parking too. If you walk in through the main entrance, the restaurant is beyond the lobby area on the right hand side. Once there, I noticed the bar was full with no available seats. Unable to find anyone to advise me which tables belonged to the bar area, I asked another customer and managed to find a small table for two.
I was warned by the couple seated next to me that the service was extremely slow. They were right, it was a while before we had someone come by the table to take our order. We didn't take a chance and ordered our drinks with food in order to avoid an additional delay.
Happy Hour is a deal, $5 dollar house wine, beer, well drinks, mojitos and margaritas. Appetizers at the time were 50% off (*** see note at end). I wasn't in the mood for the drink special, so I ordered a prosecco. I also ordered the Florida Red Fish Sandwich. The fish is blackened and comes with provolone cheese, bibb lettuce, tomatoes and is served on a buttered brioche bun. I'm a bit picky so I skipped the avocado, bacon and aioli.
As we were warned, the service was slow. So slow that I noticed someone who may have been a manager clearing tables and checking in with customers. I found out apparently we visited on a day that had been difficult for them. They had recently experienced employee turnover and a few of the servers were brand new. Now that made a great deal of sense considering the awful service. I fully understand a restaurant can have a bad day. Couple that with their honesty, that was greatly appreciated.
The prosecco I ordered was a single serve bottle, La Marca. I've had it before and it's actually very good. When the food arrived and I took my first bite.....it was amazing! The fish was fresh, properly prepared and seasoned perfectly. The bun was yummy too. If I was rating the meal by itself, I'd say it was a full five star sandwich.
Leaving was a bit of work, yup, it took forever to get the bill. In the end, the food was so darn good and couple that with not being in a rush, it wasn't a big deal.
In summary, Table 55 was a bargain with discounted appetizers, drinks and excellent food. Hope the service improves because it has great potential to be perfect!
***They have changed their happy hour specials. Although when I visited, the appetizers were 50% off, they are now discounted.
Drinks specials are $5 house drinks and draft beer. Happy Hour is still every Monday-Friday 4-8 PM, and Saturday-Sunday 9-11 PM.