Mark F.
Yelp
Christmas at The Capital Grille is basically a high-end contact sport. Packed dining room, holiday chaos, and enough "special requests" flying around to qualify as an FAA situation. And yet...somehow...Amity ran our table like a pro.
She didn't just "wait" on us. She commanded the mission. Even with a heavy load on an extremely busy Christmas-season night, we never felt abandoned, forgotten, or stuck in that purgatory where you start eating bread like it's your retirement plan. Amity was expeditious, focused, and calm...the kind of calm that says, "I've seen the weeds... and I own them."
Now here's where she went from great to legendary: my colleague needed gluten-free, and Amity handled it like it was the easiest thing in the world. She customized sauces, made sure the meal worked, and even got him gluten-free bread...and he was thrilled because nothing felt like a downgrade. The flavors were still top-tier, the kind that makes you pause mid-bite and think, "Okay... so this is what winning tastes like."
We had the Chilean sea bass with the sauces, and it was exactly what you want at The Capital Grille: rich, dialed-in, and so good it should come with a warning label for jealousy. And the drinks...Amity presented them with such style we felt like we should be wearing tuxedos and giving each other code names. Seriously, she had us at "shaken, not stirred"...for a minute we weren't just having dinner, we were auditioning for James Bond: The Midwest Years.
Bottom line: Amity treated us like kings on one of the busiest nights of the year, and she did it with skill, warmth, and a level of attention that's rare when a restaurant is slammed.
Management: please reach out and tell Amity she's doing an incredible job. Yes, we're one of thousands she's served over the years...but on a night when she could've been in pure survival mode, she made us feel like the only table in the room. That's not just good service...that's Capital Grille service done right.