Astrid H.
Yelp
Came to the Gladly for the first night of restaurant week. Wasn't sure what to expect but I'd heard good things and this is where my friends decided we go. We went on a double date together and arrived around 7:30pm. You had to make a reservation, although it didn't look overly crowded for a Friday night.
We were sat, and greeted with menu's. The restaurant week menu we'd seen online and it looked great. There were two prices options (one for $45, one for $55) and it came with an appetizer, the main entree, and dessert. Not bad at all!
Me and my beau tried two different items for each, he selected the soup for appetizer, and me the burrata. For entrees we selected the pan roasted halibut and this wasn't on the menu online, but they had a steak option. I went for that one! And for dessert, he had the chocolate butterscotch cake and I had the whiskey bread pudding.
Of all of the items, my meal altogether was better overall! Not just because I selected them of course () but they were just more tasty. The burrata was to die for.... The cheese was perfection with the salad and it had a semi crispy bread served with it, and the tomato and mixture had the perfect saltiness and just, the combination of it all was... heaven in my mouth!
The soup was good but it wasn't at all to die for, or even close to as tasty as my burrata. The steak... ooh. I ordered it medium rare and that's how it came out and it had a wonderful crust to the outside. It was seasoned perfectly and it came over a mound of super flavorful and creamy, soft, mashed potatoes, topped with some asparagus spears, the steak, and a tasty, very savory gravy. The combination of the three were simply wow. The halibut was good, a tad overcooked on the outside, but it must have been the bacon lardon but there was a very tasty flavor that enhanced the fish so much. The sweet corn grits were good but again, not something I'd rave about or even remember if I wasn't actively trying to remember for this review. The desserts... oh, goodness... the desserts. So we were torn on this one because my babe loved his chocolate cake. To me, it was more on the bland side, didn't have any sauce atop, and it certainly had a chocolate taste but I felt it was dry. I enjoy myself the moistest cakes, personally, so it didn't fit the bill but he enjoyed it. My whisky bread pudding however... I'd say 7 out of 10. The flavors were wonderful, you could definitely taste a hint of whisky and it was creamy in the mouth.
Overall, the service was ok. Our server was soft spoken and I hoped for more menu guidance, recommendations, and confidence and zeal about the dining experience as a whole so it wasn't spectacular, but it wasn't bad. I'd go somewhere else first before I dropped the $ for the Gladly and the food and experience overall. Because if it weren't for the Restaurant Week menu prices, I think I would have been disappointed for the cost and what we received overall.