Had a meal there last night and was relatively disappointed.
Appetizers: My wife’s butternut soup was oddly watery and while she thought the flavors were alright, I thought it was kind of a mish mash. My blue cheese soufflé was better and probably the best dish I had, it was flavorful and nicely balanced. Kind of a strange presentation, however, with a streak of rubbed red beat across the whole plate that was dried out and not meant to be edible.
Main courses: My wife’s mushroom risotto was the highlight of the night and truly was a wonderful dish. I got the roasted chicken because I wasn’t all that hungry and the spaghetti squash side sounded very interesting. The chicken was well cooked with a nice, crisp skin, but the squash was clumpy with almost a vinegary finish. I almost had to use a knife to cut it up before eating. Not good.
Dessert: We shared a carrot cake that was dried out. It was cooked in a small tin which took out all of the moisture I would normally associate with this kind of cake.
The worst part of the evening was a wine list full of wines at 3 to 4 times retail. Finally found a Peay Hirsch Chardonnay for $100, but can’t help but think in this economy they would tone down the wine prices a tad.
Not a bad meal, just not a great meal and for a $300 price tag, it should have been much better than it was.
