Ameritage Review
The following is my first 'restaurant review'. It was done for Yelp and it was a 'first reviewer' which was fun. Problem was that the restaurant owner asked my friend (who was nice enough to invite me to the 'Friends and Family Only' event) to ask me to take it down.
Dammit.
So I'm saving it here for my own review.
Okay - here it is (not so) fast and dirty:
I should point out first that this restaurant isn't even open to the public yet. This was a "Friends and Family" night so they might get some feedback before opening day. This (I believe) had a lot to do with the minor issues we faced. Ambiance was really nice - though nothing too creative. I think that was a good thing though - I want a place's food to be good and for the place itself to sorta fade into the background. The wrought iron (looking) chandeliers were a nice touch though.
We were greeted with "Hi - would you like to try some cheese?" It was of two varieties - Parmesan Reggiano and Primadona - both were tasty as was the hand made Pepperoni we were offered.
Next we waited at a table near the bar. The table we sat at was a table for two as we waited (about 15 minutes) to be relocated to our table for two. They 'sat' us about 10 feet from where we had been sitting - this time in a long row of empty tables. While I understand that this was done to give the servers enough time to provide good service, it didn't seem tactically wise. Our server clearly had 'first day jitters', but quickly recovered and was both knowledgeable and courteous.
--For appetizers we got:French Onion Soup - Not too 'over the top salty' and a real delight.Ahi Tuna - very salty and also delicious. The garnish for the tuna is worth noting all by itself.
--The red wine which we both had (Ladybug?) was nothing special, but we were (very delicately) told that it wouldn't be on the wine list - it was 'just what they were using tonight'. Understandable as it was a free night.
--Entrees:Parisienne (?) Gnocchi - A little bit of lobster tail went a long way here. Tasty indeed.Grilled Flank Steak Sandwich - Really tasty beef on a hard roll with yummy touch of horseradish. Also? The fries tasted remarkably like McDonalds'. I should point out that this is a _very good thing_.
--Dessert:Decaf coffee for both.Chocolate Orange Cake - Yum. Texture alone would sell this one.Raspberry Tart - Another yum. It surprised me with the depth of flavor. All in all, a great find, and I can't wait to go back, though I'll probably give them a couple of weeks to work the kinks out.
Dammit.
So I'm saving it here for my own review.
Okay - here it is (not so) fast and dirty:
I should point out first that this restaurant isn't even open to the public yet. This was a "Friends and Family" night so they might get some feedback before opening day. This (I believe) had a lot to do with the minor issues we faced. Ambiance was really nice - though nothing too creative. I think that was a good thing though - I want a place's food to be good and for the place itself to sorta fade into the background. The wrought iron (looking) chandeliers were a nice touch though.
We were greeted with "Hi - would you like to try some cheese?" It was of two varieties - Parmesan Reggiano and Primadona - both were tasty as was the hand made Pepperoni we were offered.
Next we waited at a table near the bar. The table we sat at was a table for two as we waited (about 15 minutes) to be relocated to our table for two. They 'sat' us about 10 feet from where we had been sitting - this time in a long row of empty tables. While I understand that this was done to give the servers enough time to provide good service, it didn't seem tactically wise. Our server clearly had 'first day jitters', but quickly recovered and was both knowledgeable and courteous.
--For appetizers we got:French Onion Soup - Not too 'over the top salty' and a real delight.Ahi Tuna - very salty and also delicious. The garnish for the tuna is worth noting all by itself.
--The red wine which we both had (Ladybug?) was nothing special, but we were (very delicately) told that it wouldn't be on the wine list - it was 'just what they were using tonight'. Understandable as it was a free night.
--Entrees:Parisienne (?) Gnocchi - A little bit of lobster tail went a long way here. Tasty indeed.Grilled Flank Steak Sandwich - Really tasty beef on a hard roll with yummy touch of horseradish. Also? The fries tasted remarkably like McDonalds'. I should point out that this is a _very good thing_.
--Dessert:Decaf coffee for both.Chocolate Orange Cake - Yum. Texture alone would sell this one.Raspberry Tart - Another yum. It surprised me with the depth of flavor. All in all, a great find, and I can't wait to go back, though I'll probably give them a couple of weeks to work the kinks out.
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