Though a server came right away to take our drink order, the service soon took a nosedive.  About fifteen minutes went by, at which point another server came up and asked us if we were being taken care of.  This new server took our drink order, and then disappeared.  Finally, Eric asked to see the manager, because we still didn’t have drinks, and no one had taken our dinner order.  At that point the service finally picked up, but it still left a bad taste in our mouth for the remainder of the evening.

We both started with kiwi margaritas, which were pretty good, but not stellar.  Eric started with the seared fruit, and I had the lobster bisque, both of which were quite tasty.  For our entrees, Eric had the lobster tail and I had the stuffed chicken, and again, we both enjoyed our plates.  For dessert, Eric had the bread pudding and I had the banana cheesecake, which were excellent.  We rounded out the evening with another round of drinks: Eric had some kind of bourbon concoction, and I had a blueberry cosmo.  As with our earlier drink selection, these were pretty good, but we’ve had much better.

One thing we both remarked about was how it felt like one of our vacation meals.  It must have been a combination of being right on the water, and that we were in a somewhat remote part of town.  It was a neat feeling.

Despite the hybrid trendy and fancy atmosphere and the good food, we left quite underwhelmed.  As I said, the extremely poor service in the beginning left its mark on the rest of the evening.  Putting the service aside for a moment, we still didn’t feel that the restaurant had anything to compel us to come back.  To borrow a line from Mel Brooks, it was nice… not thrilling, but nice.

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And what the heck am I going to get from Starbucks when it’s really cold out and I need something hot, given that I’m completely caffeine-free?

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