We've been here twice before with no complaints and given 5 stars. Not so last night 3/8/24. I go there for the short rib. It's my favourite thing to eat and theirs is wonderful. I'm not much of a meat eater, but I can't pass up a good short rib.
I was very disappointed when our waiter Carlos told me that they didn't have it because the chef won't cook it and it takes 3 days.??? So I choose the king crab legs and potato. Carlos said they didn't have that either. I questioned why they're even on the menu and he said "We're getting new menus next week". I decided to try the veal piccata. Well it arrived looking a bit gelatinous but on a bed of lovely looking angel hair pasta. My first bite was unbelievably salty. Making sure it wasn't just me, my 3 companions tried it and agreed that the dish was inedible. Carlos did take it off the bill and since my companions were almost finished their meal I asked to see the desert menu instead of ordering something else. After a little while, Carlos brings me a fruit cheesecake and says "It's on the house". I've never liked cheesecake and he could have brought almost anything else and I'd have loved it.
If he had told me of the menu changes when we sat down, I'd have gone somewhere else.
My friend was served a wine she didn't order and the requested horseradish never arrived. My companions said that the steak and lobster was very good, as was the Coq au vin. Next time I'll ask specific questions before we go again.
UPDATE: I was contacted by the restaurant manager who felt terrible and wanted to make things right. She offered to host us for dinner next week. She assured me she would have a short rib for me. Very good and timely response from the restaurant. Bravo.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$50–100
Food: 2
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Surf and Turf
We almost missed out on the amazing food here. Sadly I’ve driven past this place for a year and a half, not stopping because I read the Google rating and reviews, giving it below 4 stars. Once again, my lack of faith in humanity is reinforced. How could anyone leave this establishment anything less than 5 stars is beyond me. There were comments in the reviews about it “being too expensive for the area”. I felt like this was the least expensive premium meal I’ve had in ages. All I can figure is that it’s the cheap, Canadian, med-tourists who come to get their dental work done because they cannot afford to have it done anywhere else leaving bad reviews. So Canadians, please don’t leave reviews for American restaurants. If you want to leave a review comparing Dunkin’ Donuts to Tim Horton, that’s acceptable. If you do insist, please put a capital “C” in the beginning, or at the minimum put “eh” at the end of every sentence so we can discount it from the rest of the reviews. Canadians don’t even eat good food. Their national dish is poutine; French fries covered in brown gravy. In all seriousness, my steak was incredible, and the best iceberg wedge I’ve ever had.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$30–50
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Wedge Salad
