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2012-10-15
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I don't like to be so critical about a new restaurant but my experience was so unsatisfying that I think it's important to share. I hate getting sucked in by all the positive reviews in the online media about a new place (by reviewers who no doubt got free meals and treated as guests, if they even went to the restaurant at all!) then finding the place to be far more lacklustre. I went with a group of friends. Mains:We eat ordered a main and a side, having been told by the wait staff that mains w
Mains:
We eat ordered a main and a side, having been told by the wait staff that mains were insufficient as stand alone meals and sides were necessary. I had blackened catfish with popcorn rice and tarragon cream. It was okay but certainly not great. The fish wasn't really blackened though, the rice tasted like just fluffed up plain steamed rice, and the cream wasn't very tarragon-y. The friend who also ordered this dish, and who's more accustomed to Southern foods, shared my assessment. Given this dish include absolutely no vegetables, I ordered a spinach salad to go with it. Didn't like it much, too sweet, too much feta, something was off. One friend ordered a steak but felt she'd had better elsewhere. Two friends ordered andouille crusted fish and were both quite happy with this dish. Three people had the jambalaya as their side and were happy with this too. So perhaps order carefully; there may be some hits on this menu!
Dessert:
Having had an uninspiring main course, I was keen to give this place an opportunity to redeem itself with dessert. I didn't find the menu too appealing but I picked the Pecan Pie. None of my friends could pick anything to entice them. When it my pie arrived I was cautious. The filling was blackened and looked burnt. It also tasted burnt and the pastry, reaching way out beyond the filling, was dry and tasteless. It was served with cheap vanilla icecream. I tried a bit of each section and could eat no more. I'm not a fussy eater and I could count using the fingers on one hand the number of times in my life I've found a dish inedible. But this was certainly not worth its calorie count. I'd resolved if any staff member asked about our food, I'd tell them how disappointing the dessert had been (again, I don't complain). But no one asked. And the waiter removed the barely touched dish without so much as an acknowledgement that it was uneaten.
Drinks:
I believe they are still building up their drinks menu. There were only two cocktails on the menu, Sazerac and Pimm's Lemonade. I tried the Pimm's Lemonade and it was fine, came with a slice of blood orange. We shared a bottle of wine and one diner ordered wine by the glass. One friend coughed up the $44 for a cup of tea.
Service:
We needed a fair bit explained as many of these dishes haven't travelled too far from the South and there were no explanations on the menus. Some of the staff were well meaning and mostly service was adequate. But one staff member was quite pushy, always asking us to order another bottle of wine, when we all still had wine in our glasses. Not sure I saw the Southern hospitality that was advertised.
Price:
There no mandatory service charge but diners are encouraged to tip as they see fit. All up, my share of the bill came to $600 including tip. My friends' bills were similar, despite not having had dessert. Considering I didn't even like the food, this seemed outrageous. I get that the location is nice but you can certainly get significantly better value, better quality food even in Central. Even the cute little Le Creseut serving dishes don't earn that pricetag.
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