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Connie C
5 reviews on 1 places
Having mixed feelings about this place.
The good:
I’m impressed by the duck breast dish - the duck was cooked on point: tender meat with crispy skin. The potato stick is super crispy on the outside, although a bit salty.
I like that they have wine paring suggestions on the menu, and that they are good.
The not so good:
The rabbit appetizer turns out to be a rabbit ham-ish piece; it’s novel but we didn’t enjoy that much.
The penne dish had good flavor, but the sauce was runny and the pasta itself was meh.
The service was suuuuper slow; I can see that everyone was busy but that didn’t justify the wait for almost 30 minutes for main dish.
The host needs to work on their communication skills. After checked in for our reservation the host mumbled something and seated the people arrived later than us first. Again I could see that everyone was busy but that shouldn’t mean skipping proper communication to customers.
The good:
I’m impressed by the duck breast dish - the duck was cooked on point: tender meat with crispy skin. The potato stick is super crispy on the outside, although a bit salty.
I like that they have wine paring suggestions on the menu, and that they are good.
The not so good:
The rabbit appetizer turns out to be a rabbit ham-ish piece; it’s novel but we didn’t enjoy that much.
The penne dish had good flavor, but the sauce was runny and the pasta itself was meh.
The service was suuuuper slow; I can see that everyone was busy but that didn’t justify the wait for almost 30 minutes for main dish.
The host needs to work on their communication skills. After checked in for our reservation the host mumbled something and seated the people arrived later than us first. Again I could see that everyone was busy but that shouldn’t mean skipping proper communication to customers.
A bit disappointed overall with the prize and the service. First off, the dungeon burger with Cajun totes was really good. But the one-pound chicken wings look sad for the $24 price. We also had to wait for about half an hour for food on a Saturday afternoon. I was so hungry that I started eating ketchup on the table. My experience at other mcmenamins were better, maybe it’s the capital hill vibe.
Food quality is not as good as before - we all felt a bit nauseous after dinner. The seafood was not very fresh. We ordered the Alaskan but there were only very few king crab legs. The mussels were not good quality. The shrimps were pleasantly sweet though.
Pricy but mostly delicious! The miso sea bass is excellent. Sashimi and agadashi tofu was on point. Beef sukiyaki was just ok - beef was tough not tender.
I had the seared tuna appetizer - tuna was good, but half of the avocado was my ripe and the rice was cold (bad for digestion). My boyfriend had the Cuban sandwich- it was flavorful but SUPER greasy. Appreciate the free bread for appetizers.