Overall, my family (7) had a very enjoyable night out - everyone else loved their entrees, it was a pretty quiet venue, conversation was great - though I had some serious issues. We went on a Thursday night recently, and we were pretty much the only diners there. \r
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The server didn't know the French side of the wine list well. Considering it was half the list, this was a disappointment. She could only recommend one Bordeaux (""a lot of people order this one""), and she pushed us into a more expensive Cote du Rhone despite asking for less expensive alternatives. She didn't have a suggestion for a ""medium bodied, fruit-forward, dry red"". Oh well. \r
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The duck breast was medium-to-well, despite our insistence that it be ""medium-rare"". It should never leave the kitchen like that. Next time order it ""rare."" They did much better on the traditional Midwest fare - beef tenderloin was juicy with a nice crust, the lamb was perfectly cooked. The salmon was pretty standard for any restraint (it could have been easily done at home), so the >$20 price was shocking.
Pros: bar is really nice, menu had several things for everybody, appetizers and salads were tasty
Cons: a bit overpriced, one dish over cooked, poor service (inattentive, uninformed, slow, didn't want to be there at night)
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