Loved the attentive host, the dining room, the general buzz. Our rather odd waiter brought the wrong glass of wine for my wife. When I requested a replacement, he instead presented the bottle from which he poured the wrong wine. Thanks so much! The oysters were outstanding, fresh and accompanied by a lovely mignonette. For $26, my wife's St. Peter's fish was disappointing, while my $29 charred tuna was flavorful, though lukewarm. But onto dessert: we shared the sorbet trio and two were comically bad, one tasted of radishes and the other of broccoli. The third was a puckering lemon flavor, which shone only because the other two were deplorable. The concerned manager treated us to complimentary champagne to atone for wine-gate, which was lovely, but not enough. We loved the ambience, but the service was uninformed and the menu hit-or-miss. For two-thirds the price, I'll patronize Mare every time.
Pros: Host staff, Atmosphere
Cons: Service, Value, Hit-or-miss food
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