I finally got to try out Nelson's on Valentine's day. Oh my, what an experience. The food was definitely good and I adored the Hot and Dirty Matini. The staff was not up to par with the restaurant though. We had reservations and waited 20 minutes. Finally when we inquired on the status of our table, we were seated in the dining room which had 6 open tables. Hmmmmm, I guess the teeny bopper hostess forgot about us. I was dying to try out the oysters, as I'd read the menu online and they had 6 different kinds. Hmmmm, only 2 kinds were available this night. Oh well, gulf coast is one of my favorites and they were good. But I have never ever been served oysters that had not been detached from the shells prior to serving. We alerted our waitress to the situation and got a ""That's good to know."" response. When my boyfriend went to the bathroom his napkin was taken and not replaced. They didn't bring a steak knife out either. But his steak was very good, nothing special. He loved the sweet potatoes that accompanied them. They tasted \r
of maple syrup and brown sugar and butter....yummmm. I got the lobster ravioli and steamed asparagus. Hmmmmm, no asparagus showed up. But the lobster ravioli had an abundant amount of lobster and shrimp in a delicate sauce. The lobster was a touch overdone, but the shrimp were perfectly cooked. The asparagus was merely OK when it finally arrived. We then decided to have coffee and the pecan pie with bourbon ice cream. His decaf and my regular coffees were both luke warm. The ice cream was very unique. I think I prefer my bourbon in the pie though. The pie itself was rather plain. I ended up putting the ice cream in my coffee, which was very good. Although the coffee was so cool that the ice cream wouldn't melt. All in all, I don't know that I would go back. I'd rather go to An or Ruths Chris where you know you'll enjoy the dinner.
Pros: Ambience and food
Cons: Mediocre service
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