I am no stranger to fine dining restaurants and understand that this restaurant has been here for almost seventy years... but I can not honestly figure out why. The food... although descently portioned.. was horribly bland for the price paid. Their famous butterflied shrimp did not live up to the hype- even with their "secret sauce." All the food that I tried not only lacked taste but also imagination...after seventy years you would think they could come up with something with some sort of "WOW!!" factor.
The ambiance was descent and the service was mediocre at best.... but I really don't see how it is a four star restaurant... there are way better local places in Norfolk and in Virginia Beach.
The wine list was minimal for a so called "four star restaurant." Not the place you want to go to if you enjoy wine with your meal... and the server we had seemed to lack any sort of knowledge on wine that you would get a REAL four star restaurant.
Overall... if you are looking for a good restaurant save some money and go across the street to Ruth's Chris.
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