I took the love of my life and our 9 year old daughter to Fruition for Valentine’s Day and I was very impressed. I am no stranger to fine dining but I will admit I was not expecting the price of the food. Even though I thought it was slightly overpriced the service and the fact that my lovely wife had a great time made it all worthwhile. Really, my only complaints were the price and the parking. In the pros and cons I mentioned the food portions as a con only because I am a man who likes to eat and the food was so good that it wasn’t enough.
Now that that is out of the way let’s get down to the good stuff. I was scrambling to find a nice restaurant for Valentine’s Day the day before. My original plan was to take my wife to the restaurant we went to when we first got married. Unfortunately it had long been closed and I was at a loss. I checked one of the apps on my Nexus One smart phone for Restaurants and Fruition came up. I read the reviews and gave them a call. I was immediately struck with the friendly service over the phone. Whoever answered was accommodating, professional and answered all my questions. Because we were taking our daughter (who is a very picky eater) I asked what was on the menu for the lover’s day. The menu was preset and I knew our daughter would not like it. The manager offered to make special accommodations for our daughter and I was surprised. I made my reservations and began looking forward to the next day’s dinner.
Shortly after hanging up the phone I received a call from the manager who wanted to confirm that the meal he was planning for my daughter would be acceptable. Once again I was thrilled with this kind of service.
The next day, we arrived (after we drove around looking for parking), we were greeted at the door and immediately seated. The décor was modest and tasteful. We sat at a table where my wife faced the front window and I faced her up against a red wall. Everything looked neat and clean and the servers were quick, polite, friendly and professional. Our first course came, and I am not good with the names of the food but it was delicious. Each subsequent course was better than the preceding and the service seemed to continue to get better. I wish I could remember the names of each course because they deserved to be praised by name; but unfortunately all I can say is they were great. We finished with a kind of chocolate cake that melted in my mouth and made me want to storm the kitchen and demand more.
When all was said and done I dropped a couple of hundred dollars for three people, but considering the service, the fact that they made a special meal for my daughter and as I said my wife loved it, it was all worth it. I will definitely recommend this restaurant to others. To the staff at Fruition, please keep up the good work.
Pros: Friendly service, great ambiance, nice location, good food
Cons: Price, parking, portions.
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