11/27/06

Maybe we were there on a bad day.....

by flynaxos

We stopped in for lunch thinking we would get a nice meal and some local color. The atmosphere was about what you would expect for a downtown pub-restaurant, not bad, but nothing exceptional. I ordered the grilled chicken breast with basil and my wife ordered the crabcake sandwich. Both came with the sweet potato fries. For my sanwich, I could have gone to Chic-Filet and gotten the same thing. The sauce (mayonnaise?) had little taste and the bun (same type as you find at Chic-filet) had not even been warmed.

My wife commented that her crabcake had more breading than her grandmother's turkey stuffing. Her hamburger bun was the same as mine and like mine, hadn't been warmed either.

My wife and I agreed that the sweet potato fries, (frozen) were fast-food quality at best.

On the other hand, my bottle of Mic Ultra was just fine.

With all the good restaurants in the downtown Charleston area, I could not possibly recommend this one.

• Pros: None noted.
• Cons: Quality of food

10/26/06

Lavender Pork Tenderloin...

by krisabelle

If I wer poetic I would write and ode to this tenderloin, as it is I'm planning to trya recipe at home. Great waitress, had dessert recommendations offered to take away the wine I didn't like (I kept it, it got better the more I drank.) I think my friend had seafood cakes? He enjoyed them. When dessert came around I cannot turn down tirimisu, no way, no how. Oh yeah, that was better than, like... well, you know... de-lish-us! My buddy couldn't say enough about the Nutella Cheesecake, and could not stop himself from eating every last bite. (He paid for his gluttony, oh yes he did...) Atmosphere was soft, kind of romantic, fun place with college students, yuppies and us, whatever we are, tourists I guess... Interesting paintings on the walls, wonder if they rotate, heard they were by the owner? Overall great prices and a very good find!

• Pros: anything on the menu
• Cons: only got to go once...

09/16/06

Very average place

by thenotablereviewer

Great atmosphere, but mixed reviews on the service and food. Our waiter didn't smile once and seemed disinterested in serving us, even walking away before we finished ordering. Another waiter, possibly the manager?, was visibly put out when I requested lettuce and tomato for the burger which came out without any. He was the same way when he brought those items back. The person puring the water was great and friendly...smiling all the time.

As for the food...so-so. The sweet potato fries were fabulous, but my burger and friend's crab burger were average at best. There appeared to be lots of "filler" in the burger and not enough meat, and the bun was basic and should have been more special for a place that's not Hardee's.

• Pros: Great sweet potato fries, good atmosphere
• Cons: Relatively uninspired and unfriendly wait staff, less-than-average burgers