Review from W.A. FROST... (6-22-08)

How can you go wrong when it's a beautiful day and you are sitting on a patio? The ambiance was perfect, the weather was great, but the service wasn't anything to rave about. Actually I was a tad disappointed. Plus, did I mention there was a shaggy dog practically drooling on Stef. Anyways, as you are seated you are handed about 4 menus which is a little overwhelming - which I think they could have combined to have a little less confusion. But, as soon as we arrived we ordered a cheese tray along with our cocktails and wine. We didn't receive the cheese tray till after our appetizers and after we reminded our server that we ordered the cheese an hour ago. We started off with the Spicy Beef Carpaccio Roulades and the Chilled Asparagus Salad - both were excellent and very fresh. Then our cheese tray arrived that contained Upland Farm's Pleasant Ridge Reserve, Smokey "Oregon Blue", and Cypress Grove's Humboldt Fog - again, everyone liked all the cheeses as each one had a unique flavor to satisfy different palettes. For entrees we ordered a wide variety of dishes that included the Lamb Burger, Cheese Burger, Mixed Green Salad, and Pan Roasted Scallops. All of the entrees were excellent as the Lamb Burger had great flavor and my Scallops were amazing. The menu was very limited when it came to vegetarian options, though the salad that Lisa got was flavorful it wasn't anything to brag about. We realized the Bar menu, you definitely got your money's worth and the portions were good. The other menu, the portions were small but we weren't at all shocked as that is what we expected. Needless to say we always have room for dessert so we tried the Mini Trio Plate which included Classic Creme Brulee, Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler, and Dark Chocolate & Cherry Cake. Our favorite was the Creme Brulee of course!! All and all the dinner was exceptional and we would have given a higher rating but due to the poor service we had to give a lower one. But I know I can speak for us all, and say that we would definitely all return.

****(4.5 OUT OF 5 STARS)