The bar which has a dark, sexy, intimate vibe is in stark contrast to the restaurant seating area. As you enter the restaurant through the bar, it was a let down to be seated in a bright white, almost clinical feeling, industrial eating area bombarded with screen upon screen of sports broadcasting. Our waiter, though very nice, seemed to be very awkward in his role. We were asked to place our order without ever being shown a menu. He attempted to remove our starter place settings before we were ever served our starter dish. The way he hovered our table made us feel uncomfortable (standing too close, too often), without actually being helpful, was rather odd. Our group chalked it up to thinking perhaps he was new to serving. The way our food was cooked also led us to think our cook was new to his/her profession as well. The three of us in our company felt everything had the look, taste, and appearance of being served reheated left overs. Two of our party ordered the special of the evening, prime rib with roasted potato wedges and assorted vegetables, and one of the tri tip dinners with a side of blue cheese potato au gratin and broccolini. When odering the meat, we were asked our preference to how it should be cooked. The prime rib dinners were ordered at medium rare, and medium. They were served at medium well, and well done respectively. The tri tip was ordered at medium well and was served at well beyond well done, with the broccolini substituted with overly cooked asparagus. For the price, this dining experience leaves me very underwhelmed. I did enjoy the idea of the blue cheese potato au gratin which I can make at home. Though I did not eat it, the other two in my group enjoyed the croistini starter plate they ordered. If you plan on trying out Rose & Thorn, I would recommend sitting in the bar for drinks and items off of the starter menu.
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