Black Dog Cafe

Started with appetizers. Wasn't overly impressed with them. Maybe not fair because I got the calamari and I just had calamari at the Kyma Seafood Grill and Kyma's is better than any calamari I ever had, even better than very expensive fine dining restaurants. Dinner came and I had Prime Rib. Prime Rib was very good. Overall it was ok. Prices are not too bad. I will go back to give it one more try.

My wife and I dined here for dinner tonight. First, we were seated promptly with no reservations, second, we were served promptly for our drinks from our hostess. Now, we are sitting there enjoying the atmosphere and having a nice conversation, our waitress comes out and introduces herself, and gives us no pressure to order immediately, which was nice. After a bit more conversation we order. I had the Chicken with the white wine sauce and capers, and my wife had the Calamari appetizer, which was fresh! Her calamari was not only fresh, they lightly dusted it, and fried it with green chiles and added a tomato sauce with it. She said it was the best she ever had, I have to take her word on it, I'm not a seafood fan. Then she had the salmon and crab for dinner, she said every bit was delicious, and she couldn't eat another bite, which I agree with! My chicken was done perfectly, and it was juicy and tender, unlike the other local restaurants who decide that chicken is equivalent to tire rubber in order to serve it. The sauce, which had white wine, lemon, and garlic, was absolutely amazing, and the capers gave it enough of a taste difference to really accentuate it! It was a great dinner all around. The portions were plenty, the food was amazing, and I don't know what other people are talking about when they give a bad yelp review, but this place has earned a spot in my must eat restaurant manual! I give this place 5 stars, simply because, where we live, we can't get this quality food this local, and even if we were in an urban area, the friendly staff and the great food deserve it all on its own!

Bad soup, totally overcooked duck, unmemorable appetizers. This place gets rave reviews but it didn't live up to the hype in my mind. Menu sounds promising, but upon arrival the food fails to impress. Wound up spending a decent amount of money on a disappointing meal.