The Faithful Pilot Cafe & Spirits

You will not find better food in the QC. Seasonal menus, great wine and beer selection, and knowledgeable staff all make this place a must.  Chef Robert is not afraid to think outside the box when it comes to high end cuisine.  With that being said, if you are looking for a big city dining experience in a beautiful small town, this is the place you need to be.

Best thing about our meal was my one glass of wine, Peterson Red Zin.  This place used to be good, but sadly, something is off. For example, weird combinations such as grilled peaches on tiny $9 salads with undetectable amounts of tasteless dressing.  Grilling bland peaches doesn't improve flavor or make it 'good' exotic.  My undercooked, under-seasoned mahi-mahi was topped with zucchini and wrapped in some kind of pork casing, in my book, casing is inedible, unappealing, and zucchini offers zero flavoring.  It was amusing that, when asked, the staff seemed reluctant to inform me my fish was wrapped in pork 'casing.'  This is an expensive SWING-and-a (miserable) MISS.

Food was really good.  Agreed that they need to get together with the servers to understand what they are serving and learn to romance the offerings.