Hemingway's Bar and Grill

So my review is somewhat torn... the food was really good. Almost amazing! But the service was TERRIBLE. I swear the server was high or something. We had reservations for 12 and we sat immediately. It took them 45 minutes just to bring us water and another 20 min to bring our drinks. They had issues in the kitchen with a missing dishwasher person... yet our server was just standing around... any good manager would have jumped in and washed some dishes to speed things up. The alcoholic drinks were weak...in fact on the 2nd round, I had the manager taste it because it had ZERO alcohol. They remade the drinks. When the server brought the food she dropped the plates... so now we are 2 hrs into dinner before we ate. The table next to us complained too.

On a good note... the food was really good which is why they are getting 2 stars. We ordered the lamb and the halibut... the fish came with cream spinach that was sooo good I could have licked the plate. The restaurant wasn't packed so their should be no excuse for taking so long to serve food and drinks... even with out a dishwasher. My only recommendation is on dessert... AVOID THE CREME BRULEE... it tasted like tapioca... it was terrible. everything else was great.

Dinner @ Hemingway's Saturday, November 10, was fabulous.  After reading recent reviews, we were a bit apprehensive, but our prior visit the same time last year was exceptional, so our party of 10 decided to give it a shot. We're glad we did.  Seated, in and out in 1.5 hours. Staff were very attentive and the meal was wonderful.  Assorted entrees were selected: red snapper special, filet oscar, shrimp scampi, new york strip and pork.  All prepared to perfection. The poached pear was a great dessert choice.   We will definitely be back next year.

We have eaten at Hemingway's a few times.  Lunch, dinner and Valentine's Day. The Valentine's Day dinner was the worst. The other meals were not much better. I won't write about the food. It was ok. Nothing special but ok. The service is horrible. Slow, inattentive and mediocre. Lack of training? Lack of pride in doing a good job? I don't have a clue. I won't give this place another chance. The restaurant is a missed opportunity. Too bad.