Taste of The City

We came to this place because of the reviews, we were directed to go sit. We were not sat like a restaurant of this price range would indicate, or asked if we wanted something to drink. I already knew that it was bring your own wine or beer so I anticipated a soft drink or ice tea, was only offered water. Before we even received our water we were asked if we are ready to order. We both ordered the Oscar fillet mignon(lobster stuffed fillet) and goat cheese bread for an appetizer. The goat cheese bread was good, the fillet was cold!!! The potato lasagna that they cook was cold, the fillet tasted like it had been under the heat lamp for a while, no flavor to the food. I guess this was an off night for this crew. I might try it again but that is a big might. Not worth $82 for the service and quality of food that was brought out!

A hidden gem in East Helena.  Taste of the City rivals Helena's nicer restaurants such as Lucca's,  Mediterranean Grill, etc. in taste and quality without costing near as much.  BYOB so bring your own wine. They will cork it and pour it for you. Their steaks/filet is fantastic, scallops were delicious too. Everything I've tried has far exceeded  expectations. If you're local and you haven't tried it you're missing out!

Amazing, small, modern, slightly Asian decor.

Call for a reservation, since it is small. Bring your own wine. Food is inventive and wonderful.

I had a nice simple salad for first course. But my wife had a watermelon gazpacho, which was much better than my salad. The watermelon came through nicely with a light peppery bite, very refreshing.

Marilyn had salmon en croute. Some bites the salmon was a bit over done other bites were perfect. Topped with a haystack of potatoes that looked like brown hair. Came with a dill mayonnaise that had only one problem, she wanted more of it. Served on a cross hatch of asparagus.  Since some bites of the salmon was over done this dish only gets four stars.

I had an eggplant dish that was eggplant, mozzarella, fresh tomato stacked over wilted greens with a basil pesto and a tomato reduction on the side. It was really good to have all three ways, by itself, with the pesto, and with the reduction. Each wonderful in its own way.

Desert was a chocolate cake, but more like a layered ganache more than cake. Seemed flour less with semisweet dark chocolate flavor. Coffee a bit on the weak side, but smooth.

Service friendly, but not intrusive. Nice pace to the meal. It was not busy so we got to visit with the chef. If you are a local please eat here, we want it to still be here, when we visit again.