The Tavern Kitchen & Bar

We did the sample plates galore and loved it.  We had the seafood trio and my fav was the lobster rav, great sauce! My least fav was the scallop. The chowda had a great buttery finish and the lemon salmon was crunch and paired perfectly w/ the spinach.  
Dan had the filet trio and the steak topped w/ an egg was his fav.  All the meats were tender and flavorful. The Wellington was good but not memorable.  The blue cheese steak was perfect when blended w/ the spot of tomato sauce.  The trio of sides are our best selection w/ every meal. The tatter tots casserole is divine!!!  The macaroni had a touch of truffle oil - yum!  The spinach is just good.  Eat big, don't worry about desert!

Seriously?  How did I not know about this place before last week?!  I was looking for somewhere new to have a nice dinner and found it on Open Table and I'm so glad I did.

My husband and I had dinner here last night - on a Sunday - and loved it.  The place was hoppin' even on a Sunday and I was glad I'd made a reservation.  

The service was impeccable.  Everyone we spoke to was friendly.  Cocktails replaced immediately, water bottle and glasses kept full, empty dishes cleared promptly, but nobody hovered over our table - it wasn't too much, just right.

The Parmesan pull apart bread that was brought to the table is almost worth the trip!  

We started with the Pigs Under a Blanket featuring house-made chorizo.  Flavor was good but too salty.  We each had a different salad and both were good but mine had just a tad too much dressing.  I should have ordered it on the side as I usually do - I guess I like a little less than most people.

My husband ordered a fish entree and he said it was flavorful and well prepared.  I ordered the pork steak and I don't even eat pork steak.  I was torn between the short ribs and the pork steak after our server told me about them.  I elected to let him choose for me and I got the pork steak!  I'm telling you to order the pork steak.  It. Was. So. Good. The flavor was fabulous and there was almost no fat at all.  And it was a good-sized chunk of meat!  The rice side dish was good, but again, a little too salty for me.

We don't usually get dessert, but I had been told by a friend to get one.  The desserts take 20-25 minutes to prepare, so we ordered ours when our entrees were brought out.  We chose the carrot cake.  It came out in a little skillet.  It's like the best spice cake you've ever had and it's warm.  Instead of cream cheese icing, it's served with a generous scoop of pralines and cream ice cream.  It was the best dessert I've had in a restaurant in a long time!  We shared the carrot cake and didn't quite finish it - definitely enough for two.

The pineapple martini was really good, too!  Our server told us about it and it sounded good and it was!

We loved our meal and dining experience here and are planning to go back again soon.  I think we'll sit at the chefs counter and I'll try the short ribs!

I really enjoyed our evening. We went with a group of six, there were no reservations left on a Friday evening in the dining room but we were able to reserve a stop in the bar which was fine. We had dinner and cocktails, it was loud enough that we didn't feel bad when our laughter went from chuckles to a loud roar at times. Our service was wonderful, we were greeted by the managers as well as our server. We started with the wonderful cheese bread, for an entree I had the trout served with lemon and butter, my bf had the trout prepared Thai style. We both really enjoyed our food. There was a chalk board stating what fish was available and all the different ways it could be prepared, I was very happy with my selection. The fish was huge, the vegetables that came with it, potatoes and asparagus were perfect too. This is more of a special occasion place since we did pay $130 for the two of us. I can't wait though to go again. I am a "city snob" but this will take me to the county again.