Xo On Elm

Went to Xo on a Saturday nite with the family. The variety on the menu will have me going back next time I'm in Manchester.

The arancini was good but no meat in the center. I had the lamb kofta which is basically a lamb meatball; good. My son had the sweet potato fries which were good. My little guy had the short rib tapas, excellent.

Entrees - Wife had the eggplant, not so good. The eggplant wasn't cooked enough and came out just warm. Son #1 had the bacon wrapped sirloin and loved it. Son #2 had the hanger steak. He liked it but didn't like the cut of meat (not Xo's fault, I warned him), Son #3 fired chicken statler, he liked it, said it reminded him of Cracker Barrel 'chicken fried chicken, sauce & all. I had the lobster with mac & cheese. For the price it should had more meat but the gouda cheese & pasta were excellent.

Wrapped things up with chocalate cake wihich was very rich, I mean verrrrry rich and a brownie w/ ice cream which was very good.

Two pet peeves - espresso was 'warm' not hot. The waitress filled our wine glasses to just over 3/4 full. Protocol is 1/3 or less so the wine can be swirled, nose, then taste. Not a deal breaker just an observation.

All in all a good meal but a little high priced for what we get. I will go back. The service was excellent, the waitress was very knowledgeable about the menu.  Our water glasses were never empty. Staff was very friendly.

Sat at the bar for dinner on a very busy night. Food, drinks, and staff were awesome. The only downside was that our food was very slow to arrive. It wasn't cheap, but the quality of food made it worth the price.

2 star because food is mediocre at best. And way overpriced. Here on a gift certificate from the owner when they screwed up order. Will likely be last time here, unless someone else is buying Restroom needs alot of work.