Sep 30 2008
Chef et al., for dinner this time
After hearing my positive comments on Chef et al., Amber said she’d like to try dinner there. I readily agreed, and we walked down (it’s only a bit over a mile) after calling to check availability a few Saturday evenings ago. We arrived a few minutes late (it’s not that short a walk), but the place had only a few tables taken, so we were seated immediately. The same gentleman with his guitar was there entertaining diners, again to positive comments. The dinner menu was somewhat lengthier than the brunch menu, and included several seafood and fowl choices in addition to a couple of vegetarian dishes.
The always helpful wait staff had our orders taken and drinks served quickly. Our apps (soup for me, and salad for her) took a little while arriving at the table but were good. The entrees, however, were well worth the wait. We ordered the fillet of beef tenderloin and the pan-seared scallops special. The tenderloin was fabulous, with a delicious hollandaise sauce. I ordered it accompanied by the fingerling potatoes and asparagus for a thoroughly satisfying meal that had Amber trying to share as much as possible. Her scallops were expertly cooked and delicious with their honey truffle frites accompaniment. The creamed spinach was a little too rich, but overall both meals were excellent. At $126, including a pretty generous tip, this was one of the better meals we’ve had in a while, and a little cheaper than some of the others. We’ll definitely be trying them again, though I think Amber might be getting the tenderloin for herself next time.