Greek Style Lamb Chops
Prime n Wine

Prime n Wine

3000 4th S WestIA 50401, Mason City, United States

Wine • Pasta • Steak • Cheese


"Having a home nearly next door to another Greek inspired steakhouse in the area for about a year and a half now, my wife and I have driven by this place countless times saying someday . I visited their website and their Thursday night date special was where my mind was at, but because we 're rarely around on Thursdays, it would never happen. We bit the bullet this past Saturday and now I can hardly wait to go back. Let me start with the decor. The outside of the building was completely unassuming. As we entered the building, it was almost as though the angels were singing. The carpet was plush, the walls darker in color, the rooms dimly lit, but no so much that you couldn 't read your menu. The overall feel of the place was ritzy. Service at first was a little clunky as we were told about the specials while standing up with our hostess blocking access to one side to our seating. The service improved beyond this first experience. We ordered a drink and water to start. The wine pours were reasonable. Our waitress came around with our drinks and told us about Saganaki. Not knowing much about it really, we were pleased when it came out and it was really entertaining, and delicious too, albeit filling. My wife had the French onion soup, and bacon wrapped scallops and I had the wild rice soup and the early bird prime rib done medium with garlic mashed potatoes. The French onion soup was delicious, and so was the wild rice soup. We both felt that if we had eaten it all, we might not be hungry by the time our entrees arrived. Did I mention there was bread too? We didn 't partake. The prime rib and garlic mashed potatoes weren 't plated together, which was ok. My prime rib was done beautifully. I 'm used to seeing a small dish with au jus at other places that serve prime rib, but this wasn 't included here. There was ample juice on the plate itself, which is likely why the mashed potatoes weren 't plated together. First bite was amazing. Delicious, warm, tender and flavorful too. I really don 't think I could have ordered a better option. The garlic mashed potatoes were tasty, but the texture was a bit more runny and less fluffy. The bacon wrapped scallops were plated well visually appetizing. And I 'm pretty sure anything wrapped with bacon makes it better, right? The size of the scallops did not disappoint either. They were cooked perfectly, bacon was crisp enough and the scallops weren 't overcooked. They tasted really good too. There was a bit of spiciness to them. It wasn 't overly pronounced, but just enough to let you know it 's there. The bill was reasonable too. I 've paid much more for lots less. Suffice it to say we couldn 't finish our meals. We took our leftovers home. We left content and pleased with our dining choice. We will definitely be returning again. This time I don 't think we 'll wait for a year and a half. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $30–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5"

Black Olive

Black Olive

814 S. Bond StreetMD 21231, Baltimore, United States

Wine • Fish • Greek • Seafood


"We had a reservation for 4 and arrived. 645pm Sat evening. The gal who sat us was very nice, pleasant. Our husbands parked the car and came a few mins later. We clearly had a table of 4. The young man who filled our water glasses only filled 2. We tracked him down to fill glasses for our spouses. no issues there. We sat forever before being able to order drinks. Once 1 person in our party received their drink, her husband reminded our server that he ordered a glass of wine alos, The server SNAPPED at him. Literally yelled. At this point, I wanted to leave and said let 's go. We were there 50 minutes before ordering! When we did order, we had to order everything at once and when I asked what accompanied the halibut, I was told vegetables, same as him . We ate, got the check and left. almost a 3 hour meal and sub-par service. We all felt like we were inconveniencing the server. The food was good but there are many restaurants with good food in this city. We used to go here on the regular years ago, it was fabulous then. You could pick your fish and the place used to be ice. It needs some serious decluttering! When you are paying $50-$100/head, you expect a level of comfort and to be welcome when you dine. NOT our experience. Maybe it was an off-night but that wasn 't my read. We are local and empty nesters. Our neighbors who are empty nesters also, dine with us often. I don 't see us returning to The Black Olive unless it improves greatly."