Salmon Steak
Orchard Park By David Burke

Orchard Park By David Burke

670 Cranbury Rd, East Brunswick, United States Of America

Full • Wine • Steak • American


"Inside, we were greeted by a pleasant hotel reception area, followed by a stylish bar. Our table offered a clear view of the open kitchen, where a variety of clothesline bacon appetizers were being prepared. The ambiance was modern rather than the traditional charm I remembered from the Manor, but it was still inviting. Overall, the food was quite good, and our server was exceptional. The cocktails were fantastic as well. The clothesline bacon was flavorful, though it had a few burnt spots—something we’re not particularly fond of, but the taste was still impressive. My son declared it the best bacon he had ever tasted. Unfortunately, the margherita pizza was a letdown; it came out as just a plain cheese pizza. Our waitress explained that they typically don’t add basil for kids, but we requested extra basil. After trying it, we decided to keep it to avoid wasting food. The flavor was fine, but it seemed to have been made with shredded cheese rather than fresh mozzarella, lacking the delightful pools of cheese surrounded by sauce that I expect from a margherita pizza. Additionally, we were accustomed to fresh basil leaves, rather than the pesto sauce they used. Things improved from there, as my cocktail was outstanding. I chose the Quattro Quattro, made with Old Forester 100 proof bourbon and Cynar Italian bitters, which provided a fresh and delicious twist on a Manhattan. The 20 oz dry-aged ribeye, while possibly slightly smaller than advertised (perhaps around 15 oz?), was delicious. The sides we ordered—potatoes and asparagus/mushrooms—were excellent, although the Brussels sprouts were a bit overcooked but still packed with flavor. The steak was cooked closer to medium than the intended medium rare, but it remained tender. It came with a memorable tangy sweet sauce known as B1, a patent-pending steak sauce by David Burke. As mentioned earlier, our server was fantastic—very attentive and even removed the pizza from our bill, which I assured her was unnecessary, but she insisted it was the right thing to do since we weren’t happy with it. Overall, we enjoyed a lovely meal for the three of us, with plenty of leftovers, all for under $200."

Tatu

Tatu

1702 W University AveSte J, 32603, Gainesville, United States

Soup • Fish • Sushi • Seafood


"I ate here at lunch time. I was the third table to come in and sit, with two servers working. Initially, service was great, I was greeted and my drink order was placed. I was given ample time to look over the menu and the server was good at answering any questions I had, I placed my order and waited. My server brought out the onion soup that I ordered, which was barely heated, bordering on cold. Then I proceeded to wait 30 minutes for my food to come out, with 2 servers working and being the 3rd person seated. I ordered a sushi roll, teriyaki chicken with white rice. By the time I received my food, 4 other tables had been sat and received their soup/salads/drinks. When I went to eat the food I had been waiting for, I found the rice and the chicken were both cold. The sushi was the only pleasant part of the dish. I told my server about this problem and was offered another bowl of rice to compensate for the rice being cold but nothing was done about the chicken. When I asked what happened I was told that the plate had been brought from the back to the sushi station to wait for the sushi to be made which is why my food came to me cold. I do not like to complain about food or the service and typically I chalk bad experiences up to someone having a bad day but this was exceptionally difficult to do considering this was my first experience at this establishment. I enjoyed the sushi very much and it was extremely tasteful. I just would have liked the food that was suppose to be hot to be hot."