424 Walnut is a local restaurant that serves upscale foods in a more-casual setting. Examples of menu items are shrimp cocktail, mussels, steak salad, angus burger, lamb chops, veal piccata, crab cakes, stuffed salmon, and filet mignon. The restaurant also has menus for wines and cocktails. Please see my attached photos for some menus for October 2023.
For my husband's and my 24th anniversary, I made a reservation for dinner. The restaurant's website had a reservation form to fill out. Later, the restaurant sent me two emails to confirm my reservation. On the day of the reservation, I decided that I wanted to move the reservation time from 7 PM to 6 PM. I called the restaurant's phone number a couple of times before an employee answered, and she courteously changed my reservation to 6 PM.
My husband and I parked our vehicle on the street. I had not read about a dress code, so I wore a dress, and my husband wore dress pants with a polo shirt. Some other customers were wearing casual clothes.
The seating hostess seated us at a comfortable and clean table. Our waiter spoke to us politely, timed the courses of the meal well, and checked in with us. One menu item that I wanted was no longer available, so I chose an alternate menu item instead.
Here are my reviews for our foods and beverage:
Bread - $0 - 5 stars - At the beginning of our meal, we received two types of breads, and we enjoyed their freshness and flavors.
Crab hoezel - $18 - 4 stars - This appetizer contained a good amount of fresh crab. It tasted slightly sour because of a lemon and I assume vinegar.
Seared tuna - $18 - 4 stars - The tuna was fresh and tasted smokey. It was accompanied with seaweed salad, pickled ginger, and wasabi. My husband commented that some tuna was shredded rather than cut neatly.
Filet mignon - $38 - 5 stars - I ordered a 5-ounce filet mignon that was cooked medium. It was properly cooked and tasted nicely smokey. It was topped with flavorful mushrooms and scallions. On the side was rice that was cooked well and butternut squash that tasted sweet.
Halibut - $45 - 3 stars - This halibut was fresh, but it tasted plain, despite being topped with jumbo lump crab and resting on top of spinach. On the side was the same rice that I had. My husband chose to not finish all of the halibut. We recommend adding another ingredient(s) to make the halibut more flavorful.
Vanilla creme brûlée - $8 - 5 stars - This creme brûlée had the hard sugar on top as well as cream and a fresh blackberry. It tasted wonderfully sweet.
Toasted coconut pie - $8 - 4.5 stars - This slice of pie tasted definitely tasted like coconut and had cream on the side.
Apple sangria - $12 - 3 stars - This sangria was supposed to contain pinot noir, bourbon, syrup, and apple cider. I, however, did not taste any syrup or apple cider.
The total price for our food and tax was $157. Of course, we also added a tip. In addition, the receipt said that the restaurant charges an extra 2.5% surcharge for credit cards.
Please note that this restaurant also offers reservations for large groups and private parties as well as catering for events. read more