We had a late lunch at Seasons 52, in part to help us determine whether this would be a good restaurant to take a very elderly (99-year-old) relative to for their birthday. Because this restaurant allows you to order in the early afternoon from the lunch menu as well as the dinner menu we chose items from the two. One of us had the crabcake sandwich, and the lobster bisque. We split a side Caesar salad. The other was going to order the trout, but there was none of this entrée left. As a result they ordered the Chilean sea bass. We also ordered a side of macaroni and cheese and a side of grilled Brussels sprouts. The Chilean sea bass was fantastic. It was perfectly cooked, and came on a bed of white and wild rice mixed with mushrooms. There were also some snow peas under the fish and some slivered scallions on top. The lobster bisque did not taste very much of lobster. As others have noted it did have corn kernels in it, which was unusual. The crab came with large chunks in the crab cake sandwich. It tasted of salt and crab and was very good. The sandwich was in a soft bun with sesame seeds sprinkled on it. It came with a side salad which we did not realize when we ordered the Caesar salad. However the two salads were quite different so we were not disappointed. We each also ordered a margarita. The bartender seemed to know a good deal about his products, including which tequilas he had and which ones he didn't have. We told him that we did not want a sweet margarita and he made an excellent drink for us. There were a few, odd things about the meal. The macaroni and cheese was massively under salted. There was a salt shaker on the table, but no salt came out of it. When one unscrewed the top, one realized that the salt had absorbed a lot of moisture, such as what usually happens in the South but not in Cincinnati, and therefore salt was caked in the saltshaker. With the addition of the salt, we ate most of the macaroni and cheese. The roasted Brussels sprouts were quite black in places, as if burned, not grilled or roasted. We probably ate 1/3 of this dish. Seasons 52 has a lot of different fish entrées on their menu. For folks who avoid red meat this is a great place to go that has many choices. There are some meats on the menu, however, including lamb, pork, and sirloin steak. There is also at least one vegetarian entrée, Lentil Bolognese, on the menu. We did not look at the dessert menu. we ate in the side of the restaurant near the bar, which had carpet on the floor and acoustical tiles in the ceiling. As a result it was fairly quiet. The main section of the restaurant has a wooden ceiling, that is very high, perhaps 15 feet. I do not know how quiet this would be with a large party or at a busier time of day. The noise level of the restaurant was wonderful at 2 PM. How would it be at 730 or 8 PM? This was one of the reasons we wanted to see what the inside of the restaurant was like during a meal. This was a good experience. We don't know if we will take our relative here for their birthday party. We have a few other places to consider. Seasons 52 is not out of the running, but we have not made a decision yet. read more