We were really looking forward to eating here but ended up disappointed and unsatisfied. We arrived a bit early for our 8:00 reservation but were seated a few mins later. Things started off fine, but quickly went downhill as the meal progressed.
I started with the house WCG side salad, which may be one of the better salads I've had in the past several years. It was large and tasty and seemed to be worthy of the higher price for a side salad.
I had the blackened sea bass, which looked good in pics and reviews read on here. I'd have to say it was the worst entree I've had since we've lived in Colorado and may have been one of the worst pieces of fish I've ever ordered. Most definitely not worth the $30 price tag. I like blackened food, but this was Overcooked throughout and was difficult to cut. It was practically burned at one end, and there was no taste to it, other than too much salt. I'm guessing the thick sauce ladled on top is supposed to help, but all it did was maybe drown the salty flavor a bit. If there were crab on top, I didn't see or taste anything of significance.
When my wife and I both ordered our food, we were sure to make sure nothing came with tomatoes, because neither of us care for them. At that point, you'd think that when I ordered the confusing Mardi Gras rice for a side, the waitress would've pointed out that the second ingredient has to be tomatoes. Nope. Never said a word. While my wife and I both assumed it would've been some type of dirty rice, we were wrong. It was a too-thick, creamy concoction of rice and I assume tomato sauce. I attempted to eat some to counteract the bad fish, but I just couldn't.
My wife had been looking forward to the veggie burger, and while she liked the actual burger, the bun looked like it just came out of a partially crushed grocery bag. Not impressed. The portion of fries was small. Luckily, they were limp and tasted more like cold fries from Sonic than what you'd expect from a nice restaurant, so she didn't even finish the small portion provided.
This place committed a major marketing error in declaring their 'Desserts for Two' something that's large and shareable. They could learn something from The Cheesecake Factory next door. Not wanting to be piggish by each getting our own supposedly shareable dessert, we split the White Chocolate Brownie. While yes, it was very good, it was also very small. We both could've used more.
So with all these issues, you'd think the service could've fixed them. And it could, but didn't. As the meal went on, service went way downhill. Drinks sat empty. The ketchup that was supposed to come with my wife's fries didn't, and she ate half her meal before our waitress came by. While I sat with my subpar food, I was never asked if everything was ok, which it wasn't. At the end, she asked if I wanted a container for all my rice but never asked if there had been an issue with it. And three different times she peeked at our table to see the dessert hadn't come yet, returned to the kitchen and then to other duties, before we finally received our order.
The high hopes we had after my initial salad were quickly dashed. Food and service don't match the high prices and expectations for the WCG. Likely won't be back...unless we want to appear piggish and each get our own 'dessert for two', which clearly isn't. read more