My husband and I have dined at Roy's plenty of times before and have always been very pleased with the food and service. I'm hoping tonight was just an \"off\" night.\n\nThe service was, as it always has been, excellent and friendly, but the food just didn't meet the expectations that we've set for this restaurant. Their dishes are always flavorful with what seems like minimal ingredients. Tonight everything tasted like it was depending too much on sauces and salt to carry the flavor. I don't know if there was a different chef, or the ingredients were cheaper, or what, but it tasted more like a meal we'd get at The Keg or Keegans (and we like those places, but Roy's is much more expensive and had always been worth that extra expense). We started with the calimari. The waiter did tell us that they'd changed the recipe slightly since we'd been there. It was fine, but the previous way it was served was MUCH better, and we told the waiter so. I had the greens with strawberries and goat cheese and, I swear, I think they actually salted this! Not that there was salt in the dressing, but actual salt on the greens. My entree was the butterfish. It was fine. Not outstanding, not sublime, just fine. I've never had a \"just fine\" experience here and didn't finish my meal (also a first!). My husband had the filet and poached lobster. He asked for the steak to be cooked medium well and it was easily rare to medium. It all had a sauce on it that seemed heavier (and served with a heavier hand than usual), so mostly you tasted sauce and not the usual delicious simplicity of the food. The good news is our dessert, the pineapple upside down cake, was as delicious as it's always been, so the evening wasn't a total loss! :) \n\nI really am curious if anyone else has noticed a difference or this really was an off night. I'll be watching reviews to see if there's a downward trend. I really hope not, this was always our favorite special night go-to restaurant.
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