I really wanted to love this place after all the great reviews, but unfortunately I could really only give it three stars. \n\nFirst problem--they couldn't find our reservation in the computer when we arrived at 9pm. I'd called earlier that day around 4pm, and they said 2 people at 9pm was no problem. We never did find out what the problem was, but someone may have said that they'd put us down for the wrong day? Anyway, they apologized for the misstep and suggested that we have a drink at the bar while waiting for the next available table. Comping one drink would have been a nice touch. Not crucial, but a nice touch. Alas, nothing was comped. We waited about a half hour, and then were finally seated.\n\nWaiter was initally friendly and accessible, and helped us out w/ deciding how many small plates to order between the two of us. We ultimately decided on the mini mushroom pan fry, the famous stetson chopped salad, buffalo carpaccio, and the scallops w/ beet risotto. \n\nSalad and carpaccio came out first, and both were absolutley excellent. Salad was the perfect amount for two people, with a ton of flavor. Carpaccio was equally good, and well-seasoned. I'd recommend both dishes completely. \n\nThere was quite a long delay before we received our second two orders, with the waiter nowhere in sight. Finally the mushroom dish and the scallops arrived. I had very high expectations for the mushroom dish, and it dissapointed. It was extremely spicy, to the point that it masked all the other flavors, and there was entirely too much sauce happening on the plate. Mushrooms themselves were well cooked, but again, not much flavor because of all the spice. Now, I'm a self-admitted wuss when it comes to spice, but even the boyfriend who likes spice thought it was too much. It just seemed like an odd dish to be so spicy. I do realize that the description indicates ancho cream, but still, was too much. Scallops were overcooked and the risotto (normally one of my favorite dishes ever) was bland. Very little beet flavor. Waiter disappeared again for quite awhile while we were waiting for the check. Service just sort of melted down throughout the night. \n\nTo recap--first half of the meal was excellent. Second half was sub-par. I should probably go with two stars, but that salad was so good that it brings the whole place up another notch.
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