I do really enjoy the food here. The only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is because when I want to have a very nice meal with conversation and great food, atmosphere, I would want a more quiet, fine dining restaurant. When OC is busy, it's loud, even when you're in the back section...I guess that's just not my cup of tea for a formal dinner. \n\nThat said, if you want fun people/cougar watching and throw back a few glasses of wine or cocktails, sit in the bar area and have a great meal, with almost as good service as any other table. \n\nTheir shrimp cocktail-LOVE LOVE! best mix your own cocktail sauce with a huge portion of fresh horseradish to make it hot like I love! If you are splitting this make sure you request to add one more shrimp, since it only comes with 3. It comes extravagantly with dry ice spewing out underneath it. Very nice presentation. Salads are huge and just so-so. Ruth's Chris has better crab cakes, oysters rockefeller-just okay...Bread bowl is yummy, assorted warm breads of all sorts!\n\nThe great part:\n\nChilean Sea Bass Oreganata style (lightly seasoned bread crumbs soaked and crisped in BUTTER) This is a large portion and I always end up splitting it. If you really want to splurge, they have the absolute best lobster mashed potatoes! The lobster is layered out on top, not mixed in, as to not make the potatoes fishy tasting. It's a huge portion with a good amount of lobster and topped with more butter! Potatoes are super creamy but not overly whipped up, they have some texture to them. It is definitely a decadent dish and can potentially be a very heavy meal for 2. The creamed spinach is killer too!\n\nOne of my all time favorite desserts is their BUTTER CAKE...{Is this becoming a theme here? } It is slightly sweet, slightly crispy on the outside, 'light' and fluffy on the inside, comes warm with fresh fruit and a giant bowl a fresh whipped cream. It is to die for!
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