Aaaah, Hugo's Cellar, I WANT to give you more stars, but I really just CAN'T.\n\nI went here for my birthday last night. I am not sure whether it is all the tourists in town for the holidays or what . . . but I was probably the most overdressed person in the restaurant - aside from the servers. \n\nWe had reservations for 6:30 and were seated immediately. We ordered escargot for an appetizer, and it was really nice. It boded well for the meal to come, that's for sure.\n\nThe tableside salad - lackluster at best. The whole thing felt a little uninspired, and it definitely wasn't \"the best\" salad I've ever tasted. Iceburg lettuce, mushrooms, pine nuts, tomatoes, artichokes, blue cheese ... eh, it was ok. \n\nThe sommelier seemed to really know his stuff. We took his recommendation, and he wasn't wrong about that.\n\nI ordered the beef wellington - medium rare. It came out medium. The sommelier advised us that it was, in fact, medium, but that it would take another 20 minutes to get another one .... so I ate half of my medium wellington.\n\nWe were never actually offered dessert. Too bad, because my husband really wanted to try the bananas foster. We were, however, able to order some cappuccinos, and those did not disappoint.\n\nIt took a long time to clear off the tables between courses. I'm not sure if that was because the place was busy ... or not. Also, my water went unfilled for a long time; I eventually had to ask the server for more water. These small oversights do not a first class restaurant make.\n\nAll in all, I will go back again, just to see if my experience was an off night.
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