Arguably, priority in a restaurant rating should be given to the food, and in this department, Litchfield's excels. The locally sourced steaks were perfectly trimmed, cooked exactly to order and juicy and flavorful. Salad dressings were beautifully balanced and obviously carefully homemade, and the selection of cheeses on the cheese plate, were perfectly aged and carefully chosen.\n\nAmbience, service, and presentation were another story though. First, on this Saturday night, the place was unbearably noisy, despite not being full. The music, besides being all wrong for the average age of the clientele, was way too loud. The server showed a lack of experience, from setting an overflowing beer on the table without a napkin or coaster under it, to never asking if we wanted refills until dinner was over. \n\nBut worst was main course presentation. Beautifully cooked steaks were just piled on top of the two sides in a stack, in a sort of oblong deep white bowl. When my steak first arrived. I wondered where my risotto and my mushrooms were, but I soon discovered them completely hidden under the slab of meat piled in the dead center of the bowl. The albeit delicious smoky meat juices ran down onto the side dishes and made everything taste the same. The delicate, perfectly cooked risotto lost much of its charm soaked in meat juice and the mushrooms were overwhelmed by it.\n\nI'll give them another try, but I hope they raise their levels to be commensurate with their prices, or I'll have to write them off my favorites list.
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