text: We wandered in during our weekend staycation, not even sure we wanted more steak (we had been to a few steak places of late and wanted something different). We checked out the menu and decided that it was broad enough to give it a go.\n\nWe started out with white wine by the glass (a sauv blanc and a chard) and ordered a bottle of red for dinner. I wish now I could remember the recommendation, but both my companion and the sommelier were excited about it, and I loved the choices they were making. #winowin\n\nEschewing the steaks, I ordered a Caesar salad and the Oysters Rockefeller and he ordered the chilean sea bass. \n\nThe salad was good, crisp, and tangy. Nothing spectacular, but a solid Caesar salad. Fresh dressing from what I could taste, and plenty of ground pepper to taste. Always a plus.\n\nThe oysters were really tasty. Cheesy, spinach-y, garlic-y goodness on the half-shell. The oysters themselves were perfectly cooked and the Rockefeller preparation was fresh: the top was expertly browned and the layer below was creamy and all but screamed \"flavorful! Eat me!\" A dish done very well.\n\nThe sea bass was... well, to say it wasn't good was an understatement. The ammonia smell coming from it was overpowering. We all know the \"freshening up\" trick, and thankfully no one argued with us when we sent it back. To the server's credit (all the staff, really), they offered him another entree (no way were we asking for a repeat of that) and had a petite filet and au gratin potatoes back to the table in no time.\n\nThe filet was executed well. It was cooked as requested, had an excellent flavor, and was tender and juicy. I didn't try the potatoes but they looked good and my companion liked them a lot.\n\nThe service was excellent most of the time with a smattering of slow spots and one flag-down. The atmosphere is both casual and intimate, high-end without being stuffy, dark-ish without needing to squint to see everything. I would have liked to seen the patrons spread out more; I get that there are service loads to consider... but then seat the couples in more quiet areas and keep the families and larger groups closer together? I don't know how to make it fair, but it seemed like our quiet dinner was interrupted a little too often by the large groups to which we seemed a little too close.\n\nI really wanted to give it 3.5 - 4 stars. To be fair, they *did* handle the fish issue with grace. However, for what I expected and what they promise, it was just good. Not great, but good. A solid, A-OK experience. I would go back again, sure. I'd give it another shot, if just for the oysters and wine. \n\nPS - The living statue thingy at the front by the hostess desk? *small voice* It creeped me out. ;) #nolie