text: A Living Social deal is what brought us to Donovans It was our first time and it was OK I think we have been spoiled when it comes to steakhouses because of all the meals we have eaten at Capital Grille We started at the bar and were pleased to find out that during happy hour you could get wines for and cocktails for We tried the classic gin martini with blue cheese stuffed olives It was delicious We enjoyed the music they were playing and the bartender was very good They were nice enough to transfer our bar tab to our table The dining room is nice but it was a little chilly and the lighting was too bright We noticed that after we were seated we could not hear the music anymore which was a bummer We do not want to see the blood on a medium rare steak and spend the whole night listening to other tables conversations nnThe fresh bread and butter was good We ordered blue point oysters on the half she will a wedge salad surf and turf filet topped with blue cheese and red wine demo glacue with Alaska king crab legs and a side of creamed spinach The oysters were weird They were huge which is great but they were not fully shucked They were served with cocktail sauce horseradish and balsamic vinegar The cocktail sauce was super sweet tasted like ketchup We spiced it up with the horseradish but it was not quite right They tasted weird and we could not place what was off The wedge salad was good but there was a charge for blue cheese crumbles which is silly The bacon on the salad tasted great but had the consistency of bacon dust like they took the bacon put it into a food processor and obliterated it When the steak landed they brought it with lobster We had ordered king crab so they took the lobster and rushed the crab We enjoyed the steak in the meantime which was served with a side of au gratin potatoes snap peas and a baby carrot The potatoes were bland the baby carrot undercooked but the snap peas were great The creamed spinach was not anything special but the steak was very good and the king crab was good once we got it nnAs far as service goes the wait staff uses a team approach which is great for managing multiple tables Maestros uses a similar approach for flawless execution It was not flawless here but was decent For example we ordered a bottle of wine with one person and were asked by a different person on the team if we wanted wine Not a big deal but an opportunity for improvement nnOverall a very decent experience and I am glad we checked it out However if we are going to drop that kind of money we will opt for Capital Grille