text: Took the wife out for her birthday decided on the Cove Nice interior pleasant and friendly staff Problem with being understaffed with only people waiting on tables and a fairly good crowd for a Sunday evening Long waits multiple times The bread brought to the table was quite mediocre but the red pepper dip was flavorful and outstanding This started the problem as we had a very flavorful item followed by totally bland food with little character or taste We ordered the pork chop with polenta the meat was rather tough and chewy the vegetables were broccoli overcooked carrots undercooked but the polenta was tasty and perfect The chicken saltimboca had little taste accompanied by overcooked penne pasta the sauce tasted like plain canned tomatoes unseasoned just plain unpleasant The chicken was tasty but somewhat overcooked and almost burned on the bottom We ordered a bottle of Reisling German wine which was slightly tart instead of slightly sweet Fortunately it was half price at instead of but the ice water placed on the table was good A very sad experience indeed need to take the wife out again to make up for this very subpar meal