Also good was the grilled fish of the day, horseradish-encrusted grouper. My favorite dessert at Jarrett's remains the mocha creme caramel, which is creamy, indeed, rich and custardy and endowed with exactly the right amount of scorchy caramel on top, which also sports a single yet jaunty coffee bean. Also good was a small apple tart, so chaste as to be almost not sweet, and a slice of the pecan-mocha cake with hazelnut cream. Jarrett's provides a well-balanced and thoughtfully chosen wine list with bottles and glasses sold at reasonable prices. Salads are well-composed of interesting greens and other ingredients.
Service is courteous and thoughtful.
Unfortunately, there is. Someone in the kitchen has a loose hand with the salt canister and needs to be restrained. Of four entrees we tried at dinner, three were salty enough to put a brittle edge on the food, certainly not to the point of being inedible but definitely calling attention to itself. This element seemed to occur more in vegetables, particularly potatoes, than in the fish or meat, but it gave us pause. On the other hand, Farmer never sends to the table different entrees mindlessly laden with the same vegetables and garnishes, avoiding the easy way out taken by too many local restaurants.