OK; I know I am a non-learner, but this time I mean it!! This is the last time I go to this place. We went for dinner last night because we felt that we could have a nice Xmas Eve dinner here. Well, it was OK, but far from what I wanted or expected. Let me begin by telling you that they have been advertising that they have a new chef with a new menu that is great! NOT!! I call to make reservations for dinner and ask if Annabelle's Restaurant is open for dinner since the last time I went, I called and was told "yes" but in fact the restaurant was closed and we had to eat in the coffee shop. I was again told yes. I also ask if the menu is the same as what is showing on the website and I am told yes. We get there and order a couple of cocktails and start to peruse the menu. First thing I notice is that there are no appetizers on the menu except for shrimp cocktail. WTF? Are you kidding me? What kind of semi-fine dining restaurant has no appetizers? And the rest of the menu bears no resemblance to what is shown of their website. WTF? So I ask if we can order from both the coffee shop menu as well as the restaurant's menu and they tell me yes. That is a relief since I ordered some onion rings with some smoked chipolte dipping sauce and some nachos with chicken -- both appetizers are pretty good. There are four of us and we order as our dinners chicken ala king over angel hair pasta, chicken marsala, shrimp scampi, and a NY cut steak. The dinners are MEH at best and they have no french fries or baked potato for my steak. They do have mashed potatoes, but I am not a mashed potatoes fan. Salad of mixed greens and Caesar salad are fine. But the dessert menu is pathetic and only one of us orders dessert -- a chocolate lava cake that looks like a Mac truck ran over a chocolate cupcake and they scrapped it of the road. The bill is $150 for four of us --- not expensive, but not cheap either. But I think I can do better at another restaurant. So today, I am cooking/making (with my girlfriend) our Xmas day dinner for the family. It will be super good. If anyone is interested, send me a message or email and I will tell you what we are having.
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