Not what expected...

Posted by ACQ from Oak Park, Illinios on 4/26/07

My boyfriend made reservations having read Fodors review. The restaurant is upscale and the atmosphere and service reflected so. The menu is extensive but I recalled the pargo specialty (fish baked in a thick layer of rock salt) and ordered that for my entree. My boyfriend had one of the steaks. My fish was brought covered in salt and shown to us... then it was taken back to the kitchen (we were told) to be cleaned up. I was expecting some unique flavor from the salt... I was not impressed. The fish was rather bland! It came with a baked potato and vegetables. The portion was adequate. My boyfriend did not care for his steak with fries but I thought its sauce gave it a more interesting flavor than my fish! We also had a side dish of creamed spinach (huge portion) and a dessert recommended by the waiter (chocolate covered vanilla ice cream in guava sauce) which he claimed was freshly made at the restaurant. The dessert was very tasty. We had a bottle of wine and bottled water... we spent a little over $100 US in this dinner... This dinner was supposed to be one of the highlights of our vacation... it really wasn't. Other people at the restaurant were having lobster and other dishes that seemed more interesting than the pargo. If you go, ask for recommendations but keep in mind that they will try to stir you towards the more expensive dishes on the menu!