We had a party of eight and we were told that without reservations, we would have to wait a half hour to 45 minutes. No problem if the place were not 3/4 empty on a Friday night at 8:30pm. The server was very pleasant when he spoke to us at the table, but away from the table, he was slow, inefficient and unattentive. I ordered the ginger encrusted ahi tuna (rare) for $28. It was tasteless, poorly prepared, a bit old and apparently overpriced. The other food was just mediocre. Later, we discovered there were two versions of the same menu with different prices. The ambience is nice and the cocktails -- although pricey -- are full strength. There are other tried and true establishments in Milwaukee that I'd rather return to -- despite having a $100 gift certificate to Coast.
Pros: atmosphere, decor, cocktails
Cons: price, service, average food
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