We had hoped to get into the St Paul Grill or Pazzaluna but both were booked due to a show in town. We made some reservations at Matty B's and arrived early. The maitre de asked us to wait in the bar and our table would be ready in 15 minutes. He told us to start a tab and he would have it transferred from the bar to our table. We asked if he was going to come and get us and he told us ""it would be easier for me if you came and found me"". The bartenders were very friendly and the pour is generous. When we were going to track down the maitre de to get our table, I asked them to transfer the tab. The bartenders said there was no way to do that and they had no idea what the maitre de was talking about. They told us to just tell our wait person what we ordered in the bar and have them charge it to our dinner bill. We were seated at a nice booth (out of sight of the band though halfway through the meal the server asked us if we wanted to move). The tables were set nicely but they cover the linens with paper which is like wearing tennis shoes with a tuxedo. After getting another drink (we figured we were going to need them) we received our relish tray and bread and then waited for 25 minutes before our server returned . We had ordered an appetizer that they kept trying to clear off the table within minutes of receiving it. When we received our dinner, they had tried to clear the appetizer 4 times. My wife had a steak which was very good as were the mashed potatoes. I had the Alaska King Crab salad. I'm not sure what they are thinking but some shredded crabmeat with tiny, skinny pieces is not what I expected from a king crab salad. It was marginal at best. As with the appetizer, they kept trying to prematurely clear our dinner. The staff in this restaurant (except for the bartenders) needs some serious help. The sirloin was good as was the baked brie appetizer. Nice ambience. No chance of going back but it has promise.
Pros: Good steak, good bar & bartenders
Cons: Wait staff needs help
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