Eclectic seems to want to be fine dining, but can't shed some old habits that make it kind of tacky. When you walk in, there's a diner-style ""Please wait to be seated"" sign. Put a hostess stand in. People know how to eat out and they'll stop there, even if you have no one at the stand. The menu is diverse, but it seems like a product of indecision rather than culling together different cuisines. Goat cheese apetizer was tasty, though the greens it was topped with were limp. Tortellini carciofi was overcooked. Chicken a la Madeira was good. Portions were ample.
But then a dessert tray was brought out. There's nothing more unapetizing than dried foods on a platter. Price was moderate for what you get. All in all, this retaurant still needs to grow up a bit. Take these other rave reviews with a grain of salt. My suspicion is they were all written by the same person.
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