I read the posted reviews and was looking forward to having an excellent dining experience in a romantic atmosphere with the lady I planned on asking to marry me that night. I made reservations weeks in advance so could get the window table in a small roomby the fountain. I was told that we would have that table reserved and they said that they would let us have the entire room to ourselves if possible. This was more than I had even dreamed of requesting. I called again two days in advance and reconfirmed that we our reservation! Last night when we arrived we were told that they had no record of a reservation in my name but would try to find space for us. An hour latter we were seated in the main dinning room by a surly hostess. About twenty minutes later our ?server? came and took drink orders and then disappeared for a half hour. I truthfully have to say that our dinning experience only went downhill from here. The food orders were incorrect when we received them, I ordered the lobster and filet (medium) and my lady asked for prime rib as rare as possible. My filet was still bleeding and a good vet could have made it stand up and walk! The lobster was rubber in disguise? Linda?s Prime rib was closer to shoe lather than rare, totally uneatable. When we said that the orders were incorrect and were told ?I?m terribly sorry let me get those fixed for you? and took our plates and disappeared again. Linda and I looked at each other and knew we had had enough of this place and after a brief and quiet discussion got up and left! In the car as we were heading downtown to Old Sacramento Linda moved my jacket that I had removed and the ring box fell into her lap. She looked at it and jokingly asked me ?is this what I hope it is? holding up the box. I simply replied ?yes?. This was not how I hoped to have this occur but I am now an engaged man!
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