My husband and I recently chose the Slocum House to celebrate our first anniversary. We made reservations, and showed up on time. When we entered the restaurant, we weren't greeted by the hostess, even though no one else was in the foyer. She still didn't greet us or even smile, but rather, just grabbed two menus and started walking. We followed, and even through the restaurant was almost entirely empty (it was early in the evening on a thursday) she seated us in the tiny little maids room corner with a view of the kitchen and the servers walking in and out every few seconds. I knew that I wasn't going to be able to have a romantic evening in this spot, and even though I hate to do it, I asked her if we could please be seated somewhere else. She said she'd have to set a table for us, and left. Several minutes later she returned, and we followed her into the bar. I was too embarrased to ask to be moved again, after she had obviously set a bare table, but it was just awful. It was loud, it was cold, gnats kept landing in my food, we were surrounded by drunks in shorts and t-shirts, and all the servers kept coming in to trade gossip. It was obviously not a dining area as no other tables were set and the server gave us a confused look when he showed up. I ordered special, which was a filet, and it was drenched in a heavy, old fashioned tasting sauce, which was totally unneccesary and it made me wonder if they were trying to disguise something. We waited for nearly an hour before we were brought our entrees and we split a creme brulee, which was burnt.
Pros: Beautiful Location
Cons: Poor service, less that exceptional food-especially for the price
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