The side dishes served with the lamb stew were way too small. The completely ordinary broccoli was way overcooked, then dried out in the oven. It was drowning in salt and melted butter-- really inedible.\r
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The large portion of lamb was from a local farm and pretty good, but since I prefer a smaller serving of meat, it was very disappointing to not have anything else to enjoy, except the bread which was very good.\r
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Hasn't the idea of 'Nouvelle' cooking been around for over 25 years?! I expected a more original vegetable recipe, and also Nicer Presentation. Nothing was served with a sprig of fresh mint, rosemary, chives, or even the usual parsley. (I looked around at other diners' plates and noticed more boring meals.)\r
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I am not a chef, but even my own dinertime creations are brightened up by chunks of mango with ginger or thin slices of orange pepper, and if the stew says 'mint', we should actually taste it!\r
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Pros: nice cozy ambience on an off night (not noisy)
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