The restaurant has a busy atmosphere. We went on a Tuesday Evening and we did not have to wait for seating, but it was just a bustling and noisy atmosphere. We have gone here before and really liked it. This time, however, not as much. We had a business dinner with a new Manufacturer's Representative. He is from Vancouver, and is an avid fisherman. He knows his seafood. We told him he would like this place. Well, he loved the bread and the clam chowder. The salad was cold and came on a chilled plate, but the lettuce was wilted. The Ranch and Bleu Cheese salad dressings were good. The boss ordered oysters as always, and he loved them. My husband and I had the halibut. I have always enjoyed the halibut here, but this time it was very bland, and absolutely no flavor. It came with white boiled parsley potatoes, which tasted like dirt, as I imagine how dirt would taste. There were also brussels sprouts, which looked absolutely disgusting. They looked old, and overcooked. Not one of us touched them. The new rep ordered crab cakes. There were 2 of them, and they looked good. He ate one of them. We asked if he liked it, and he said they were not good. He said he never heard of crab cakes with tomato sauce in them. He did not take the second one home. The waitress said they would have gladly given him something else if he had spoken up. She was very nice and pleasant. But he declined the offer. None of us ordered dessert.
We were expecting the quality that we had always had when we have dined here. Market Street Grill in Cottonwood has been the choice for business lunches and dinners for our company for a long time. It may have just been a bad day late in the evening. We may give it another chance, but if it is not good again, I am not sure that we would go back.
Pros: Great Bread, Great Clam Chowder,
Cons: High prices, Large open eating, crowded tables
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