My husband and I went to The Mint twice in December, about a week apart. We had been there for a drink on the patio when they had a guitarist playing, and loved that experience. Unfortunately, we'll be sticking to just ordering drinks from now on....the food, both times, was sub-par, which was incredibly disappointing. We don't mind spending a bit of money on good food, but overdone steaks and lobster aren't worth the $130 and $150 we payed each time. The other problem that I have is that things don't come out according to what is on the menu. The first time my husband ordered the lamb which is according to the menu ""baby lamb, bone-in, with baby carrots"". When it arrived he took two bites and, after first saying it was overdone, realized that it had a mustard sauce on it- and he hates mustard. If only that had been on the menu (especially since mustard is one of those condiments that people either love or hate). The rest of the food was just okay- nothing special, and nothing particulary great. \r
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We really hoped that our first experience was just a fluke and that we would really be wowed the second time. I was especially disappointed with the lobster on our second visit. We asked the waiter if anything came on the lobster, learning from our first experience to ask, and were told no, it's just grilled and served with butter. Perfect! That's what the menu said as well, so we both ordered it as well as a baked potato. Nope, it came out with heaps of pesto on top, and was incredibly overdone- no taste and chewy, as if someone had forgotten they were being cooked and left them on way too long. I'm not sure why one would want to mask the sweet, natural flavor of lobster tail with pesto either.\r
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So, after two visits in two weeks, trying to have a good experience since we like the atmosphere so much, we have crossed it off our list. It may be a good place for a martini on the patio, but we we'll find food elsewhere.\r
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