Parents were visiting and we were going to go to Francesca's but I had heard so many great things about Marina Cafe that I made reservations there instead. The maitre d and wait staff were pleasant and accomodating but the food was a ""D"". The prix fixe?? Forget about it. Heck prix fixe sizes are usually always smaller than entree sizes BUT for $24.95 my dad got a 4""x3"" breaded hash brown thing that looked like it came right out of a box and worse the yellow fin tuna? He got what looked like silver dollar size toast points - FOUR 1.5"", 1/4"" thick triangles of tuna - we're talking maybe 3oz tops. It was the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen in my life. I had ordered a $17 surf and turf mesclun salad. The ""bed"" of greens was miniscule and the three jumbo shrimp were cold and rubbery like the chef and cooked them all the night before. The filet mignon was tender but again cold and I got maybe 3oz of meat tops. Unreal. Seriously the chef was NOT running that kitchen well and Gordon Ramsay would have a field day in there. My waiter confided that the chef they had had just left abruptly and the new chef didn't know what he was doing. Whatever. I highly doubt I will be going back. HUGELY overrated and simply a terrible $150 dinner! ugh!
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