Tonight I went to celebrate my belated birthday with my girlfriends and to be clear, I was the one who picked the restaurant. That said, I have to say that it is with sadness that I write this review. This was not my first time at The County General but it was my first disappointment. I was very excited to go there in the last week of chef Garth Legree and as I had a great experience in the place not too long ago, my expectations were somewhat high.
The menu was new and our server had a hard time explaining the dishes, not to mention that she could not comment on the new dishes as she hadn't tried them. I may be too critical but any respectful establishment should not only explain the new dishes on the menu, but also have their staff tasting the dishes so they can comment on them and provide suggestions to patrons.
I had the rib eye with an Italian red pepper sauce and broccoli and peanut. This is a dish meant to shared by two. In my humble opinion, the dish was just plain wrong. I could not even believe I was eating a rib eye. The meet was tough and not properly butchered. The sauce was bad, the rib eye was not cut against the grain and had a ton of cartilage.
The highlight of the night was the Jamaican ginger beer! I am sure I would still come back there because they have a fantastic chicken sandwich, great cocktails and a fun English bartender. The rest...not so much.
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