Chef: Steve Waiter: Eddie App: Garlic Zucchini Wife: Chicken Pot Pie Me: Pork Osso Buco The misses and I walked in, we were promptly greeted by the bar keep, asked if we wanted a bar seats or table, and showed us to our table on the 2nd level. Eddie our waiter was prompt with greeting us. Very personal-able gentleman, got our water and took our drink selections. With him know it was our 1st time, he didn’t try directing us to the most expensive items on the menu. He actually listened to what we like and directed us to what he thought we may like…. And he was spot on with his suggestions. Everything was FRESH!!! Every herb and spice seemed straight off the stem. The Zucchini was still crisp, yet tender. Sauce was freshly made. Pork was seared nicely, yet tender. Mashed potatoes were fresh and creamy. The pan jus from the pork was a little much, but the vegetables gave the extra jus something to do… lol The crust of the pot pie was nice and flakey. Chicken was tender, the saffron sauce was nice and smooth. English peas weren’t over cooked and still carried the fresh pick flavor even after being perfectly baked in the pie. The atmosphere was great. Sometimes during Buffalo winters, restaurants have a difficult time getting the temp, just right…. Well it was just right!!! We got the opportunity to speak with the Chef Steve. Very pleasant and welcoming guy. He came out and spoke to us at length about his experience and his authentic style of Italian cooking. Told us he was from Italy and that’s what he was looking to bring to the establishment. I gave him some constructive criticism about the extra pan jus, but he was very receptive. It’s been a while since I’ve given a restaurant a perfect rating, but the stars aligned with this one…. We’ll definitely be going back to try the other favorites and we definitely recommend you do too.
Iron Tail Tavern
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Chef: Steve Waiter: Eddie App: Garlic Zucchini Wife: Chicken Pot Pie Me: Pork Osso Buco The misses and I walked in, we were promptly greeted by the bar keep, asked if we wanted a bar seats or table, and showed us to our table on the 2nd level. Eddie our waiter was prompt with greeting us. Very personal-able gentleman, got our water and took our drink selections. With him know it was our 1st time, he didn’t try directing us to the most expensive items on the menu. He actually listened to what we like and directed us to what he thought we may like…. And he was spot on with his suggestions. Everything was FRESH!!! Every herb and spice seemed straight off the stem. The Zucchini was still crisp, yet tender. Sauce was freshly made. Pork was seared nicely, yet tender. Mashed potatoes were fresh and creamy. The pan jus from the pork was a little much, but the vegetables gave the extra jus something to do… lol The crust of the pot pie was nice and flakey. Chicken was tender, the saffron sauce was nice and smooth. English peas weren’t over cooked and still carried the fresh pick flavor even after being perfectly baked in the pie. The atmosphere was great. Sometimes during Buffalo winters, restaurants have a difficult time getting the temp, just right…. Well it was just right!!! We got the opportunity to speak with the Chef Steve. Very pleasant and welcoming guy. He came out and spoke to us at length about his experience and his authentic style of Italian cooking. Told us he was from Italy and that’s what he was looking to bring to the establishment. I gave him some constructive criticism about the extra pan jus, but he was very receptive. It’s been a while since I’ve given a restaurant a perfect rating, but the stars aligned with this one…. We’ll definitely be going back to try the other favorites and we definitely recommend you do too.
This was a spontaneous date night for my wife and I and we just loved it! We started with the French onion dip (with perfectly toasted crostinis) and the crispy banana pepper risotto cakes *both on the specials menu*. The entrees were ridiculously delicious (bourbon pork chop with sweet potato hash and fresh peach salsa and the halibut with roasted veggie risotto) o.m.g. We are members of the clean plate club. Will absolutely be back!!!
This was a spontaneous date night for my wife and I and we just loved it! We started with the French onion dip (with perfectly toasted crostinis) and the crispy banana pepper risotto cakes *both on the specials menu*. The entrees were ridiculously delicious (bourbon pork chop with sweet potato hash and fresh peach salsa and the halibut with roasted veggie risotto) o.m.g. We are members of the clean plate club. Will absolutely be back!!!
I was very excited to try this restaurant however it was not that great. We ordered the banana pepper dip and lobster bisque which were fine as well as the surf & turf and sea bass. The filet mingon was good but the lobster was quite small and very rubbery. The sea bass was the best but unenthused by the 3 asparagus on each plate. It seemed like they were trying very hard but fell short.