What happened here?! When I last visited, I gave it a 5/5 review. I had the worst dining experience this year if not the past couple of years.
I got sat down and went to the bathroom to wash my hands. There was another patron who looked disgruntled as a staff member was stocking each stall with rolls of toilet paper in hand. Weird right?
Then we ordered... The crispy calamari ($24) was basically steamed with zero crunch, batter falling off of the soft rings of squid. The squid was a gross, soft texture. If you told me it was pork bung I would have believed you given the ratio of rings to legs. Some of the pieces had a weird fishy taste.
I then had the swordfish mushroom ragout ($46). The vegetables were cooked so that they weren't too mushy or firm, and risotto was pretty good, with chunks of artichoke hearts mixed in. Too bad that the swordfish had a fishy taste that contaminated everything! I had heard that the chef specials were ingredients that needed to be sold fast and had never believed it...until now. I ended up barely eating it and throwing the rest of it away. RIP swordfish sorry for wasting you.
Finally, I got the white chocolate cranberry cheesecake ($15). The cheesecake had the perfect balance of sweetness and tang, with a smooth and lighter texture. Too bad that the menu did not mention it had a gingerbread crust which totally overpowered the other components of the dish. The gingerbread was not mentioned in the description in the menu. I would have steered away.
The only saving grace was that the cranberry lemonade was delicious - Anthony's makes a good lemonade.
When I went to freshen up in the restroom, I found out that the stalls were not loaded up with toilet paper properly - the rolls were just sloppily perched on the toilet paper holders. I think this just underscored how badly my experience went. Complete WTF. read more