- 整體 4
- 食物 5
- 服務 4
- 氛圍 5
I am glad I was not a teenager: too young to drink, but with a legendary appetite. My bill alone would have topped $200. I have dined at much more expensive restaurants around the planet, but not in St. Pete. Be advised. That said, the appetizers were wonderful and seemed like a bargain. How can corn bread be one of the most delightful things I have ever eaten? Makes no sense, but it's true. My wife's selection of Hamachi Crudo was excellent as well. She said there were slightly fishy overtones or it would have been rated a 10 instead of a 9.
The wet-cured rib eye steak we shared was delicious and cooked perfectly. The Bearnaise sauce, a no-big-deal $5 extra, was terrific, but the portion was oh-so-parsimonious. Really stingy. To accompany the steak we had crispy potato gratin, very chefy -- not quite as hot as it should have been, but still wonderful. The asparagus looked great but were woody on the ends and were so lightly grilled they were not good to eat. I know that serving asparagus nearly raw is in vogue, but they need higher quality vegetables to pull it off. Or, they could steam them lightly.
There are no good wines offered at bottle prices less than the steaks and the oysters are four bucks each. If I ran a restaurant, I would make available some good wines at reasonable prices. I think it would pay off. Same for the raw oysters: don't charge more than the competition. It's off-putting. But I don't run restaurants and would probably fail in weeks if I tried.
The service was good but just a tad slow. We did not mind because we were not in a hurry and had a couple drinks. All-in-all, this restaurant is a great new addition to St.Pete's plethora of good-not-great restaurants. Juno and the Peacock clearly raises the bar. We are glad they are here and we will return.