dallas fish market

i found thisrestauranton the google, and reviews looked good so i decided to go there with a friend. the room is very nice and up to date, and we were seated immediately. we ordered a dozen duxbury oysters and a half dozen tuna sushi pieces to start. duxbury oysters were fresh and tasty and the tuna sushi was delicious. i had redfish for dinner that was perfectly prepared. fish portions were on the smaller side, but delicious all the same. ill definitely try it again next time in town.

being a true advocate for the poor, it’s always a first priority to inform citizens as to whether a place is kind of affordable or off-the-chart unobtainable. for arestaurantto get away with hurting poor people’s feeling with high prices, there needs to be relevance. questions have to be asked. is our server going to massage my feet between apps and entree? will wine be accompanied by a shirtless buff hottie feeding me grapes before and after every single sip? these are important questions dallas fish market needs to answer. it’s the right thing to do. my heart hurts a little each time arestaurantcharges for a side. why can’t everyrestaurantbe sweet and include a little this or that on the entree plate? this never happened in the 80′s. entrees came with a side in the good ole’ days. now customers have to pay $10 for a side of mushrooms? this ups t

birthday celebration. my beautiful wife, denise and i went to the dallas fish market to celebrate her birthday last night. we made our reservation on line for 7:00pm. we arrived at 6:50 and were seated immediately at a table for 4. the room was dimly lit but had a view of the street so you didn't feel like you were sitting in a cave. the décor is upscale and therestaurantwas clean. unfortunately, the lavatories were in need of attention.
katy, our server, was very prompt and friendly. she brought my wife and i our waters and immediately returned with complimentary glasses of champagne to toast her birthday. it was dead on 7:00pm when katy took or order. i then ordered my wife a glass of wine and myself a cup of unembellished black coffee. my wife and i find most portions to be too large for one person, so we usually split a main entre. we ordered the surf and turf (steak on garlic and onion mashed potato), one caesar salad and the asian sautéed vegetables. she returned shortly afterwards with individual sharp cheese and chive biscuits with a butter and honey spread. which went quite well with the clean smooth house coffee. it's nice to have a good cup of coffee that is not over roasted or so strong you need to have your teeth bleached afterwards. she said the coffee was an italian blend called lavazza. a little later katy returned with complimentary lobster lollipops. at first i thought it was due to my wifes birthday. but looking around i could see that other tables were also enjoying the lobster lollipops as well. which were somewhat like a small lobster corny dog on a stick. the main entre arrived at 7:30 short the asian sautéed vegetables. since it appeared that we might have over ordered we cancelled the veggies. the steak was cooked as ordered, rare. it was tender, tasty and not over seasoned, great balance. after we had finished katy returned to remove our plates and to present my wife with a complimentary crème brule with red and blue berries adorning the top. the final bill was $78.37. this is arestauranti would recommend and will be returning with friends again.

not all that. it is great to see the revitalization of downtown dallas with the lofts, condos and new restaurants. however, what i don't understand is what ever happened to the 5 star restaurants dallas use to boast about?
thisrestauranthas a great chef and the food is good. yet, the lack of professionalism from the management to the serving staff is sad. a lot of thought was put into this venture; yet they forgot the one ingredient that made the mansion on turtle creek a 5 star restaurant/hotel and that is the service and knowledge that kept thatrestauranton the 5 star list for many years.
what happened to good, old fashioned 5 star service? it appears that restaurants attempt to hire kids and turn them into experienced wait staff. service is an art and very much lacking in thisrestaurantowned by mike hoque.
why are the managers of such caliber so young and inexperienced? if it is due to the fact that they don't want to pay professionals then they are missing the mark. old addage is that you get what you pay for. in this case the dallas fish market falls short.
i will not go back there until i hear of better everything as it's not worth the price to listen to one of the managers scream at staff. this is better served for behind closed doors. not in front of the patrons....

terrible. perhaps the experience was amplified by recently returning from new york where we ate at bobby flaysrestaurantbut we were incredibly disappointed with the fish market. the first two courses for both of us were downright bad. the desserts in contrast seemed okay bc they were actually edible. the service was fine but the quality of food was attrocious.