taste

disappointing after several tries. when this restaurant first opened, the service was terrible, but the food was decent. however, the menu has changed and the food is not good. very salty, sometimes cold, and not a lot of options. also, i think it's very tacky to have a wine glass sitting on the back do the bar that the bartender has to use for a guide when pouring a glass. they literally won't go a cm above the line. make agooddrink, people will tip well and keep coming back! i want to support this local establishment, but they need some improvements. atmosphere is great though.

not impressed at all!!!!. taste 4/7/2012 @ 3:00pm

the restaurant is very empty: there are only three sets of guests in the restaurant.
the menus are oversized and laminated (seemed like a cheap attempt to be high class)
their beverage glasses are nice looking but on an diagonal. you almost want to keep checking to see if it's going to spill.

the waiter didn't introduce himself to us at all. however, he seemed obsessed with making sure our glasses were filled and making sure we were enjoying our food.

the roasted nachos appetizer had all the chicken on the bottom!! just a big plate of nachos, weird tasting sauce, tomatoes, lettuce on top of a bed of chicken swimming in this weird sauce.

our entrees came out piping hot which is agoodthing. my seafood gumbo is over spiced, flavorless, ingredients seem bought from krogers or walmart. do not order this!!! the fried catfish was very good, succulent and juicy. seasoned very well. the mac and cheese was mediocre. the collard greens however looked like a leafy oil spill!!! it tasted weird and grainy. the bourbon glazed sweet potatoes had no taste of bourbon, however they were good.

the waiter didn't know the ingredients of the dish.

the waiters like to "play around" in front of the house. chilling at the bar. and the bartender likes to text on her cell constantly. well what else do you do when you're this slow?

they don't have a dessert menu, however, the waiter knew it by heart. he begins to run the desserts with a sense of regret saying, "we only have..."

i finally figured out the name our nameless server: jerontae.

all in all, if you are looking for a mediocre place to dine with a hit and miss menu, this would be the place to go.

my first visit to the taste. taste
the restaurant is very empty: there are only three sets of guests in the restaurant.
the menus are oversized and laminated (seemed like a cheap attempt to be high class)
their beverage glasses are nice looking but on an diagonal. you almost want to keep checking to see if it's going to spill.

the waiter didn't introduce himself to us at all. however, he seemed obsessed with making sure our glasses were filled and making sure we were enjoying our food.

the roasted nachos appetizer had all the chicken on the bottom!! just a big plate of nachos, weird tasting sauce, tomatoes, lettuce on top of a bed of chicken swimming in this weird sauce.

our entrees came out piping hit which is agoodthing. my seafood gumbo is over spiced, flavorless, ingredients seem bought from krogers or walmart. do not order this!!! the fried catfish was very good, succulent and juicy. seasoned very well. the mac and cheese was mediocre. the collard greens however looked like a leafy oil spill!!! it tasted weird and grainy. the bourbon glazed sweet potatoes had no taste of bourbon, however they were good.

the waiter didn't know the ingredients of the dish.

the waiters like to "play around" in front of the house. chilling at the bar. and the bartender likes to text on her cell constantly. well what else do you do when you're this slow?

they don't have a dessert menu, however, the waiter knew it by heart. he begins to run the desserts with a sense of regret saying, "we only have..."

i finally figured out the name our nameless server: jerontae.

very pleased - elegant and sophisticated. very thankful for this restaurant. first off, the bartender, kevin... wow, what a warm, enduring charming man! he was a great first experience of the restaurant. everyone was pleasant and professional and looked stunning.

they are in chef transition, so you need to be flexible in understanding that all menu items are not available as they make the transition. having said that, there were 6 of us and everyone was pleased with their food. 5 of us very very pleased and one just pleased.

the live jazz that started at 8 was really a great touch and the volume was perfect to give mood and yet not eclipse conversation. great date venue.

if you aren't on the north or west side of town, i highly encourage you to make the drive. i know i will be headed back to see what great dishes they keep and what the new chef has to wow us with.

crab crayfish artichoke and spinach dip came with some amazing and rather unique bread, all who sampled were a tad jealous of the owner of the dish... the angel hair marsala was a rave hit, i had jerk chicken eggrolls and a fabulous chicken pizza and the tilapia was reported to be excellent as well.

tropical cheesecake was divine and the chocolate mousse was one of the prettiest desserts i have seen in a long time and we almost felt like we needed to leave the owner alone with it, she was in heaven.

it wasn't crowded until about 8 pm, but then things really picked up.

looking for elegance, jazz andgoodfood, then head to taste... they have a great thing going and i wish them many years of success.

taste. trotwood has a new restaurant - "taste" http://www.daytontaste... it is a refershing addition to trotwood's culinary options; which are none. we tried them for lunch. the caribbean crab chili was excellent; as was the barbeque shrimp. the crab cakes on micro greens w/ creole mayo sauce were some of the best we have had. verygoodhouse made bread. the service was frendly and efficient. there were a few minior faux pas - the micro greens were actually just mixed greens and the soup could have been hotter out of the kitchen. however, we will be back to explore the rest of the menu.