Benchmark Restaurant

Had such a great time here. My server Davey (I think that was his name) was soooooo nice. He didn't care that we asked questions about almost every dish. We bonded over our hatred of new wave music. He overheard me talking trash about Stereolab and joined right in. Definitely going back just for him. Oh and the food was pretty great too

This is a steak and burger place! Really interesting options for steak and they have a really good burger. The Brussels sprouts are amazing also! It’s in a great location and they even have trivia sometimes. They have speakers placed in interesting locations, pointed directly at 1 or 2 tables and don’t always play the softest music so sometimes you will have piercing music playing at you depending on which table you choose.

Great place to get a burger from. It was made well and presented nice. However, their hand cut fries are very thin, so thin they taste like plain potato chips with salt added. Service and atmosphere is great. I knock of 1 star for 2 reasons. A: The fries as mentioned B: they charge a fee if you use a credit card vs paying in cash. We got a bill for total cost, I submitted my card and got a same bill again with a fee tacked on. I enquired and was told it because i was using a credit card.

The food was full of lovely little surprises. The potatoes crisp in the salad lurking underneath the surface like Loch Ness. The creamy nodules in the lobster bisque lurking underneath the surface like jaws. The lobster bisque was thin more like lobster water than lobster bisque. The steak was delicious but a bit over cooked. I’d recommend getting it rare if you want it medium rare. The side of broccoli was to die for. The dessert was crème brûlée, it would’ve been five stars but they put way too much sugar on top and breaking through that was like drilling through the astroid in Armageddon. It was hard like rock. Our server was perfect. The host however was very snarky in a charming way. if this review confuses you… you’re right. On the whole, we had a great time, despite the room for growth. I cannot excuse however the toilet paper which was single ply