This could have been an excellent experience but b...

This could have been an excellent experience but because of two missing meal items and mediocre service with poor excuses, this only deserves three stars. The Maryland Crab soup was excellent. My husband ordered the sirloin steak meal which was to come with mashed potatoes. The waiter said the potatoes were being made and would be delivered but he never received them, the waiter never checked back to offer an option. When the check was brought, I asked about the mashed potatoes and the waiter replied, "well they take a long time to make." I replied, " but they are supposed to come with the meal," silence. I had the Chef's Special of the Day which was a combination of crab legs, andouille sausage, clams, mussels, corn on the cob and red potatoes. The crab was dried out and there was no shrimp, everything was good. When asked how my meal was I told the waiter that the crab was dry and he asked why I didn't tell him, I didn't tell him because he never checked back with us after he served the meal until he brought the check. I didn't realize until we left that there was no shrimp in my meal. My husband observed our waiter filling in as bartender so perhaps he had too many duties that shift. We were given a card for a free future appetizer which is appreciated, however, for the amount of money spent on a late lunch, I'm apprehensive about giving the restaurant an opportunity to provide a full meal. I'll be more observant next time.