Erika

Review of Tarbells

We have been going to Tarbell s for NYE since 2008...

We have been going to Tarbell s for NYE since 2008. It s our tradition. This year we brought a friend with us. Every time I get the Salmon which has a molasses lime sauce, crispy potato cake & greens. The husband changes it up each year, however this year he went with the Salmon as well. We also treat ourselves to one of their amazing desserts. I tend to get the cheesecake and he gets the bread pudding with bourbon sauce. In years different table items at the beginning of the meal, bread and their amazing chickpeas. This year it was hummus and crispy pita bread. It was so bland and not very good that no one at the table really ate it. The Salmon was overcooked this year and for the 1st time I had to use a knife to cut it. The potato cake was the size of the plate, normally it s been smaller and in the middle of the plate under the greens and Salmon, that way it soaks up some of the sauce. This year it just crumbled off the plate onto the table making it more of a nuisance than a nice added crunch. The husband felt the same way. The friend got the Mark s Famous Spaghetti, he was feeling under the weather but liked it. The desserts are normally an amazing experience. My cheesecake was so cold it felt like it was straight out of the freezer and lacked the smoothness it normally has. I took most of it home and still have not gone back to finish it. The husband's bread pudding was disappointing. The sauce was too strong that it overpowered the whole dessert and he didn t finish it. The friend got a scoop of chocolate gelato and said it was fine. We decided on our way home that we are going to change where we go for NYE.