c chris

Review of The Firehouse Restaurant

My wife and I went there for special occasion dinn...

My wife and I went there for special occasion dinner. The patio was not available, but had an incredible ambience. So we ate inside which was good, but if we ever go back it would be to eat on the patio.

Appetizers:
We ordered the appetizer trio: carpaccio, bagatelle mushroom, and pork belly. All three were quite tasty, very rich and flavorful.

Dinner:
Both the wife and I had steaks. My wife had the fillet, and I had ribeye. The cooking was a little inconsistent, wife order medium, and got medium rare. I ordered medium rare; got medium. Both were flavorful and good, but not great. For sides we ordered the pomme frites, lobster mac and cheese (this was my favorite dish of the meal), and creamed spinach with bacon. The creamed spinach had good flavor, but was not blended like I like.

Wine list:
The wine list is quite extensive (hundreds of wines), but highly overpriced low end range bottle of red was in the $70-$100, for a $20-$30 bottle from Napa. I would highly suggest you bring your own bottle.

Desert:


Summary:
Overall, 4 stars. The ambience is 4 stars, patio is 5 stars, and the food is 4 stars. The value for the money is 3 stars, I think you can get better food at more reasonable prices at other fine dinning restaurants in Sacramento. We continue to try other places before coming back here again, but if we do come back I will bring my own wine bottle.