Cafe At The Point

Firstly, the ambiance is swanky and dark. Old school upbeat music and a friendly staff throughout. We travel a lot and have been to the mediocre to the highest on end places across the country. The expectations standards for this place are set extremely high and that’s what we have based our rating on. Overall, the food was mediocre. We tried many dishes and spent around $350 before tip for two people. Starting off, tap ice water was poured and it is not good. Tasted like straight salt water. Which is what it is and they did offer bottled water once the server arrived. We elected for that and was brought a large bottle of Panna. We tried the onion bread which was good. Then the meatball tasted ok but was on the tougher side. The lobster bisque was dreary unfortunately. Cheesy more than creamy and salty assuming from the local water. We shared a Caesar which was salty as well again assuming rinsed with local water. They had specials that we ordered from for the main. I selected the Cajun seasoned 12oz filet which came with crab and cropped asparagus (Oscar style) and my fiancé selected the Wagyu filet with red wine reduction and a seared foie gras. First issue was both steaks were order medium rare and came rare. Definitely edible but under our desired temp and my fiancé’s was cold which was a disappointment because we will not ask a place like this to refire a steak like this. This isn’t outback and they should know without blinking how to get the temps right every time. We also tried the corn soufflé which was creamed corn topped with cheese and baked. Not what I would consider a soufflé without the airy bubbles and cake like taste. Lastly, we ordered crème brûlée which must have been prepared earlier because the top did not have a fresh hard top. Again, the overall experience was just mediocre and the cost is not in line with the experience you should be expected. Conceptually, this should be an award winning place but the execution falls short.

Wife had the bone in rib-eye medium cooked to perfection with a good crust, size and flavor. Can’t say the same for the $72 24oz Prime Porterhouse though. The steak was too thin to cook to med. rare and get any crust, (See pic) and lucky if it was choice grade. A very tough piece of meat and NO flavor. $25 Lobster Mac also flavorless. Waiter was adequate but a little snobby. Management comped my steak, which was nice, but for the price the experience was very disappointing.