Where is the Best Power Lunch in Cleveland, Ohio?
I took my wife to Don’s Lighthouse for our 1st wedding anniversary in May 2006. It was very crowded, but our anniversary happened to fall on Mother’s Day this year, so that was understandable. It took a very long time for our waiter to even initially come to our table after we were seated, but he was trying to deal with the annoying party of 10 seated right behind us. Our food was top-notch….probably the best, most tender steak I’ve ever had. The desert was ok, but not the best (I had cheesecake.) My big complaint about this restaurant and probably the reason I will not go back is that the large party seated next to us had 4 children around the age of 3-5 years old…..they did nothing but scream, cry, and run around the restaurant to the point where my wife and I could not even hear each other speak! Now I don’t hate children, but when I’m dropping over $100 on a dinner for two, I would like to think that other patrons would have the common sense not to take small children to
For Cleveland Restaurant Week a friend and I decided to try Johnny’s Downtown, as neither of us had ever been there. Obviously we had a limited menu to choose from, but that was fine with us because the food was fantastic. We both had scallops with fennel for an appetizer, which was delicious. The scallops were perfectly cooked and just melted in my mouth. For our entrees I had osso bucco and my friend had pan seared grouper, both of which were very good. I also felt that the amount of food I had, considering osso bucco is so filling, was really generous. I couldn’t even finish it because I wanted to make sure I had room for dessert. I shouldn’t have bothered. We both order warm chocolate gateau, but afterwards wished we’d ordered the tiramisu. The cake reminded me of a grocery store brownie. Not the upscale bakery kind, the dry, flavorless ones. And they were on the verge of being burnt. What a let down. Sad that such a great meal ended on such a low note.Pros + Nice a
