Nighttown

As mentioned in my earlier post today, we journeyed to Nighttown for Steve's cousin's wedding reception this past Saturday night. Since Nighttown is a restaurant, what else can I do...but write a foodie review! *Please disregard the nerdy rhyming, it had fabulous timing...

I was very impressed with the reception at Nighttown. We arrived a bit early and all the staff was so accommodating; serving us cocktails immediately with a friendly smile. The appetizers put out also made us quite happy. Mini toasts with herbed goat cheese and roasted red peppers, bacon wrapped water chestnuts ...always a crowd pleaser. Matt's parents also had a great selection of wine, which left me in "food/wine" heaven.

As well as the food, I loved the atmosphere. The combination of the fun jazzy art and the elegance of the gorgeous lilac centerpieces with low candlelight ...reflected Matt and Emily's style... amazingly fun, awesome and elegant.

We had a choice of four different entrees to choose from when it came time to seat everyone for dinner. I have to say, I was a bit disappointed in my entree...the rib eye steak. It was overcooked and very thin, served with disappointing vegetables. Alas, sometimes to serve about 75 people steak is a quite difficult task. So I cut Nighttown some deserved slack here. :)

However, once I tried Carrie's (my "to-be" sister-in-law) entree...the house specialty, The Dublin Lawyer...Nighttown had definitely redeemed itself. The Dublin Lawyer is lobster meat sauteed in a mild cayenne butter cream sauce with mushrooms, scallions & Irish whisky served with rice pilaf...the lobster was incredibly sweet and spiced perfectly. I was very very jealous of Carrie at that point. ;)

Steve and I are definitely planning on heading back to Nighttown for a dinner out sometime in the future, I have been hearing nothing but good things about the food.

Congrats again to the happy couple!

-Krista

Nightown on the web: http://www.nighttowncleveland.com/