I came to Gabriel's this past Valentines with my partner, and it was such a great experience. The service was really nice, the server was very charming (I wish I could remember his name 😅), and he checked on us the perfect amount. Not too...
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I came to Gabriel's this past Valentines with my partner, and it was such a great experience. The service was really nice, the server was very charming (I wish I could remember his name 😅), and he checked on us the perfect amount. Not too often, not too infrequently. And when we finished dinner, we didn't feel rushed to leave at all. We were allowed to sit and enjoy the rest of our wine.
I really enjoyed the atmosphere here. The lighting was soft and warm toned, making it feel very comfortable and intimate. The tables were arranged so that the ceiling lights wouldn't be directly above your head, but in the spaces between tables. Loved that. Their menu features tons of local seafood. One of the appetizers we had was steamed Manila clams in a garlic butter wine sauce with cherry tomatoes. Delicious umami sauce with the fresh lemon and cherry tomatoes, it was very bright and refreshing. Perfect for a starter. The other appetizer we got was fried polenta with mushrooms; my partner said it was some of the best polenta he's had. The side Caesar salad was good, I thought it was the perfect amount of dressing and cheese. The only thing with the food that I was disappointed in was the seasonal vegetables served with my entrée. It was lightly battered black cod served with Jasmine rice and the said seasonal vegetables. I usually love seeing seasonal veggies on the menu, so I was looking forward to that aspect of the meal. The disappointment came from the fact that my plate had a generous portion of roasted carrots and one single brussels sprout. The carrots were very tasty and well cooked, I'm just a bit sad I didn't get more variety, at least a couple more brussels sprouts. I understand that our reservation was closer to the end of when they were seating people (it was 8:30, they stopped seating at 9), so I get that they may have just been running low on their veggies at that point. That's the only thing that I can say that's not positive, though. The picture here was my entrée that I talk about. My partner has no complaints about the pasta dish he ordered, Frutti de Mare, aka fruit of the sea. It featured prawns, cod, and little mini shrimps. He actually made himself eat it all in one sitting because it was so good. I had leftovers, and the staff boxed my food for me. The wine selection was good, we thoroughly enjoyed a bottle of a New Zealand Sauvinon Blanc called Sea Cove that pared excellently with the seafood dishes. Highly recommend if you love seafood and want a fine dining experience to celebrate a special occasion.