This past Valentine's day, we decided to have dinner at Flavor, our new found/rediscovered local favorite. I reserved a table two weeks before that. It was super simple, I just had to go online and reserved on OpenTable. Confirmation emails were sent right away and a few days before the reservation.
Since it was a nice and sunny Saturday, all or most of the Bay Area population decided to go to Half Moon Bay to spend the special day. It took us over an hour to get home from the Peninsula.
We got to the restaurant a few minutes before my reservation, and we got to our table just in time. It wasn't overly crowded. They might have turned people away if they didn't make reservation though.
I ordered the seafood pot pie, which I remember being very delicious with melt in the mouth pastry and lots of seafood. Jack ordered his favorite, all-in seafood chowder. We also share an order of sauté Brussels sprouts.
We came here a couple of weeks before and had a great experience. I was impressed that it was so casual, and the waiting staff were very friendly.
The food was not what we remembered. Well, Jack's seafood chowder was still super delicious. However, the Brussels sprouts was like half of what we had two weeks before. The seafood pot pie had too much potatoes and not enough seafood. I vaguely remember being very impressed how much seafood they put in the first time I went to Flavor a week after they were opened, when they were still in the old location. The pastry on the pot pie was still very delicious, but it seemed like it was put on after it was baked, as I could take it right off the top. Also, they didn't have bread as they normally do.
I did get a red rose when we got our bill, which was nice.
It was a small disappointment about the food, but we think we would give it another chance before I consider taking them off my local charm list. Since it was Valentine's day, and they might be too busy. I may not want to try the seafood pot pie though.
Forgive me since I sound like a Yelper.
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