Bistro 2110 At the Blackwell

Not what I expected when I made my Valentine's Dinner reservation. There was a set menu which our server told us we could not alter (when I made the reservation, no such set menu was mentioned). My glass of wine took at least 10 minutes to arrive. My appetizer was the only highlight of the meal, but while I was looking outside at the snow, the server took it away before I had finished without asking. A few moments later she returned to check on our meals (which arrived as we were still working on the first course) and we asked if she was boxing up the appetizer since I still had about a quarter of it left. She said no, but fortunately it is on their every day menu so we can come back any time and have it again. She did not offer to bring another even though we reminded her that I had not yet finished it. There was a large chunk of melon in my husband's Caesar salad, which she said it not normal. Dinner was less than satisfactory, but having both worked in the restaurant industry for years, we did not complain because it was still edible. We overheard the server near our section describing featured items on the menu as well as informing other diners that if there was an item not listed on tonight's set menu that they really had their hearts set on, they could still order that (our server told us the set menu was our only option). Overall, we were very displeased with our first experience here and will not return. As alums, we had high hopes for The Blackwell Bistro based on pictures from the website and the viewable menu. Unfortunately, we left disappointed and ended up ordering a pizza after we returned home.