The Pines — Restaurant in Draper

(I moved items before I took pictures. I was too excited to eat. They were plated better than they appear.) Food was really good and the service was pretty good overall as well. My only complaint was the bugs. We sat outside and we have to fight off wasps and flys the WHOLE time we ate. Some of that is expected when you eat outside but it was more than normal and you could tell there was a family of wasps living right near the patio and it didn’t seem like much had been done to mitigate that. My only other complaint would be the patio brick felt a bit dirty in places and the furniture was kinda meh. Even with all that said, I’m planning on eating there a lot! I loved the food. Everything we ate was great and comparable to all the other top restaurants that my wife and I love around...

The entrées were great and we loved the steaks. Service was also great! Unfortunately, The appetizers were pretty disappointing. We got the peach caprese and it was literally just a cut of mozzarella with a peach on top and served with a vinaigrette in the middle. The arugula salad was also very disappointing- the toppings listed on the menu were very sparse or nonexistent on the salad. It did not have any peaches or mint in it. There were about 10 pine nuts and very few pieces of shaved cheese. The arugula salad also had cabbage in it, which was very very bitter and tasted almost sour, and when we told the server about it, they didn’t seem to care too much. If I went back, I would order drinks...

Did you guys change the name and owner? I think this used to be a different restaurant. Food looks delicious but if you guys used to be Charleston 4 yrs ago they were really disrespectful and discriminating with a group of Latin friends celebrating a birthday there. I still remember how the chef was standing by the kitchen door waiting for us to leave with a mad face. For the reservation super strict with dress code and when we get there there was an anglo gentleman wearing pool shorts and flip flops. I’m ok with paying $200 for 2 plates, regular drink and appetizer for me but the way they treated us was...