Table 28 — Restaurant in Little Rock

I wanted to take my girlfriend to a fancy place since we do not have many opportunities to dress up. This place had some of the best reviews in town, but I did not realize it was within a hotel (a plus for travelers). It was a little funny that as we dressed up in our Sunday-best, we were seated next to a family in t-shirts and shorts; it is a hotel after all so I was okay with that.

The atmosphere is pleasant and reminds me of a tropical setting. The space is cozy to me, but I can understand if other people felt claustrophobic. Our server was excellent and made sure everything was to our liking.

My girlfriend ordered the grand prix (3 courses for $35) and I chose an iceberg salad and filet. Her appetizer was the quail lollipops which were very tasty. I couldn't quite put my tongue on the spice but it was good nonetheless. I got a wedge cut with sprinkles of real bacon, fried onion straws, and topped with a dressing similar to 1000 island. Decent salad made better by the extras.

Her meatloaf came with 3 giant pieces of asparagus that were crispy on the ends (yum). The meatloaf itself was savory with a hint of sweet, just how I like it. My filet (ordered med-rare) might have been cooked rare, but it was so good I did not mind. Since we were spoiling ourselves, I also did not mind that it was a little fatty (yum). I substituted the parsnips for mashed potatoes and was pleasantly satisfied.

Now dessert was the only part of the meal that I had a problem with. We split her dessert which was a s'mores bar. The presentation was lovely: some kind of triangular bread with a marshmallow top that resembled a cheesecake. The top of the marshmallow was burnt for decoration. Next to this was a generous scoop of chocolate ice cream. Two problems with this: 1) the bread part did not taste like graham crackers and tasted more like a banana bread and 2) the ice cream had black pepper sprinkled over it. I do not know if adding black pepper to ice cream is common, but I did not care for it.

Overall, I could tell that each dish had a personal touch created by the chef(s) which was a nice change to chains so at the very least you know what you ordered was just cooked. However, throughout the meal I had this nagging feeling in the back of my mind like this place should be more fancy. Perhaps it was the little things like seeing the fried onion straws on my salad or the clumsy way the filet was set on my mashed potatoes. This place does have heart though. That is what I walked out thinking.

As for the price, I think the food was a bit overpriced. The quality of food was decent so maybe the price is high due to overhead from the hotel side. I would recommend this place if you want a not-so-fancy date night and are willing to drop $70 on a...

Wow! How have we missed Table 28 in LR? My husband did not find this restaurant when he initially searched "restaurants in Little Rock" on Google, instead finding out about it through a Reddit inquiry. Now that we've discovered Table 28 we will never be the same.

Our most important kudos goes out to the chef, his very important kitchen support staff, the bartender, the very polite and professional hostess, and last but not least, our server Mitchell. We had a wonderful experience.

My husband and I appreciate a great cocktail and during this visit we tried 4 of the featured cocktails with the Pecan Praline Whiskey Sour coming in as a favorite. This cocktail ought to be offered in pitcher size servings.

Our choice for appetizer was the Korean BBQ pork cheeks. This app is savory, slightly sweet, tender, flavorful, and fresh. Pure culinary excellence.

My husband ordered the Ribeye. I'm not sure there are even proper words to accurately describe how delicious, perfectly seasoned, and expertly cooked this ribeye was. It was paired with a sweet onion that while deliciously sweet, it was half of a medium sized onion which proved to be awkward to try to eat all of it. There were also potatoes that seemed to be missing seasoning and so they went uneaten.

Our second entree was the Lobster Spaghetti. The cook on this lobster was perfect, but the lobster left in the shell and to the side of the spaghetti was unexpected. I enjoyed trying this dish, but I believe there is room for refinement that could elevate the diner's experience of the Lobster Spaghetti.

Ok. Can we talk about the Brussel Sprouts? Seriously. Table 28 has the sprouts. You won't be sorry, order the sprouts!

At the end of it all we had cake. Carrot Cake. This dessert gets an 9/10 from us. The only thing we wanted different with this dessert was more of the Carmel Sea Salt Gelato.

Oh, and we heard that some of the staff and chef are dog people so they get 3 bonus Google review stars just for that.

We will definitely be back. Thank you for a...

Date Night with the wife! I always enjoy kid free dining! It just means we can go some where nice! So I have been watching this place for a while and just haven’t had the opportunity to try it. So now that I have here are my thoughts.

The restaurant itself is in a hotel. The place was clean and the staff friendly.

So we ordered several appetizers because we like food, and when you only get a nice restaurant every 4-6 weeks we want to try as much as we can.

First up! Bone Marrow and Escargot... the presentation of this dish was nice. I personally think it came with to much bread compared to the number of escargot. The marrow was rendered nicely and escargot was cooked well. I hate when you get chewy ones! Beef Tartare- was very tender and had the nice acid from the capers. Served with homemade chips (I cheated and had 2) very well presented Tuna Poke- loved the flavor of the glaze on the fish. My only knock on this dish was we had a few pieces with little tendons on them which cause them to be chewy and unable to swallow. Other than that every other piece melted in my mouth.

On to dinner- I know right! How are we still hungry. We were! So I ordered the sea scallops and pork belly(Keto friendly) scallops were cooked perfectly and the sauce that was drizzled over them was tasty. The pork belly was tender yet had been fried and had that crispy crunch on the exterior.

My wife had the San Fran cioppino with squid ink pasta. I was jealous! The broth was amazing and had a depth of flavor you don’t get very often. She almost licked the bowl clean. The shrimp I stole a bite of was cooked perfectly.

So I skipped desert, but amazingly my wife had more room! She ordered the cream cheese ice cream with an apple crumble. I have to say the bite I stole was great, only critique would have been to cook the apples a little longer so they have a softer more caramelized texture.

I do hope we can...