73 & Main — Restaurant in Mount Pleasant

My fiancé and I went out last night for a date night, the first since we got engaged in December so we decided to go a little more fancier than normal, so we chose 73 & main since we hear such great things about it from friends! It was the high school prom so we both knew they were going to be slammed, and we were ok with that since we just wanted to get out of the house. We got sat right away, the host gave us two options both in the bar area so we chose the high top to be a little more of a date instead of sitting at the bar. Again knowing it was busy, we were fine waiting for our sever to come over and get us our drink order. He came over and apologized taking a little extra time, we were both ok with that! (I worked in a restaurant for 5 years so I get it!!) we ordered our drinks and I could see the bar staff making them, they made them very quick but they sat in the bar station for a while and it looked like there were plenty of food runners to help, but eventually they came to us by our waiter. We ordered the firecracker shrimp (which was an amazing) and garden salads (the blue cheese dressing was my favorite!) we then sat there for a little while before our orders were taken, once they were we waiting for our dinners. Then the waiter came back about 30 minutes later and asked us if we were ready to order (but we already did!) which lead us to believe our order was never given to the kitchen. About 20 minutes later our food arrived. The plates were hot but the food was cold, which probably meant they were under the food lamps for a while. We ate and just wanted to get home so we asked for boxes and the check. We got our check from our waiter but then he was no where to be seen so after waiting for him to come back, I asked the hostess to run our card. About 10 minutes later, our waiter came back and dropped off the check again……. I guess he forgot he dropped it off already?? We left and grabbed dessert somewhere else knowing we were probably going to be sitting at that table for another hour. We were both just really disappointed about the experience and food. We really wanted to give this place a shot but we probably won’t return. It was suppose to be a fun night out, and it just seemed our table was an after thought. We spent about $150 on food and drinks. Again, we understood it was prom night but even after they cleared out it was just a weird and...

Outstanding, all the way around.

We initially visited 73 & Main on Saturday just to have a beer at the bar and check it out, because we had a dinner reservation the following day.

We jokingly asked the bar staff if they could reserve the same two bar stools for us on Sunday, so that we could watch the NCAA Tournament games, and they said they would. We were delighted to see a nice little "reserved seating" sign at our spots when we came in for dinner on Sunday!

The atmosphere is exactly the kind of understated warm, dark-wooded, undertones you're expecting to find at a high-end restaurant. To the point, even the bar had that same warm, comfortable and classy feel to it, that we decided to eat our dinner there.

The staff were attentive, but not overly present or pushy, and let us take our time at every stage of the meal with no pressure whatsoever. Simply put, they were excellent.

The food was incredible.

To start we had old fashions and bruschetta. The bruschetta was 4 large ciabatta slices piled with fresh mozzarella, roasted garlic, and fresh tomatoes, and a nice drizzle of balsamic. I noticed my o.f. glass had something on it, and they immediately remade the drink without hesitation. On top of that, it was a very well made o.f., with light fruit, syrup and bitters to balance out the generous pour of bourbon.

Next was the ceasar salad, which was also a good enough portion for two to share, and had candied pecans and romano cheese chunks that balanced each other perfectly without being too overpoweringly sweet or tangy.

For dinner, my wife had the sesame tuna, medium rare, and it was absolutely delicious. The ingredients were super fresh, high quality, perfectly prepared, with well bakanced seasoning. It almost made me regret my choice for dinner.

I had the aged ribeye, medium rare, with mashed redskin potatoes for a side. Both were incredible. The steak was very lightly seasoned with just salt/pepper, and they let the quality of the beef do the rest of the flavoring for them... to perfection. The potatoes were equally modestly, but perfectly, seasoned and prepared.

We also got a nice bottle of wine, which always ups your bill, but it was the perfect addition to our meals.

I cannot find a single thing to complain about this restaurant. 100% recommend to anyone looking for...

Highly disappointed. Attempted to take my sister for a nice birthday dinner. In total, there were 6 of us. First we were greeted by the extremely rude hostess. She explained to us that we could not sit anywhere except the bar without a reservation. Unfortunately, this information can be found no where on their site or previous reviews. She explained to us that without a reservation we would have to wait for someone to leave a high top near the bar or wait an hour for all reservations to be filled in the dining area. As the second hostess cleaned the tiny bar table finally, the initial hostess AND one of the managers (older, bald male) of the restaurant so rudely yelled at us, “you better go sit at the high top before someone else comes and takes it.” I said, “the other hostess said she would be back to get us, she’s cleaning it.” Their response was, “no, go stand over there, or it will get gone.” Extremely unprofessional. Here we are, nearly 2 and a half hours later. Sitting at the bar high top, with dining room tables completely empty nearly everywhere.... we ordered and it took and hour and a half to get the food.. my sister and her friend ordered the steak, there were cooked properly but absolutely flavorless. I ordered the soup of the night (broccoli and cheddar) with a side Caesar salad. My soup was totally cold and I had to return the salad because it was literally drenched in the dressing. I could not eat it at all. 2 of our others ordered the pimento cheese bacon burgers, they couldn’t complain about their meals. My brother in law had the chicken wings and a Caesar salad, which he also had to return due to being too covered in dressing. The initial encounter with the rude hostess and manager discouraged us from coming back as is. However, if the restaurant had any way to redeem itself and persuade us to come back it would’ve been with the food and they did a very poor job. I 10/10 do NOT recommend coming to this restaurant. I certainly will not be back and I will be informing all my friends and family of the same. I have literally already texted a few friends to NEVER come to this restaurant. If I could’ve rated this 0 stars...