So if you know anything about the talk of the town in Pensacola, Iron is the stuff the legend. People will plan all year to take their significant others here for a birthday or an anniversary. Better off folks will come here multiple times per year to try out all of their well-planned menu items. You're not gonna come here and not give it five stars.

The place is just up the road from the hustle and bustle of the main Downtown Pensacola thoroughfare, away from the party animals and their debauchery, but not too far away for a post-dinner walk down to beautiful Palafox Pier. There are an intimate amount of tables inside. You don't feel crowded when you're seated, which is really nice. There's a grand view of an open kitchen where you can watch all of the chefs doing their thing.

So, funny story, I had reservations for a Tuesday night here, but the owner or manager or something called me the week prior and said that where was an issue with a gas pipe or something and that I would have to reschedule for another night that week. He said choose literally any night, any time. He was super apologetic and a really nice guy.

I'm not going to go super in depth with my menu items I had here, because you already can't get what I ordered. They change their menu out seasonally, which is the sign of a real deal restaurant. That's like something you see in a real, big city. I love that my little hometown has a place like that now. But it's also kind of a bummer, because now I have to come here literally every time I come to town.

For my app, I ordered a "PB&J" Foie Gras. A big chunk of well-seared foie gras was on my place with substantial splats of freshly ground almond butter, a strawberry jam/compote, and a fancy milk shooter to wash it all down. Grabbing a spoon and having fun building my PB&J's on the accompanying toast shards they gave me was a lot of fun, and all the flavors were delicious. I loved this.

I got to try their Catch of the Day, which was Tripletail, a hearty, flakey, not too oily fish. The kind of fish that people who don't like fish would like. It was cooked perfectly, of course. It was served with a risotto that was tasty and creamy. A little undercooked, but that's ok. There were accompaniments that I don't remember, I'm sorry. Go look at my pic and trust me that it was good.

And my main entree was a Rack of Wild Boar. Four big boar chops with an impeccable sear on their. The flavor was so, so deep and unctuous. I have a new favorite meat. It was served atop sauteed kale and a sweet potato hash. Great flavor combo here. This was a six star dish.

For dessert, I got the, get this, Nutella Icebox Pie. Wow. It's as good as you are imagining right now. The deep, rich, dense, coldness of this pie was Nutella heavy, but not too sweet. Well, maybe it was too sweet, but there were large shards of sea salt on top balancing it all out into the best dessert I've had in years. I'm not kidding.

Overall, you have to come here. I'm not kidding. I know it's a lot, but it'll be worth it. A lot of high dollar places leave you hungry afterwards with tiny portions. A lot of high dollar places put random dollops of puree on your plate and call it food. This high dollar place will have you satisfied in all ways and you'll be talking about your meal for the rest of the year.