Flint & Stave — Restaurant in Town of Seneca Falls

Per the recommendation of some family members, we decided to have dinner at Flint & Stave (formerly known as 84 Fall.). The restaurant was recently sold and is going through some changes.

Walking in and sitting down at our table gave me mixed impressions. The name of the restaurant sounds elevated, and the restaurant interior was fairly nice, (wood floors and brick walls) but it had some strange decor that I didn't find all that fitting or attractive, and the music was not appropriate for the vibe that I think they are trying to go for.

Starting with the drinks: I ordered the Black Raspberry Lemon Drop, and my mom ordered the 84 Fall Cosmo. Our server knew nothing about alcohol and mixed up our drinks upon delivery. We caught the mix-up and traded drinks. Our drinks were good.

Moving on to the food. We ordered the Calimari appetizer, and it was pretty good. It was cut into twisted calimari strips and served with a sweet chili sauce.

The entrées however were a miss. My aunt and I both ordered the Seafood Risotto. The risotto was extremely al dente as you can see in the photo I posted, and both of our entrées were cold. It was as if the restaurant prepped the risotto earlier in the morning and didn't finish cooking it to order. The seafood was hot, so that was cooked fresh. But everything else on the plate was cold. My mom has experience in making risotto, and she mentioned that the risotto wasn't cooked with enough stock, nor did it cook long enough to release the starches needed to achieve that creamy consistency ideal in risotto. She was 100% correct.

My mom ordered the Salmon Niçoise since that was the best fit for her dietary restrictions. We tried asking the server about this dish because we were quite confused by the description. Our waitress had no idea what niçoise was and mentioned that working at Flint & Stave was the first time she had heard of niçoise. My mom got her dish, and her whole meal, including the salmon, was served cold. The description on the menu said the salmon was grilled, so why was it served cold? She said her potatoes were not fresh and were most likely a few days old. Her veggies did not look good. As we discussed our meals, she said she didn't enjoy a single item on her plate. To be honest, this dish should probably be removed from the menu because it was so terrible.

By this point, we were all so turned off by our entrées that we decided to skip dessert and head out. This restaurant has good potential to be something great. It just has a ways to go in refining their menu and honing in on putting out a good meal and a...

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