My husband and I went to check out the new restaurant in West Bend called The Norbert. Nestled in the heart of historic downtown Main Street, The Norbert presents itself as a casual, progressive small plate dining experience. From the outside it looks like a low-key small front, but as soon as you walk in the door you are greeted with a warm and elegant dining space. The ceiling is adorned with chandeliers and mirrors help to open up the space. Pieces of eclectic art are positioned around the room adding to the diversity of this little gem. We were seated and offered menus that showcased a variety of choices for all different tastes. We took part in their Saturday Night Supper Club offering beef wellington. We also took advantage of their extensive craft beer offerings. I had a blackberry pear cider, while my husband had a milk stout. Both were excellent and we decided we may just come in some time to sample the other flavors. Now when most people see "small plate" they may think they will walk away unsatisfied and still hungry, this is not the case with The Norbert. Our beef wellingtons were accompanied with a spinach salad lightly drizzled with hot bacon dressing and topped with dried cranberries. It was savory and sweet and claimed the corner of the plate. The beef was done perfectly, medium rare wrapped in a piece of bacon surrounded by thinly sliced mushrooms and then encased in a pastry that was flaky golden brown. We certainly were not left wanting. I was quite impressed that it was seasoned well and needed no additional salt or pepper. In fact, as I looked around the restaurant no one had touched their salt and pepper shakers. Most of them served as decorations for the customers instead of a needed accompaniment. Other offerings on the menu were Thai turkey sliders, garnished with water chestnuts and carrot. Mussels in a wine and garlic sauce (which tickled your nose with garlic delightfully as it walked past), Coconut shrimp with jasmine rice, tuna tar tar with a wasabi vinaigrette. I was hesitant to try The Norbert at first, but I was definitely a fan when we walked out the door. I look forward to trying more of the creative offerings and recommending others to try it out! I feel optimistic about The Norbert's future as a successful restaurant offering West Bend far more choices then burgers and pizza.