Sea Change

02/13/09

you'll enjoy your experience

by jeb210

I'm not entirely sure what people are ranting about...amazing space, spectacular service and superior food. Our waiter respected our time, didn't rush us and was incredibly polite. Each dish was perfectly prepared and arrived in perfect time. No complaints. We were taken care of.

If you think more money=more food, perhaps you should try Burger King. Cue delivers exceptional value because their menu features cuisine and an actual menu I was excited to order from.

If you are looking for an upscale dining experience, I recommend Cue.

07/01/08

Beautiful space, Friendly service!

by Mplsgal

I've looked at reviews on sites like this many times, and I've always toyed with the idea of writing a review myself. I guess it just takes either a very good or a very bad experience to motivate oneself... I was in Cue on Friday night with a good friend. We were honestly a bit worried that we would end up spending too much money by even entering the building. What actually happened kind of restored my faith in humanity--the economy is in the toilet, I payed $50 to refuel my tiny little car that very same afternoon--need I explain why sales people can begin to feel like sharks who smell bl**d (apparently I am not allowed by City Search to use that word with 2 'o's in it--I didn't realize it was a swear word), in the water? Actually our server was that 'Minnesota' kind of friendly--I instantly knew that she didn't want to rifle through my pockets for my last dime, which was enough to work the nervous kink out of my shoulder. In fact, we were surprised by the fact that there was a live jazz band setting up, preparing to offer us a free show! My girlfriend and I settled in to our cozy booth, and ordered a cocktail. After catching up on some long overdue gossip, we decided to try out the wine flight "paired with the jazz music"--"big reds with big band," or something of that sort... The "Wine Captain"--a very military-sounding, yet very friendly brunette woman--came over to pour the wines and chatted with us about them. Her enthusiasm was infectious, but please don't quiz me on what she told us--all I know is that the wines she poured for us were really good, and, yes, by gosh I even think they "vibed" with the music. We enjoyed our booth for quite a while, and felt completely comfortable even though we only ordered crab cakes (yum!), and an entree between us. Our water glasses were kept full, and we felt well-served (yet undisturbed), while we caught up on conversation and enjoyed the music. Honestly, the night was just... perfect.

• Pros: Ambience, Friendly Service
• Cons: hmm, in a perfect world, there would be free parking--but it's fairly cheap

06/23/08

Poor Value

by sellco

Wow to say the least. An average space that is too airy and feels more like a cafeteria. I felt compelled to write to hopefully stop another smuck and his girlfriend from wasting their $100. Yes the service was stellar but the pricing on bottles of wine and champagne were ridiculous (cheapest bottle is $30 and you can pay a lot more for just 1/2 a bottle).....hmmmm?

The crab cakes were good as was the polenta. Stay away from the chicken unless you like drum sticks and other pieces of greasy dark meat......even McDonalds went to all white McNuggets for a reason...$28 for a basic salad and dark chicken chunks (both pieces mostly bone).....a horrible, horrible value.

There are 8 other restaurants within 2 minutes of walking from here, go anywhere else....you don't need to be seen at this place. For a hoity-toity place like this and no manager walking about ...? That's bad.

The staff was accomadating (returned my drum stick for more dark meat), friendly and my water glass was filled at least 5 times -- I like that. Cool chairs, tables and menus for $100.

• Pros: Good Service
• Cons: Poor Value