The Harrison

Before making a reservation at Amanda Freitag’s restaurant, I read a few reviews on yelp and open table. They had mostly good reviews (especially for the duck fat fries) but also a few negative comments about the service. I wondered if my experience would be similar….

First, we arrived to the restaurant 30 minutes late and were the last seating for the night. The host was nice and courteous (never tried to rush us or mention anything about the kitchen closing) and the server was both informative about the food and had some good food and drink recommendations. Those folks with bad service must have just been bad customers…

Here’s the breakdown of our meal:

Two Appetizers:

Beet Salad: A superb salad, crunchy raw beets with a robiolina cheese base topped with pistachios

Avocado and Ruby Red Grapefruit Salad: Good but not great – although the avocado portion was generous

Two Entrees:

Olive Oil Hake: The fish was cooked very well and the texture was good but the taste was underwhelming – the sides of braised leaks and sunchokes confused my taste buds

Braised Cabbage and Roast Sunchokes with Sweet Potato Puree: I wonder if people that are not vegetarians ever consider trying this dish – they should! The sweetness of the puree was balanced with the savory taste of the braised cabbage and toasted barely

Bonus:

The Duck Fat fries were a great compliment to our meal – very crunchy on the outside and a good texture on the inside. The fries were accompanied by an malt cider vinegar aioli which made the fries the star of the night.