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My husband and I dined here on 12/7/11 for my husband's birthday. The other restaurants in the area were either packed or closed for holiday parties. We wanted something laid back and this one seemed quiet as there were not too many people yet. We later realized that it was not really quiet although restaurant never really got full. The food portion was generous but very uninspired. My husband had a steak and he found it just okay. My blackened tilapia lacked flavor and was not cooked well; the inside was still raw. I could have sent it back but at that point I had lost my appetite. I told our waiter Carlos about it when he came to clean up out table. He apologized and came back to us to let us know that he told the manager about it and that they were giving us discount. He ended up not charging us for our second drink, which we appreciated. Carlos, by the way, was the only saving grace in this place. He was very professional and attentive. One thing that made our dinner not enjoyable was the loud noise coming from the bar area. There were very few customers there but the lady bartender and the hostess were partying with the few customers and they were so so loud- laughing and screaming. It was very unprofessional, causing disturbance to the diners.

They burned the fish, overcooked the burger, did not include ketshup and took twice as long as they estimated to delivery.

This is my staple restaurant for power lunching. I mostly get the seafood since that what they seem to specialize in. I love the new $20 pre fix they do and it comes with wine! I'm usually on a time crunch for lunch but Waterstone cranks out food fast even when its packed. What's better is it is not precooked garbage you get at a lot of other places downtown. I bring a lot of clients here to talk business and they have been impressed. Favorite items, seafood risotto, lemongrass sea bass, and the skirt steak. Keep up the good work, you have created a loyal customer :)

Sitting outside, and unlimited mimosas ($10 plus the cost of your meal) do not make up for some of the worst food I've had in a while. How is it possible to ruin a a bagel & lox platter? They managed to. For $14 I got a cold bagel, cream cheese and lox that still had the skin and brown parts on it. I was expecting to find scales and a fin! There were a few chopped tomatoes, some capers, and a tiny bit of red onion. Others with me had similar poor food (hard as a rock hamburger, overcooked eggs) - nothing was good.

for $16 you get brunch and unlimited mimosas, champagne bloody marys and coffee and tea. The decor is really cool, and the waiters are super friendly and nice.

Had lunch there today with 2 coworkers - In hindsight we should have known it would not be a good experience when they tried to seat us at the coatcheck table. One entree was sent back 3 times because it was cold, mine was sent back 2 times and I gave up and ate the lukewarm shitake & gorgonzola risotto that would be much better named onion & chive risotto because that completely overwhelmed the dish. After 3 times that the penne in vodka sauce was still cold a ceasar salad was ordered as a replacement and my coworker said it was ok that she had better salads at TGI Fridays. The service was poor and our server out and out rude. The atmosphere was overly noisy. First and last time going there. Save yourself the hassle and skip it.

I have finally found a great seafood restaurant downtown. There are plenty of steakhouses and pubs, but I love fish and lobster, shrimp, calamari, etc and I want it at least 4 times a week. So here it is, Waterstone. I have already been there 3 times in the last 2 weeks. Twice for lunch, food was fresh and exceptionally fast. Once for drinks and some food at the bar. The things I have tried so far are: Lobster night on Tuesday, awesome, with a couple Coronas, it was a HUGE lobster for like 19 bucks. I had the seafood rissoto once and I also tried the salmon with mango chutney, delicious, one side note. Most dishes come with broccoli and I hate broccoli, so I discovered they also have asparagus and you can sub that at no extra charge. Overall nice restaurant, huge upstairs, and friendly staff.