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Posted on Mon, 02.15.2010 @ 12:55My husband and I went to dinner at Solea for Valentine's Day. What an extreme disappointment. To begin with, they wanted to seat us in a table for two, RIGHT next to another couple, less than 2ft. away. I told the hostess, to please find us another table. Then we sit down and we're given the only menu available for the night. A special Valentine's Day menu. We were really looking forward to sampling the cuisine from the regular menu. The Valentine's Day menu did not come close to anything from the regular menu. In addition, it was $100 pp, plus tip and taxes and beverages. At this point I made the mistake of not telling my husband to leave. To pay $200+ for a meal that I don't even get to choose what I want to eat, did not seem like something I wanted to do. But, it was late, we'd driven a long way, so we decided to stay. Big mistake. The two soups offered were both chilled. I couldn't believe that. The coldest month is Miami is February. To offer TWO cold soups is ridiculous. Spanish food is loaded with wonderful hot soups for the winter. The asparagus soup was so watery and tasteless, my husband could not even finish it. The courses looked pretty as a picture, portion size extremely small and the flavor, well, nothing to write home about. Every course to me was a disappointment. Needless to say, we will never return, not even to try the so called Spanish cuisine. We spent $300+ for a meal that was boring, showy, but not really satisfying. ... Read more
