Donavon and I went to La RIviera this past weekend while he was here for a visit. We were both very excited about it after reading over the menu online, something we do frequently. We went for dinner and so I'm not sure how an experience at lunch would differ from the one we had. I had heard that it was also a bakery.. but that was hard to believe with the way it was set up for the evening. Maybe we'll go back earlier in the day sometime. Anyway, I got a grilled pork chop and Donavon got seared duck breast. My pork was kind of tough and though a few bites were very flavorful, the entire thing was not. The duck breast was interesting, but I had never tried duck before. It was not my favorite but I could see the appeal, were I more used it, I probably would have enjoyed it more. We got an appetizer of French Onion Soup which was really, really yummy. It was very creamy, which made it unique, but very good. The atmosphere was a little different than we expected.. very formal and quiet. No music! A little music would have made it feel less stuffy and like you could actually visit at a normal sound level. We, of course, still enjoyed ourselves. But it was not our favorite. For the price, the food was not that great. At least not the food that we ordered, anyway. And the atmosphere, though nice, was not incredibly enjoyable. I will point out that our waitress was very nice and friendly. We will probably not become regulars there....
But Madden's on the other hand is doing a very good job encouraging us in that direction! We haven't had a chance to go back but we will definitely do so. We have now recieved two $10 gift certificates from them! One, because the first time we tried to eat there, there was no room. And the second because we filled out a comment card while we were there and they sent it to us in the mail! Thank you Madden's for the exceptional service!
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