Terry B's - Dexter, MI, 2nd visit

My wife and I had 7pm reservations on Saturday night, and when we arrived the restaurant was more than half empty, which is disappointing. We really like the look of Terry B's, and our meal four weeks ago was excellent. We sat at a table this time, and we were happy w/ the privacy it afforded us. Anyway, it took more than five minutes for the waitress to greet us and take our drink order - not a good way to start dinner. Then it took another five minutes to actually get the drinks. My wife had the signature chicken chowder, which was fantastic. I opened w/ the Gazpacho, which was good - it was refreshing. Nothing complicated, simple ingredients, but well done.

My wife had the Fillet for dinner. She ordered it 'medium', and it was well cooked. The steak was fine, no complaints, it came w/ mashed potatoes and asparagus. For $26 I'd expect a slightly better meal, but it was good. I had the pheasant - and the pheasant itself was excellent - tasty, well cooked, great flavor. I didn't really care for the mushroom risotto, it was bland. There were also a couple grilled apricots on the plate that were fantastic - I'd never tasted apricot that was prepared that way.

For dinner we finished w/ the molten cake. It was fine, no real complaints, but I've had similar desserts other places that were better.

All in all it was a good experience, but definitely not as good as our first trip. I think walking into a half empty restaurant at 7pm on a Saturday night doesn't put anyone in the right frame of mind.