Dinner tonight was at Narcoosees. We were seated immediately, one table away from the window. Our server was an older gentleman, he was friendly but he was a little slow.
I had a Magical star to drink, mainly for the light up cube. This is always a good drink, sweet and sour flavours, and not very strong.
We skipped appetisers and enjoyed the complimentary bread. I like a slow paced meal but we waited nearly an hour for our entrees. The table next to us (who waited longer than us) complained to our server, and he eventually came over and said our meals wouldnt be much longer.
I assumed the kitchen was backed up, but the strange thing was a couple next to us, who were sat after us were served appetisers and entrees, before we received any food.
My entree was the fillet mignon, with Chefs Garden Heirloom Tomato Risotto with Parmigiano-Reggiano, Wilted Savoy Spinach, and Red Wine Sauce. I ordered the fillet medium, and it was over cooked, at more of a medium well. It was tasty but I really prefer steak to be served medium (I would have sent it back but wed waited so long already, and our server was no where to be seen). The risotto was delicious, perfectly cooked and an incredibly intense tomato flavour. I liked this but the steak itself let the dish down.
My mum chose the Wild halibut, with potatoes, mushrooms, vegetables and a tomato, mustard seed vinaigrette. She really enjoyed this, the fish was well cooked and although halibut isnt the most flavourful fish, there were a lot of different ingredients on the plate, she said every bite was a little bit different.
Dad enjoyed surf and turf, butter-poached Canadian Waters Lobster Tail and Grilled Filet Mignon, served with mashed potatoes and french beans. He enjoyed this, his steak was also a little overcooked, but he still cleared his plate.
DH had the seared scallops, served over trofie pasta with garlic, almonds and raisins. This was very good, the scallops were perfectly cooked and complemented the pasta well. I was tempted to order this dish and after tasting DHs wished I had.
There was only every going to be one dessert option for me, the Almond crusted Cheesecake. This was as delcious as Id remembed, crunchy almonds contrasting with the soft almond flavoured cheesecake. It seemed slightly sweeter than in the past, really needing the tart cherries and sauce to contrast the sweetness. My mum ordered this too, agreed it was very good but thought it was slightly too sweet.
The men both ordered the Cheese plate. DH said this was good but consisted of nearly the same cheeses as California Grill, Mt Tam, Humboldt Fog, Roaring Forties Blue and Petit Agour. There used to be a bit more variety in cheese offerings from the various restaurants, but they still both enjoyed this.
Overall we had a nice meal here, but it was probably the weakest of the signatures we visited, both for service and food. I debated between here and Citricos for months, and think we would have probably had a better quality meal at Citricos, but there were still some stand out dishes tonight (DHs scallops and of course the cheesecake!)
The corn in your dish really does look wonderful and I'm a cheese-aholic so your queso fundido looks great as well. I didn't have dessert with my lunch so perhaps I'll need to pop out and get something after looking at yours! 
I should just try the buffet next time - as long as 26 people don't show up at once! 
