The Met

"The place looks amazing! Beautiful old downtown building. Great selection of beers, a decent wine list, and a craft bar. The menu looks great, but the execution was inconsistent. For a starter, I had the soup and salad combo. The spinach salad was very good with a warm bacon dressing, and the parmesan crisps were a great addition. The French onion soup was a bit on the thin side, and the crouton was burned and so dry that it wouldn't even absorb the soup. It floated like a dark brown life raft; I should have taken that as an omen and left it there. However, I was starving and had skipped lunch in anticipation. For the main, I ordered the gnocchi with a cream pesto, and I also grilled chicken for a bit of protein. Sadly, it had such great promise, but it was not fulfilled. It arrived at my place, and the chicken was a bit...manhandled; it had obviously been either weighted or constantly pressed as it was quite black on one side and barely marked on the reverse side. That would have still been edible. However, the gnocchi had been similarly prepared. The gnocchi themselves had also been heavily seared, to the point of flavoring the entire dish. The sauce was burned and was simply inedible. I sent it back to the kitchen and requested the pasta vodka sauce, again with grilled chicken, and it was served with a half dozen slices of baguette. This time, the chicken was well seasoned and was more braised than grilled, but it was good. The pasta was bucatini and cooked perfectly al dente, however grossly under salted. The vodka sauce was painfully thin and tasted of absolutely nothing at all. This barely sauced pasta dish simply wasn't worth eating. Like many restaurants today, they use toasttab as their POS system and process the card at the table. I paid my bill and tipped the efficient server at 20%, using the one touch button on the keypad. Upon reviewing my statement, the bill seemed a bit higher than I had anticipated. Upon reviewing the receipt, when the removed dish had been removed by crediting the amount of the returned item as a coupon. In doing this, the tip was calculated on the price of both the entrees, one of which I refused. Not quite as transparent as one would have hoped. All in all, it has potential, and I'm hoping they were just having a bad night. The next time I find myself in the area, I might be willing to give it another shot."

"No gluten free bun but a handful of other GF options. Crab dip and tacos were amazing. Drinks affordable and delicious and fancy!"

"Excellent food and atmosphere in a historical building in downtown Lima across from the courthouse. Craft beers and cocktails. Old brick and ceiling. They also do events and small weddings. The manager Liz was friendly and informative on this as a caterer and wedding venue. Chicken Marsala is on point. Spinach and artichoke dip is also quite yummy. Definitely worth a stop if in Lima!"

"First time at The Met and the atmosphere is amazing the service is top notch. Me and my wife had the pleasure of having Camden as our server omg we are definitely in good hands she is full of information about the menu and the history of the e building. Thank you for a great experience."