Category: | Restaurant, |
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Address: | 5 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL 35805, USA |
Zip code: | 35805 |
Website: | http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-information/restaurant/hsval-huntsville-marriott/?scid=bb1a |
Opening hours (Edit) | |
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Monday: | 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
Tuesday: | 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
Wednesday: | 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
Thursday: | 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
Friday: | 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
Saturday: | 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
Sunday: | 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
Very professional and nice staff, pretty alright food.
Food was good but service was very slow.
I visited for Huntsville Restaurant Week and went for the three course dinner menu.
The Caprese Salad starter was incredible! Made with fresh heirloom tomatoes, the salad and dressing was just bursting with umami. It was really surprising how well the entire dish came together.
For the entree I went with the Shrimp and Grits option. This was sadly a step down in quality from the starter. The shrimp were overcooked. And the prep work was inconsistent - all of the shrimp had their tails removed except two?? The caramelized onions were barely caramelized and the knife work on them was similarly inconsistent - pieces julienned were next to pieces wider than my thumb. The temperature control was similarly off - some areas of the dish were piping hot, other areas were clearly lukewarm.
The dessert was delicious, but construction was odd. The banana's foster crepes were created with vanilla bean ice cream logs that were presumably piped out into logs, refrozen, then wrapped with the crepes. Therefore the crepes were neither warm, nor had the fringe crispiness that adds textural contrast. The crepes were just like soggy paper wrapping around the ice cream. Further, everything was slathered in chocolate and caramel syrup that smothered any flavor from the actual banana's foster aspect. Creativity, definitely for the idea, but execution was poor.
I suppose given the air of the restaurant I expected better quality. It was okay for any other place, but you can't argue with the price/restaurant week special!
Great food, very enjoyable experience.
It enjoyed the food.