Restaurants near Poplar Street Play Area

8 of us met at Row 34 as a half way point between us all. Good choice, excellent service, different takes on traditional seafood recipes. The fried oyster slider were amazing, I could a bunch of those. I had the tuna tartar, that was nicely spiced, along with the turnips. More resto’s should serve the mighty turnip! These were delicious. If I had to go to Burlington again, I would go to Row 34.

I would like to thank the staff at Smith & Wollensky Burlington for an amazing dining experience tonight. My wife and I had never been to their establishment before and decided to dine there for our Valentines night dinner. We have enjoyed many high end steakhouses over the years but we were treated to such an enjoyable meal that it rates among the very top of them all. We started with the warm rolls with butter. The finishing salt on them was perfect. Next was the burrata appetizer with prosciutto. Fantastic, though we do think there should be more than four crostinis to be able to enjoy it all. This was our only suggestion for the entire meal. Next we enjoyed their Caesar salad. We loved the parmesan cheese crunchies. The salad wasnt over dressed but just right. I ordered a bone in rib eye that was wet aged, peppercorn crusted, with a brandy peppercorn sauce. It was tender, flavorful, cooked perfectly and had a wonderful crust. My wife ordered a filet of beef with lump crab meat and a hollandaise sauce and it came with asparagus. Again the cook was perfect and fork tender. The crab was moist and tender. She ordered a glass of super tuscan red which she loved. We shared one side, the truffled baked mac and cheese. Now we both love baked mac and theirs did not disappoint. Theirs was extremely creamy and rich where most places are drier and lack flavor. Not here. A fantastic side to go with my steak. We also shared a skillet brownie/cookie with ice cream. The skillet gave the dish a nice crusty crunchy bottom that was great. The food was expertly served and the attention that our server Aaron gave us made us feel like we were the only ones there. Everyone who came to our table greeted us with smiles and a welcoming attitude asking if there was anything they could do. They shared stories about the food and their personal favorites. It really made the evening. The manager checked in several times with us to ensure everything was to our satisfaction.

Had the tuna tartare and crab cake to start and a center cut with lobster tail and scallops for an entrée. To end the meal, we had the banana foster which was well balanced of salt and sweet. The center cut was grilled to perfection and scallops were seared right on the button. Great service and dining experience overall.

We had a fabulous dinner tonight at Black and Blue Steak and crab in Burlington. We requested a quiet table (59th wedding anniversary) and were seated at a corner table for four just for the two of us. Perfect. No negatives tonight. Great staff, great, original food, awesome Manhattan and the price was appropriate for such a wonderful evening. I had the two filets with crab, husband had the scallops. We both cleaned our plates. No room for dessert. We would return, maybe for our 60th? :)

Overall, pretty good. Only complaint was that I waited 15 mins to eat once my food came out because I was waiting on something to add to my meal and even asked three different servers to get it.