 Fins Restaurant
Fins has been in business for a while in the Raleigh area, but
about a year ago they relocated from their North Raleigh location
to Downtown in the Progress Energy II building. A high end seafood
restaurant, Fins is now on the corner of Wilmington and Davie
Streets.
I had the opportunity to go to Fins for dinner this weekend and
based on my first visit to Fins for lunch I was expecting a great
meal. Fins is a beautiful restaurant that has a big city, high
end feel. They have a very nice bar area with a glass water fall
that separates it from the rest of the dining room. Fins also
has a couple of private dining rooms available for meetings or
parties. The main dining room has a very quiet and intimate feel,
which would work for a romantic date. The bathrooms are also very
nice, and have rosemary mint hand soap from their neighbor Iatria
Day Spa. The soap really smelled wonderful.
My friends and I started out in the bar area while we waited
for our table. We orded drinks and a lamb kefka mini burger appetizer.
This dish comes with three mini burgers on a bun with a type of
thick tomato salsa. They tasted great and one person in our party
almost ordered them for their main entree. We transitioned after
the appetizers to the main dining room for our meal. The waitstaff
was a little pretentious, but it didn't really bother me too much.
After looking over the menu, I ordered that evening's special
of striped bass served with eggplant. The rest of the table ordered
the snapper which was served with a cashew sauce and rice. Fins
is definitely not cheap. Most of the entrees at Fins are typically
$25+ and do not include soup or salad. As we waited for our meal,
they brought out a basket of bread with slices of sour dough and
wheat. The bread is served with a plate of butter topped with
chives. I'm not a big fan of chives in my butter, but it was a
little twist on the standard. I had a very long wait for my food
on my first visit to Fins, and tonight was no exception. The food
took a little too long to come out to the table, but the waitress
said that they had some large parties ahead of our order. Once
the food came out, everyone was very happy with the dishes. The
snapper in the cashew sauce was delicious, but might be a little
too spicy for some people. My striped bass was good, but a little
overcooked. However, the eggplant that accompanied it was wonderful.
I don't think that I would order that dish again, but there are
several items on the menu that I want to try.
Overall, Fins is just a high quality restaurant. If you are looking
for a very nice place for dinner, then I don't think that you
can go wrong with Fins.
Summing it all up....
Rating? RRR 1/2
Cost? Tier 4
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Location and Contact Info:
110 E. Davie St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919.834.6963
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