I've had a theory for a long time that the bread you get before a meal is a perfect leading indicator to the quality of the restaurant. I have yet to be proven wrong by it. Sometimes I'm off by a little bit, but it's never been 100% off. I think it's just a great example of what it means when you've got a lot of the system working, but you haven't debugged the system completely.
Anyhow, last night we had dinner at a really nice restaurant: Gerard's. Food was very good, but the bread was TERRIBLE. I realized I'd really like to start writing this stuff down for future reference. Obviously, it's really subjective
Bread Rating: D-. Stale, hard, flavorless. Tasted like I was chewing on paste. Gross.
Food Rating: B+. I thought it was actually pretty good food, I had the filet. The steak was tasty, but not phenomenal. I was really looking for great taste and tender. The sides were mashed yams and were really sweet, almost overly so. There was way too much gravy. The dessert, which was a macaroon with coconut and pistachio was terrible as well... too dry and flavorless.
Net: The rating system holds... even at the nicest restaurant in Maui. Never lose sight of the small stuff, it'll always bring you down.
