"My guest and I found Encore to be overrated and overpriced. One bar drink was $13.00, which was outrageous for a bourbon Manhattan. We ordered two of the Manhattans for a total of $26.00. I 'm glad I didn 't order a second bar drink. The roasted pepper soup was good. We each ordered a bowl for $6.00. We shared the pork shoulder Bolognese, which wasn 't large enough to share for a cost of $15.00. We had to ask for a second plate, even though we said at the beginning we 'd share this entrée. The kitchen should have split it up, but they didn 't. Nothing else came with the entrée. The pork shoulder Bolognese was flavorful and the meat was cooked well with sauce, but it wasn 't a decent sized serving. It was all bowl with a little food tucked inside. We asked the server for bread, and she said the restaurant didn 't serve bread with the meals. Too bad. We both love bread with soft butter or oil for dipping. We did splurge and order cheesecake. It was a small slice on a large, rectangle plate, not really enough to share, but it did taste good. We liked it. It wasn 't New York style cheesecake as the server said it was. My guest and I both left hungry. The menu had a lot of different items. Saturday night was busy due to concerts, but as the time for the concerts approached, the place cleared out. We did have a reservation, and the host at the desk, didn 't really know what to do with us. We were on time, but apparently, a table wasn 't reserved for us. It seemed like they seated people who walked in and disregarded the reservation. It was almost like, 'Find a table and let me know where they are seated. ' It worked out. Our four top table was fine and I did request a four top for the extra room. Our server did a good job. She was busy with other tables, and she was attentive to us, making us feel welcome."
