Restaurants near Sea Cliff Gardens

We had a fabulous gal's lunch on Friday at Boom and Batten. We were seated at table #34 on the upper level. Our server was amazing! Our water glasses were filled before the glasses were empty, and the same applied for our coffee cups. Although the food was a little pricey every bite was delicious! The restaurant was quite busy but we were able to hear each other talk . I will definitely be returning!

Love that Happy Hour goes until 6pm! The tuna appy is delicious and the cheese toast is a must. Would be nice if a salad (wedge) was on the Happy Hour menu! Then after 6pm the loster tail dinner and Oscar are our faves! Service was excellent as always!

The ambience and decorations for Christmas were lovely. Our waiter who we have had before and has worked there for three years was excellent.

Either the meat was a little tough or the knives need to be upgraded. The prime rib was a little tough and the auju was bland.

The food and service were excellent. The only complaint I have is that the lights were WAY too bright. When one has an evening meal in a lovely setting - it shouldn't be necessary to wear a ball cap so the lights don't glare in your eyes. Besides the regular hanging lights which were pretty bright - there were can-lights in the ceiling with very strong bulbs in them. This really ruined the ambience. Made it feel more like we were dining in a cafeteria instead of a steakhouse. All - in all, that is the ONLY thing that made this meal deviate from being absolutely perfect. The chef even made my salmon well done - as I requested. (I know they don't normally appreciate cooking something differently than what is considered proper.) But, I REALLY appreciated that. The calamari were excellent - fresh and tender. My 'extra dirty' martini was even perfect. This is our go-to place for bringing out of town guests because we know the food and location make it a very special place to eat.