The Fox Falcon - South Orange

Nice valentines day menu, great service, a bit noisy, some crying kids.....

Restaurant in really cozy, food was pretty good, though my entrée (lamb shank) was cold. Service was solid, but for the price, was a touch disappointing. Really hope the next go around is a bit better.

Regarding noise levels there were no more than five tables seated in the restaurant, so the assessment is thin. I ordered the avocado toast which was priced on the menu at $18, the bill stated $24. I brought it to the servers attention and it was corrected. I ordered a **** Mary which was spicy as I like it but the tomato juice seemed to be watered down and the vodka was nonexistent. The charge for the **** Mary was $12 with $2 added on for Tito’s vodka. I didn’t request Tito’s and although it is a respectable vodka it doesn’t warrant an up charge. What brand of vodka wouldn’t carry the up charge? My dining partners food could have been hotter. The food was very good in regard to flavor and presentation but there are too many other restaurants that get the experience spot on.

I had an anniversary dinner at 8 pm, and seating went well, parking was convenient. The noise and ambiance were good, lively, and fun. Victor who served us did a good job of being attentive and quick to help us with anything. Cocktails took 15 min but they were honestly great. However, the major issues were with the food. We ordered 3 for 24$ sides to try a variety. My partner had the steak and I had the short rib and polenta dish. Although we stated we wanted to start with the sides combination, before our entree. We received the steak and short rib first. We didn't mention it and moved on. The steak came in Med-well, when we had ordered medium rare. That we mentioned to Victor. The short rib dish was missing the Brussel sprouts listed, although small, still very tasty and tender. The polenta seemed to have dried out a bit in the bain or maybe over-seasoned, if the thick texture is what they were going for. The steak was fixed immediately which makes me think it may have been a table mix-up in the best case. Truffle Mac was good but underseasoned, Fries were vibrant with heavy paprika and peppers, which is great but again needed salt, the bacon bits were not making up for it. Spinach and mushrooms were good with simple oil and seasoning. Let's be clear, none of the food was bad, maybe I expected better execution from a team built on the David Burke name, or maybe those details like salt, order accuracy, and timeliness are just that important.

First time there. Nice place. It was Valentines Day and I'm sure they were hustling. A few things could have been better. We will have to try again on a normal night.