Please Help Me Spend a Gift Card

[JoanN]

I just received a $150 B R Guest gift card and none of the restaurants interest me much. (Please tell me the person who sent it doesn't read this board!!!!) The choices are: Isabella's, Atlantic Grill, Ocean Grill, Fiamma, Blue Water Grill, Ruby Foo's, Blue Fin, and Dos Caminos. Ruby Foo's is out (can't stand it); Isabella's? enh; Ocean Grill, maybe. Who among these has the best food? the best wine list? Maybe I should just pay for my own meal and blow the $150 on a great bottle of wine? Where best could I do that?

[saritaeatsnyc]

I've heard amazing things about Fiamma recently..I feel like out of all of your options it would be your best bet

[Happygirl]

Fiamma - in hopes that the chef change will not negatively affect the food.

[jenniebnyc]

Vento is actually good. Although, I do like the atmosphere at Ocean.

[RGR]

Blue Water Grill is the only brguest restaurant we've been to. While it's been a while since our least meal there, whenever we have have eaten there, the food has been very good, sometimes even bordering on excellent. I think the space is super, and the vibe, while upbeat, is never so noisy that it makes dining there unpleasant.

[Captain]

Third on the Blue Water Grill.

[MMRuth]

I've heard good things recently from friends who have gone to Blue Water Grill and are pretty picky (though not CH obsessive!) about restaurants.

[Lucia]

This question has come up before: http://www.chowhound.com/search/std?q...
In the past, I would've said Fiamma, but their chef left recently, so I'm not sure how the kitchen is doing. Blue Water Grill would be fine--not great, but pretty good food. I don't like Dos Caminos, have had a lousy meal at Isabella's, and have avoided the others.