82738 Wed Jun 07 18:07:58 -0700 2006 1 2 Los Angeles Area 0 459657 1pm lunch 2 Fridays ago. 2 or 3 other tables and our deuce. Clam cakes & lobster salad for me. Fritters were fine. Yuzu mayo o.k. Lobster done perfectly with well dressed greens. Not too exciting but not a real adventurous order either. Servers wine suggestion was good however don't remember what it was. Strawberries, lemon curd and ras al hanout ice cream was great. I should have had two. My companion had chowda' and was fine with it. Scallops and shimeji mushrooms looked great and I wasn't offered a taste. It must have been good. Said chocolate panna cotta was "indiscrete". I'm not sure what was meant. Room is really beige/dull or too "tasteful" for me. The service was o.k. The check was the most exciting or startling or part of the afternoon I don't think I'll head back. I wouldn't turn down a free lunch at Providence. It's just not a destination. Maybe dinner is more fun. So, I guess I was disappointed. Water Grill is closer to the hotel I usually stay at anyway. Wed Jun 07 18:07:58 -0700 2006 0 JD Palm Springs 1 459724 Well, I posted a few weeks ago on a birthday dinner, and we came to somewhat similar assessments. Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/82061#455245 Wed Jun 07 20:58:33 -0700 2006 459657 0 carter