THE TOP RESTAURANT
30 N Main St
352.337.1188
30 N Main St
352.337.1188
I went to The Top with a few friends on Halloween, which was a Friday night, around 8 PM. I was worried that parking would be impossible and there would be a long line since it's in the heart of downtown (right off University and Main), but there is a parking lot right behind it for its customers. We had a party of five and there was a short wait, but considerably shorter than I'd expect for a Friday night just about anywhere. The atmosphere is interesting as the restaurant is dimly-lit, yet has a "fun" attitude about it with lots of clutter on the walls. After being seated by the bar I began to look at the menu. As I had heard, this place might be one of the most vegetarian/vegan friendly places I've ever seen. They have lots of meat-free dishes and you can substitute tofu or tempeh in most meals. Our table started off with the sweet potato fries and corn nuggets; both came with a garlic dipping sauce and both were fantastic. I ordered the Broccoli Alfredo, which had spinach linguine and broccoli in an asiago cheese/white wine cream sauce. For a dish with the word broccoli at the front of it, there wasn't much broccoli, but it was delicious nonetheless. The sauce was pretty heavy and filling. Other meals around the table included orange stir fry and a sirloin steak; everything looked and smelled fantastic and there were no complaints about the food. The waitress was seen pretty infrequently. We weren't in a rush but at one point we all needed water so badly that another waiter brought it for us. It's a great place for a slower-paced meal and delicious food.
Food quality: 9/10 (27)
Service: 5/10 (12.5)
Ambiance: 10/10 (20)
Pricing: 9.5/10 (14.25)
Menu selection: 10/10 (10)
Composite score: 83.75
Food quality: 9/10 (27)
Service: 5/10 (12.5)
Ambiance: 10/10 (20)
Pricing: 9.5/10 (14.25)
Menu selection: 10/10 (10)
Composite score: 83.75
3 comments:
I love this blog idea. The top is my favorite place in gainesville. Pretty much any place on a halloween friday would probably be insane!
No offense, but menu rankings shouldn't be on selection but the place being able to do their food well. I rather eat at a place with few, excellent menu items then something with a lot of choices that all suck. You might want to consider that. Also, there is no way The Top would come away with a better overall score than Blue Highway and in no way should Blue Highway be a B- restaurant. A server not noticing you need water should get them an F in service, unless the building was on fire. And a 9/10 on a meal that was lacking in the main ingredient?
I do agree with your Gainesville LiveJournal post that it is worth it to pay for good food, but there is also something to be said for underpaying for good food. If a place's prices match quality then it should get a 7. If it is great quality for a low price, then it would go higher. If it sucks and is expensive, it should get a lower score. Unless you are going with 5 as average, then you should adjust downwards.
Just my opinion. Good luck with this project.
I really like the top; everything I've ordered has been really good, especially those sweet potato fries! Mmmm.
I enjoy your foodblog, thanks!
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