Water Works Restaurant in Philadelphia, PA

Me and Nicholas went here for Valentine's Day, and had the sweethearts dinner.

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Atmosphere: Very calm, quiet and inviting. Staff was attentive and friendly. At the entry, a woman was present to take our coats. hostesses were very friendly, and seated us quickly per our reservations. Our waiter greeted us immediately and offered us champagne. Although we passed on the champagne, he was eager to inform us on what was available. there was a floor to ceiling waterfall centerpiece to the room, and there were tea lights on each table. If a tea light went out, the staff returned with a new one. Fresh linens were placed on every table before the next set of couples. Waiters placed our napkins on our laps for us (which was odd, but really nice)
which were a deep red for the holiday meal.

Food: Simply amazing. There were four courses, which each course having a choice except the dessert. Nick and I both chose Lobster Bisque with Creme Fraiche and Chive Oil for the first course, and it was simply divine. It was creamy and delicious, and we were eager to move to the second course. Nick chose Diver Scallops Skewered with Pacetta with Granny Smith Apple Maple Syrup Gastrique and Baby Mache, they were cooked to perfection, and very nice. I chose Oysters on a Half Shell with Vanilla Blood Orange Sabayon. This was very tasty as well, and I enjoyed the presentation over seat salt. The third course was our main entree. Nick chose, Risotta with trifle emulsion. This was a a rather heavy course to take on for both of us, but it was very good. The risotta was very flavorful, and almost addicting. He was more than happy to enjoy the entire dish, but he did offer me a bite, which I have to say was nothing short of amazing. I chose the Kurobuta Pork Chop with Candied Sweet Fingerling Potato, Organic Baby
Vegetables, and Pomegranate Reduction. I have to say that this was simply amazing. The portions were rather larger (4 pieces of pork chop) but I was able to finish half in order to leave room for dessert. The pork was very tender, and the sauce was very complimentary to the meat. The vegetables that were paired with it, were also a very nice choice, and I was very satisfied in my choice. Our final course was dessert, and was what they called Chocolate Sensation. this definitely lived up to its name as it was nothing short of sensational. there were chocolate dipped strawberries that were decorated as a tuxedo (on Nick's plate), and a dress (on my plate) There were also red colored white chocolate heart cut-outs on each of our plates, the alternate piece of chocolate that the heart was cut out of was on the other person's plate, which to me made the presentation of the meal impeccable. The dessert itself was a creamy dream. It melted on my tongue, and I could not get enough of it. It tasted somewhat like a chocolate cheesecake, but it was not as heavy on the stomach.
All in all I was very pleased with my meal.

Price:
We paid roughly $200 for both of our meals, which included the tip we left for our waiter (roughly 25% due to the holiday) I feel that the whole experience was worth our money, and had we brought our cameras, we would have some worthwhile memories to cherish.