Client Review on Rowhouse Creative

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This was one of the most unusual experiences I've ever had at a restaurant. We arrived for a booked appointment and when you walk into the bar, the hostess stand is to the rear, as opposed to being at the front of the place. The guy working the bar was incredibly nice, and seated us, even though he had no clue who had booked reservations and who hadn't. We waited for a little while, and he brought us some waters and took our drink order. I ordered a "Zesty Mule" (it's not on the menu on the website, because apparently their menu is in the process of changing) and it was very good. My girlfriend ordered a skinny mule, and was less impressed. We also ordered The "Fra Diavolo" mussels as an appetizer, and they were great. The mussels were cooked well, and the broth was really good. I really liked the chorizo mixed in. Here's where things started to go wrong. We ordered our entrees, and I asked for another drink. I ordered a "Blue Bulleit Smash" and the waited/bartender brought it out, and told me, "Hey, look, we ran our of the blueberries that we normally put in this, but it's still good without them." I understand if you run out of an ingredient, but come on. At least give me the option to order something else rather than brining me out an incomplete drink. It was not impressive. For entrees, I ordered what I'm guessing is a new choice, because again, it's not on the menu on the website, that included a crab cake, a petite sirloin with house made steak sauce, mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus. I forget the name. My girlfriend had the "Sweet Chili Salmon". We waited for a bit for the entrees to come out, and they came out fairly quickly. I ordered my steak medium, and it came out well done. I've never had a steak well done, and there's a reason. It was tough and pretty much inedible. My crab cake was obviously of the frozen breaded variety. That was the last straw for me. We live in Baltimore. On the Chesapeake Bay. Where crab cakes were born. If you can't do a crab cake right in this town, you shouldn't do anything at all. The mashed potatoes and asparagus were good, and the steak sauce tasted good as well, but they were not the focus of the dish. I was really disappointed. My girlfriend's salmon was absolutely DRENCHED in the sweet chili glaze. It was all over the Brussels sprouts, the sweet potato mash, everywhere. She said it would have been really good if the glaze was not all over everything.I gave this place two stars, but I struggled to do that. The staff was attentive, the ambiance is nice, but the food just flat out missed the mark. I'd say if you're going, stick to happy hour or something and grab appetizers. I would not go back to this place for dinner.