Ristoranti in zona Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge

Everything about our anniversary dinner experience was outstanding! We started off with cocktails. My wife has a delicious lemon drop martini and I had a Boulevardier that I swapped in aperol for the Campari. Each drink was $15, which is kind of high for this area, but they were perfectly made and very tasty. The seafood platter was A-MAZING! The shrimp were large, fresh, and perfectly cooked. The calamari was outstanding, although the sauce it was served with (am aioli maybe?) was bland one dull. Could've used salt and some lemon but we ate it with the cocktail sauce from the shrimp and it was great. King crab was perfect. I wish the oysters had been raw instead of baked but they were tasty, nonetheless. The French onion soup was good but could've used salt, which is unusual for French onion soup. That said, it's normally made too salty so I'd rather have to add some of my own since you can't remove it once it's there. Our bone-in ribeye was a perfect medium rare and was delicious! We could've done without the Parmesan crust but we asked for it so no complaints. The asparagus and loaded baked potato were also perfectly cooked and delicious. The meal ended with two small dark chocolate disks and some peanut butter and it was a great finish to a wonderful meal. Clearly we couldn't eat all that food, so we ended up taking most of the steak and veggies home with us. Since we were splitting everything out was nice that they split it all in the kitchen so we didn't have to share plates. Our server, Amber, did a great job all the way around. She even gave us a free piece of cake for our anniversary, which was a nice touch. Our final tab, with tip, was just under $300 which, again, is a bit high for this area but we were happy to pay it and would absolutely return to do it again.

The service is outstanding. The martinis are world-class. One of the specials was glazed carrots and they were artistically presented and delicious. One of the benefits of eating in a restaurant with a great chef. It was our anniversary and we got special treatment. I highly recommend Martini's for a special event or everyday fun.

Good and drinks were excellent. I am looking forward to going again.

Great as always!!! Wonderful experience, service and food!

Maxwell's is the best public restaurant in Muscatine County.