I've had two pretty good restaurant week experiences this year. Steel on Wednesday night was very good. They only presented our table with the RW menus but the options were varied and tempting enough to where none of us felt compelled to ask for the regular menu. Interestingly, Steel's RW menu was actually 4 courses (appetizer, soup/salad, main, dessert) plus a sorbet palate cleanser before the main so clearly they were making an attempt to put on a good show for RW customers. And their strategy worked as I now can't wait to return for a non-RW meal.

Went to the Oceanaire last night. There the RW menu was printed down at the bottom of the regular menu. We had no issues ordering a regular menu appetizer before the RW set menu (actually we were encouraged to do so - seems like a no-brainer that a restaurant would want to get patrons to order more!). Service was good and leisurely paced (perhaps a tad slow?). Clearly they weren't trying to herd the RW cheapos out the door. Overall the impression wasn't quite as positive as Steel the night before but Oceanaire still gets good marks from me.