Agree with hate "wasting a meal"
I tend to do extensive research on visiting a new restaurant before trying a new restaurant or it needs to be recommended by someone whos opinion I trust

You can read a restaurant with many good reviews and recognize that the restaurant itself is pushing for the reviews (Jax and Izzi are good examples) as I believe they have comment cards on the tables

I would be very hesitant on trying a third time

At home we have a food network top chef winner who presently had two restaurants, one is extremely expensive and while a good meal, does not warrant a return visit

His second restaurant is a bit more hip and fun and while the guest check is about $100 per person, it is our second favorite restaurant in the Philadelphia area

One of our must visit restaurants on the island has average / good food (although many say it is great), we visit because of the atmosphere and personal service
Probably our favorite waiter on the island works there, should be easy to guess as everyone who knows him, loves him