I had some food and wine there with my friend last week. It was a special night so we decided to splurge and go trendy. The room was almost empty when I arrived but the maitre d' squished us in a corner behind the cash register and was very curt. The assistant maitre d' looked a little sheepish - I am not sure why. But the evening started with kind of a weird vibe.
We had:
Arugula salad - Tasty. Good for 2.
Seared Scallops - Very nice. Cooked perfectly. A little sweet for me but I can recommend these. But $17 for 4 - OUCH!
Grilled Prawns - Yum! The usual but a very good version. Again, cooked perfectly.
Risotto - Lovely flavour. The rice was sort of long grain and cooked a little al dente. i like the softer version of risotto better. It was okay but I would not order it again.
Rapini -Yummy and quite a healthy portion. You can fill up on rapini at $5 a plate :)
We had some cheese and crackers. The cheese was nice but the portion size made us giggle. And the crackers were icky.
We liked the food but our waiter was OBNOXIOUS! He kept trying to make us order stuff we did not want and schooling us in an intrusive manner. After our bill hit $130, he just brought it over unasked with no offer of dessert, coffee, more liquor... so we paid up, finished our wine at a leisurely pace, and headed north to the Black Skirt where we were given the usual warm welcome and served coffee, delicious dessert and lovely liqueurs.
I am glad I tried it out but doubt I'll go back to Salt.
The Black Skirt OTOH remains an often-visited favourite.
PS - the in house prices are higher than the ones posted on the internet menu.