The food was great, the service was warm and friendly, but I guess I was expecting this to feel like more of a dining experience. There was a disconnect between the family style gimmick and the impersonal feel of the ambience. The restaurant is much louder and larger and less cozy and romantic than I had expected. (It also didn't help that we were first seated basically in the hallway to the kitchen, and then waited 15 min to be reseated next to the flatware/cutlery station... So every 3 min a waiter would come by right next to our table and rummage loudly through a drawer of forks and knives. Not very intimate!) The food was great, there's no denying it, and it was a relief not to have to decide what to order. The wine pairings were also excellent. I don't think it was worth the price though, and it is unlikely that we will return.