We went back here looking to see if it had opened after Porta Alba closed. Thought that it might be the same owner, but apparently not.
I can't see this place succeeding. It is twice the size of Porta Alba, so it is going to have to be even more successful. The decor is the same old same old, with nothing to distinguish it from the hundreds of other restaurants Madison diners have to choose from. On a hot day it was absolutely frigid.
The menu is boring, just a re-shuffling of the same dishes you can get anywhere. Too many dishes where the diner has to be the chef and pick the ingredients, rather than the chef. Our service took forever, and while the food was actually pretty good, it did not outweigh the other negatives.
We gave this place a try, but it fails too often for us to go back.