food was great. best mashed potatoes ever. had the iberico ham, foie gras torchon, egg for appetizers and the steak tartare and lobster for mains. all were exceptional.
not sure about the concept of bar seating, although it was cool to watch the kitchen and see them hand chop and make the steak tartare from steak to plate. less formal than what I expected and for the price, but the focus here is on the food rather than service.
service was ok. over the course of he evening we watched as our neighbor's butter slowly migrated in front of us. despite having a reservation, we had to wait approx 20 minutes to be seated, probably because they do take walk-ins.
great place to go for great food, but the place is tiny and noisy, especially if you're seated at the bar where you can be held hostage by your outspoken drunk neighbors.