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| - I had really high expectations for this place after hearing so much about it, so that may be part of why I'm only giving it 3 stars, but I really didn't think it was that amazing. I went with a group of 15 where we had a reservation a few weeks in advance for such a large group. After we made our reservation, my understanding is that they later asked us to move the time up from our original 7pm to 7:45 pm since that was a less busy time for them, which I found kind of odd since they should give priority to who called first. Since they close at 10pm and dinner with that large of a group can take while, around 9:40 they started bringing checks out even though some people's desserts hadn't arrived yet, which I also found to be unusual and kind of annoying when they did push our time up 45 min.
The service was just ok, but decent for such a large group. When I sat down I had no drink menu (though did have a food menu) but there was one way on the other side of a very large table. I asked the waiter for a drink menu and he said his hands were full but that there was already one on the table---ummm way down on the other end and people were using it. He said he'd be back with one in a bit anyway, but when he came back he had no menu so I then had to eventually get it passed all the way down the table when he finally brings more. They did have a very nice drink list, including an impressive draft selection that I was happy about.
As for the food, it was a little pricier than I was expecting for Caribbean food so I expected it to be amazing (most entrees in the upper $20's, and appetizers also expensive--chips and salsa was like $7/8!!). I ordered the bbq tofu cracklings for an appetizer which was tasty but way too huge, and I normally really like generous portions--it filled up a HUGE plate and was bigger than my entree so I could not even eat half of it. I would have much rather preferred a smaller appetizer for half the price. It was tasty but there was a bit too much bbq sauce on it and it really was just fried not so crispy tofu, not sure why they called it cracklins--I was expecting something much crispier. For my entree I ordered the flank steak and the presentation was beautiful and the fried egg on top was a nice touch. I asked for it cooked medium and it came out exactly as I requested. However, although it tasted quite good and flavorful, the steak was quite chewy, which was disappointing for something that looked so lovely. I was expecting a higher quality of meat for the price ~$26.
The atmosphere and decor are very nice and the bar seems to be the centerpiece here although there's a decent amount of table seating. I think I'd come back for their happy hour but I felt their dinner, while good, was not really a good value for the prices.
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