So this place just went from a 4 to 5 in my books.
This time I forgot to make reservations. Wait for lounge seating was 20 mins but the people who arrived after me had a 45 min to 1 hour wait for regular seats. The place was packed on a Wednesday night at 6:30 pm. Make reservations before you go!
After we were seated, a corner lounge seat opened up. And even though there were people in line, a request to move was happily obliged!
We were seated right at 7 pm (end of happy hour) but the waitresses still let us order a drink off the happy hour menu!
Wednesday is $1 oysters (as is Tuesday). We ordered a dozen and they were very fresh!! I'm definitely coming back for more soon.
For the appetizer, we shared a scotch egg. Let me tell you that I highly regretted sharing it! Soo sooo soooo good!! It's one of those appetizers that opens up your palate and makes you hungry for the main, as opposed to making you full.
For the main, I got the pan roasted quail. This was my first time having quail. I didn't think I'd enjoy it, but it was surprisingly good! The braised red cabbage with bacon was delicious!
Lastly, I finished off the meal with baked alaska. It's a old fashioned dessert and that was just fine by me. It was homemade vanilla ice cream surrounded by a thin layer of cake, covered with meringue/whipped creamy goodness!! It was just heavenly!!
I had a 15% off email (join the VIP list on their site) all the way from October which I hadn't been able to use so far. But since it didn't have an expiry date I asked the waitress if it was still applicable. She had to ask the manager but came back with the bill adjusted having made an exception, even though it was an old promotion!! Can we say they really care about making customers happy??
The waitress was super friendly, but not in a fake way! All the food came out fast! Water was always topped up! Wine selection was great! Every whim was catered to!
I thought this place couldn't get any better. I was clearly wrong!!!
Sooo ... GO!! GO NOW!!