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| - We came here on a Friday night with a late reservation and sat in the patio to take advantage of the beautiful weather in late September.
I'll start of with the positives. The service was great. Our waitress was very attentive and she came to check on us at the perfect times. I realized I left my wallet at the restaurant while ordering cakes at H Cafe. As I walked past the patio seating area, a waitress outside immediately informed me that my wallet was at the front desk. As I walked inside, a restaurant staff member was already on the phone trying to call me. From a service perspective, I would definitely give them 5 stars!
Atmosphere wise, I would give it a 3 star as it was a tad too dim. Some added string lights would make a world of a difference. The fountain was actually quite loud and distracting for such a beautiful setting. There were also quite a few spiders along the deck railing.
We ordered the small salumi board ($14) as our shared appetizer. It came with bread, which was a letdown as it was dry and lacked the doughy taste and texture. The salumi board felt overwhelmingly salty after a few pieces, even when eaten with the bread.
For our mains, I ordered the torched sashimi salmon ($15) and my husband ordered the grilled octopus ($17). The portions were quite small for a main dish. After my initial bite, I thought the torched sahimi salmon had a good flavour profile and the wild puff rice added a nice crunch. But as I ate more of it, it became increasingly salty. I felt the chef was a bit heavy handed on the togarashi aioli. The grilled octopus was quite tender and again had a good flavour profile. Similar to my dish though, it also became too salty as he had more of it.
Overall, I think this restaurant has some good potential. However, the flavours would need to be refined a bit for us to return for dinner, although we are interested in trying the brunch menu!
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