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| - 3.5 star. Overall a nice and intimate restaurant with romantic vibes.
Came here for New Years Eve dinner. For seatings after 8 pm, it was $125 not including drinks, tax or tips so kind of pricey. It's in Yorkville though so that's almost expected. We decided to go to this restaurant because of the live pianist and singing. When we first arrived, there was a pianist playing and it definitely set the mood but he only played about 15 minutes? Then the music stopped... and didn't come back on until 10 minutes before we left the restaurant so it wasn't continuous entertainment. We left an hour before midnight. We booked a late dinner hoping to do the countdown there but it wasn't the right atmosphere. We decided to go elsewhere for countdown.
Here's the NYE menu and our ratings.
Starter:
Prosciutto, Soppressata, Beef Salami, Pickles, Olives, Crostini - delicious!
Bella Vittano, Blue Fume, Brie De Meaux, Spiced Nuts, Chutney, Crostini - also delicious! Loved the sour cherry chutney.
Antipasti:
Truffled Beef Carpaccio, Parmagiano, Crispy Capers, Crostini - this was a very large plate and the beef was well seasoned.
Red Wine Braised Octopus, Black Kale Pesto, Wild Fungi, Cherry Tomato - this dish was okay. The texture of the octopus wasn't great. It had a canned tuna like texture which was weird
Mains:
AAA Angus Beef Tenderloin, Roasted Truffled Gratin, Honey Cippolini, Heirloom Carrots, Madeira Jus - this was delicious! We ordered the beef medium rare and it was cooked to perfection and oh so tender.
Seared Chilean Sea Bass, Tuscan Style Black Kale, Miso Glaze, Butternut Squash Puree - the fish was cooked perfectly and the butternut squash puree was done really well and highlighted the dish
Dessert:
Chocolate Torte, Mango Panna Cotta, Fresh Berries with Mint - the torte was slightly too sweet but the mango panna cotta was perfect.
Overall:
I don't think the price is quite worth it. With drinks it was more like $150 pp before tax and tips. Also no consistent entertainment and service was just okay. Some servers were more friendly than others. Food is pretty good though. Would be a good date spot.
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