3.5 stars.
Ok so the food is solid. Well prepared and really tasty. We've been twice, in two days.
I'm saddened by how lack luster the service is and just the execution of the service in general. It really makes the experience maddening and non consolidation of the moves by the severs - turns a 30 minute meal into an hour of mostly waiting for everything. 12 minutes for a Bloody Mary that I watched sitting in the service well for at least 5 minutes. 28 minutes from the time we ordered the food to the delivery. I considered that we ordered food that took time to make.. but a cup of yogurt takes 20+ minutes? Literally a soup cup btw - $8.
Had to ask for a new water glass because mine was filthy, had to ask for new silver because it was covered In what appeared to be residue from the hard water - polish the silver please!
The restaurant is a mess already man. Music is annoyingly loud - the cloth booths were stained with food already - it's just so many things that a new restaurant should not be.
I stress that the food has been really good. I'm not just trying to break it down harshly. But...
The service was terrible on both visits - the first day the server kept putting ice tea in my water. A salad took 15 minutes to deliver and then another 20 for main course.
I know y'all are new - I get it - but tighten up please. I work, and play downtown and want to support this place because I truly liked the food.
On another note - the hostesses were very sweet. Nice to talk to but we waited more than 10 minutes to get a seat, because even as the restaurant was half empty - there were visibly 5 tables dirty. We were set up for ours then the other 4 stayed dirty for half of our meal.
The managers need to get more involved. If tables need to be serviced, and drinks need to be run - please do that. Touch tables and talk to the guests. This place could be somewhere I'd eat regularly - because again, it's delicious. Service ? What service- provide service please - it's not rocket science.
Go for the food - sit at the bar ?
Anyway - Happy Eating !