Ambience, service and convenience get the 3 stars. The food and price most certainly don't.
I've been here three times with my group from work since they renovated. First, it is WAY too loud to have a conversation at the long tables unless the person is right beside you or across from you. It's bad enough that the crowd noise carries but the too loud music amplified the problem.
Second, the prices. My friend paid $22 including tax and tip for her drink. It was a Kir Royale but still. Even le societe in Yorkville isn't that pricey.
For sharing food. The matchstick potatoes are meh, the chicken wings are HORRIBLE slimy things. When I ordered them the last time I was there I could not convince anyone at my table to take them off my hands. My chicken wings and glass of wine that night came to $40 with tax and tip. The only food I found worthwhile is the Lobster Guacamole but it comes with too few chips to truly be a "shareable" as they have it on the menu. For my wine, lobster Guacamole and my partner's crab and soda last night it was close to $50.
Last night was my breaking point for this place. We have been going there because its convenient, it is easier to get a table for a large group on a Thursday/Friday. But since I couldn't even really socialize due to noise, followed by paying $50 for something I then had to follow with a dinner, it just isn't worth it anymore. Bye bye Reds