I took customers to West for a business lunch. Upon entering the restaurant, the first thing that I noticed was....OMG it's HOT in here. I am usually the person who is freezing so it is very rare that I am warm enough to even notice but it was boiling. We had a table near the kitchen so it was even worse than other areas. I also found the room quite loud so at times it was very hard to hear.
We started with the tempura prawns. The batter wasn't like normal tempura as it had panko in it. The prawns were tasty but unremarkable. I found the coating quite hard and crunchy. I prefer normal tempura.
My customers had the halibut & the crabcake and steak. They said that both dishes were very good. The halibut looked amazing. If I return to West, I will definitely try it. I got the "seared ahi tuna". I guess I missed the part after "seared" that said panko crusted. To me seared in no way means fried but when my fish arrived it had a hard crunchy/fried exterior. The fish was such a thick cut that it was completely cold in the middle. I am used to rare tuna but normally it is at least warmed through. Overall it tasted pretty good but I couldn't get over the weirdness.
Overall I would say that West is okay and worth another visit but it isn't somewhere that I would go out of my way to recommend to others.