The food was fine but also nothing special. I may be spoiled cause we normally buy wild caught salmon to eat at home ourselves so the salmon starter seems like it was farmed and not that rich in flavor. It was cooked ok though certainly not very large. The chicken dishes we got could have been summarized into chicken with tomato sauce (adobe) and baked breaded chicken (Milanese). They lacked complexity in flavors. The sea bass was probably the best one given one crispy side and a generally well prepared piece of fish but I have had buttery-er sea basses in other places.
It was a cute place but the tables were incredibly close to one another and in this small restaurant, it was really really loud. I had to yell to be heard across my 4 person table and even at that, it was hard to hear each other. The clientele was mostly empty nesters, definitely not a young trendy crowd. Of course, it's not like there's a ton of other stuff around on a Saturday night so that's understandable.
On the plus side, wine list was very affordable and the Bibb salad was quite fresh and good. It was deconstructed. I probably would have liked more candid walnuts and cucumbers relative to lettuce but I won't complain. I always want more of a good thing. The service was also friendly though the tight tables made it hard for both water filler and waitress to check on us and the 2 tables adjacent to us. The small plates came out fast but the entrees had a long lag. I couldn't tell if the lag was the kitchen or the servers. I tend to think servers were overwhelmed with a bunch of tables coming in at the same time. Oh well. It happens.
Overall, this place is ok. It's obviously not trying to be fine dining which is fine but it's really hard to enjoy a dinner where I can't hear the person across from me and the quality of the food didn't over compensate for the poor ambiance.