Nice place with good food and service but my experience was not exactly what I expected.... I met a girl for a casual first date after work in the bar area of this location not too long ago; my first time there. The bar is VERY photogenic, by the way. Exposed brick/stone with a great open view of the river due to all the windows. Very warm feeling, I loved it. My date and I didn't go into the restaurant area itself but it too looked lovely and I would like to return sometime to get that side of the experience as well. That said, what I didn't expect was how crowded and loud it was for sporting such a cozy appearance. For the first 10 minutes we were there, it was standing room only. I was also put off by the random live musician that appeared later on... The bar is simply too small for it. To his credit, he wasn't half bad as a singer and we liked his song list but it was far too loud. My date and I were yelling trying to speak to one another. It was really just bizarre. The atmosphere of this place didn't strike me as "we have live bands dropping in to drown out the ambiance of the evening" at all, especially with how quiet and intimate the actual restaurant area appeared to be. I was displeased with that aspect of the evening to state the obvious, but other than that the bartenders were very nice and the food was delicious.