Chantecler is a busy little place. It's nicely decorated, and well laid-out, with the kitchen at the end of the bar so you can watch your dinner being prepared.
The cocktails were spectacular, we had a montenegroni which was delicious and an old fashioned, which was finished with lavender smoke. It tasted fantastic and looked really cool. The staff were very attentive and friendly.
The food was alright. We had the mackerel appetizer, cured mackerel belly and loin, with rye toasts and a lemon remoulade. It was pleasant. We also tried the shiitake ragu over polenta. It was just a bit weird. I can be a bit funny about textures and found it to be too much soft with more soft. I think serving it on a plate was a funny choice as well.
For dinner I had the branzino with a medley of mushrooms in a butter sauce. The fish was nicely cooked and the mushrooms were lovely. Having never had a king oyster mushroom I was pumped! It was very very rich but overall not spectacular. The fish seemed to play second fiddle to the mushrooms which was too bad. My associate had the beef cheeks, which were nice, with a beet and bone marrow sauce, but he wasn't blown away either.
I'm glad that we tried it but I don't think we need to go there again.