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| - So my honest opinion was Grasslands was mediocre at best. There's a few reasons why i think this.
I'll start with the positives first. The space is nice, relaxing and intimate. There are certain epiphany moments in the food that makes it memorable. Their avocado salad is something to write home about in terms of taste, creativity and presentation. And yes, all their dishes are presented beautifully (except for maybe their pastas).
But that's sort of where it ends.
The reality is the service is mediocre (i.e no water service, no change in cutlery/plates between courses/ poor kitchen timing, etc) . At their price point and for the type of place they are trying to be, i would expect a little more in the service department. I also had a bit of a strange 'i don't really care' attitude from the hostess when i asked for an internet password.
The food is quite good overall, but there's some issues. I tried roughly 80% of the menu in a group of 5. The salt levels were all over the place, for example, the corn chowder lacked salt while the pasta was the opposite. I found this theme resonated throughout the dishes in our meal.
There definitely is a texture problem going on as well. i.e things just don't compliment each other. It's also almost as if they just throw on crisp into every dish to make it interesting and compensate for that. Which btw is their taro chips. Seriously, it's in majority of the dishes - it was good the first time round but you get a little tired after a while.
There's also a freshness issue going on perhaps. We ordered two rounds of the sliders. One set actually tasted fresh and one had a musty taste to it (i thought i was going crazy but others at the table agreed). Another example - our dessert had three cookies on it - one rock hard and stale, one a couple days old and one that was absolutely fresh and moist. At the end of our meal, our server inadvertently blurted out to us (without any prompt) that things are made three days in advance in a rolling cycle. It all made sense.
Overall i'm happy for a better vegan option in the city. But having a nice interior doesn't only translate to a better experience. The essentials are lacking. I'd go back for a birthday or something if I was invited to go here, but i wouldn't go or recommend this place to others on my own accord.
I'm sure things will get better for them. I still feel that they have promise once the rush of being new dies down and they have to start focusing on development.
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