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| - First thing to note for those of you reading these reviews - this place is brand new. It just opened the week of 8/11/2014. That being the case (and I was aware of this before we showed up) I was not expecting perfect, or even great at this point. Just because a restaurant/venue has rough patches the first weeks (or even a month or two) doesn't mean that it is going to continue to have difficulties. Knowing that there would probably be "issues" didn't stop me from going there, however (I'll go anywhere within driving distance from Columbus to see Bruce Cockburn perform).
With that as a preface, here's what we think about the place. It was easy to find for an out-of-towner. Don't bother with the valet parking, especially on a weekday and if you arrive in plenty of time - the pay lot is literally right next door. Yes, there is a desk when you arrive into the building - they are there to direct you straight up to the performance space or into the restaurant, wherever your destination may be. It wasn't confusing, it just expected you to speak to a human for 12 seconds if you didn't already know where to go (if you did know you could ignore them and walk right past). We booked a table at the downstairs restaurant rather than eat in the performance space. We had a reservation, and were immediately seated. The servers did seem a bit harried, but nothing too bad, and it took them 5 minutes to initially talk to us and take our drink and apps order, and about another 8 minutes for all of that to arrive. My cucumber- gin cocktail was very good. The "Belgian" fries with truffle and parm were okay - I've had better, the fries could have been cooked crispier to my taste (probably why they arrived so fast). Note to the chefs - if you are going to be cute and call them Belgian rather French, they need to be served with mayo rather than catsup. Husband had the cold corn bisque, which was excellent, and I had the caprese salad with was just okay, which was disappointing during the height of tomato season in Ohio (obviously ice-cold refrigerated tomatoes, which is a big no-no). All of that was enough to fill us up. Done in time to get upstairs for the performance.
Upstairs - well, if it is an act that I really want to see, and I can't see elsewhere, we'll be back. The acoustics and sight lines were great, no complaints there. But the space is really really tight. Believe me, they have crammed as many tables as they possibly can in there. I dislike sitting sideways on a chair for 2+ hours so I can look at the stage. I was literally sitting with my knees against the side of the chair beside me with my arm resting on the back of the chair of the person behind me at the next table. If we do ever come back, we'll opt for the back of the room at the bar seating area that faces directly forward - further from the stage, but not sitting crooked for the duration of the show and you can easily get up and walk over to the bar and get yourself a drink without some big commotion.
So, hopefully the kinks will get worked out to make the performance space bit more comfortable.
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