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We went to Fring's for a friend's birthday, shortly after the restaurant opened. I do realize that they still need to work things out, hence 4 stars. Call it a leap of faith.
The space is really nice and cozy. That said, it would work much better as a bar/lounge than a restaurant. It's ridiculously dark and loud there. It's like having dinner at a club. Just to give you an idea, here's a snippet of our conversation:
Me: "What is this? This brown or...maybe green stuff on the chicken?"
Friend: "Yeah, I'm stuffed too"
And that's how the entire night went. When I left the restaurant after 2.5 hours (I did mention that the service is 2*-sloooooow), I had a sore throat and partially lost my voice.
If you have to yell to communicate with your friends, and you're not at a club, and if you are not able to see what's on the plate in front of you, there's something seriously wrong. Come on, Fring's, get it together, pronto.
The service is a disaster. At that price point, it should be impeccable. Yes, they have a lot of staff but they mostly just stand or walk around, not coming up to the tables. It took forever to get our drinks, food and the bill. I could tell that they are aiming to provide a "fancy" service but it looked ridiculous. At times, there were two servers at our table, bringing out dishes and clearing our plates or glasses, resulting in complete chaos. Thank universe, they managed not to spill our $18 cocktails. You would think that Fring's would hire experienced servers. But nope, it's a disaster.
(Now that I'm typing it all, I'm almost convinced that I should give Fring's 3 stars, instead of 4)
Now on to the good stuff. The food is really good. Overpriced, but tasty.
They have this thing that they bring dishes as soon as they are ready and encourage people to share the food. It probably just means that their kitchen doesn't have it together though, but anyway...At one point we had a couple of appetizers, an entree and a side dish ordered for another entree at the table. I actually can't imagine not sharing at this restaurant. Everyone would get their plate at a different time (and we're not talking within minutes, we're talking a span of 2 hours).
Since there were 5 of us, we managed to try almost every dish on the menu. I think we only skipped the pasta dish and lamb. We liked all of them, the only thing that we all complained about was frites, which were very salty. It funny how a fancy restaurant can get every dish right but destroys fries...
Highlights:
Appetizers - avocado spread and wild mushroom and prosciutto toasts
Entrees - chicken piccata and pan seared branzino
We will come back if they decide to let people see what's on their plates (this place begs for additional light, especially in the booths; the bar area seemed sufficiently lit) and turn down the music.
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