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| - I'm writing this review 2 months after having gone, so my memory might be a bit blurry on a few things. However, i clearly remember how I feel about the restaurant, and what I thought.
Stepping into the restaurant, the host wasn't present at his place. No line up, seats available, but we remained polite and still waited about 5 minutes before the host came to see us. No apologies as to why he had abandoned ship, just came to talk to us as if nothing happened. To be honest, he wasn't very welcoming; just getting the job done. We later figure that he was probably the owner, seeing that he was trying to micro manage everything and everyone, from controlling the music volume to adjusting light levels, garnishing dishes like an expo should, giving the bar a hand, etc. Observing the rest of the staff, they didn't seem to be on very happy terms with him. Anyway, I'm not gona criticize too much on how a captain should run sail his ship and lead his crew.
Our waiter was charming and very polite, although it took a while for him to taking our order. It would seem that they were understaffed that night perhaps. The food itself took a while to come out (a little over 30 minutes), but hey, if they take that long, maybe it's prepared really well? With lots of love, perhaps.
We had the Tomato Squarred, Brown butter-Tarragon mushrooms, and the Elephant ear. The tomato squarred was really fresh, it was up to expectation, but it did not exceed them. It's the kind of recipe that many restaurants can/have done before. 4/5 for the taste, 3.5/5 for the presentation
Brown butter-tarragon mushrooms were pretty tasty too, juicy on the inside, and well grilled on the outside. Personally, 12$ seemed a bit steep to me, but hey it's an experience. 4/5 taste, 2/5 presentation.
The elephant ear as the main course, the main event of the meal. I mean, the chicken was tender and well fried, it was a notch up from your neighborhood KFC. Presentation was less than impressive, i did not expect an arugula forest on top of my chicken. From far it just looks like a dome of arugula. I'm not sure how we're supposed to eat it, but you definitely can't reach (or see) the chicken until you've had a few bites of arugula first. 3/5 taste, 1/5 presentation.
Overall the decor of the place is nice and modern, the bar is full marble and it's very unique. Lighting ranges from family oriented to loungy to romantic because it kept changing (lol).
I know they pride in using free-range well-fed local chicken, and it kinda shows in the way that the chicken is tender. However, because most (if not all) of their chicken is fried, it masks the quality difference. It feels like someone with money built a nice little place, and found a way to make KFC expensive yet desirable.
Would I recommend it the place? Nah. Would I go back? Nah. Is it a bad place? Nah. Is it a good place then? Meh.
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