We came here specifically because the online menu had so many vegetarian options. Their menu was totally different from OpenTable and even their own website, which was disappointing because the vegetarian options were what was missing. That being said, we decided to stay and try it out because I eat meat and there were some vegetarian small plates for my boyfriend. Everything that came next is best framed from the idea that we were not happy within the first 2 minutes because of the unexpected lack of menu diversity.
My boyfriend said his drink was very good. My wine was a standard deloach Pinot noir but tasted like the bottle sat open for days. It also was a very small pour for $13 which would lead me to believe it was the last of the bottle.
My boyfriend ordered the zucchini. None of the menu items have much description about how the items are actually prepared. We asked about the zucchini and it was not well explained by the server. It was...very different. A cold marinated zucchini dish that did not work. My boyfriend is a chef and is usually pretty tolerant of things that reimagine common agreements, but this was not good.
The ricotta with the focaccia and the olives were very good.
I made the mistake of ordering the hot chicken as an entree. It tasted off from the first bite. Either like old meat or meat that was cooked and held. It was similar to chicken you'd expect to get in Chinese takeout. I was told it was confited then breaded and fried, which it clearly was, but there's no mistaking the flavor of meat that is "off."
Our server was good aside from not describing the zucchini dish very well. She was very nice. The menu just was very disappointing and the things we ordered that they actually cooked were bad.
I heard great things about the restaurant previously but I don't know what changed as far as the menu or the kitchen to explain our experience tonight.