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| - I was extremely excited when I first heard about this restaurant. I was promptly seated and up until my appetizers arrived, the hospitality was alright. However, the food was severely lacking:
Oysters:
The oysters that arrived were very good. Just as the server described (and with most west coast oysters) they had a very light, clean and sweet taste with a slight bit of saltiness. The pear sauce that came with it, however, did not compliment the oysters as it brought out a very bitter aftertaste and was too overwhelming for such a light tasting dish.
Tuna & Salmon:
The dish came out nicely presented, however you either had the bland avocado and salmon or the overpowering tartare and the sauce that came with. The avocado wasn't seasoned with enough salt and the red onions in the mix weren't blanched for the slightest bit long enough causing slightly too sharp of a bite. The salmon I believe (from what I could taste) was basted/seasoned with sesame oil and one other ingredient and was okay. I believe the aim of the dish was to balance out the two strong flavours with two other milder flavours, however, instead of accomplishing that the flavours ended up clashing. The texture was very mushy and to compensate (as it is raw) they added little bits to add a bite and prevent it from being too monotonous to chew which was a good idea but almost ended up as uncomfortably hard to chew. It was to be paired with fried wonton chips and was overall alright.
Lobster Bisque:
The dish was severely underwhelming to put it nicely. My first taste of the bisque was that of something murky and unpleasant as I assume they started with boiling lobster shells to incorporate flavour and instead came out with a very murky taste that had a hint(?) of lobster. With a larger spoonful, the next thing that stands out is the fact that it has a very powdery texture and they've incorporated a spice that's very prominent/common in curry spice mixes. (You can tell because it reminds you of curry however it's lacking because proper curry itself is made of a mixture of various freshly ground spices). This is a LOBSTER bisque. I should not be tasting murky water first, then an overpowering spice second. The first bite of the tiny lobster meat was spongey and honestly by that point I had trouble swallowing it. I felt so sick I didn't want to look at it any further and commented that I was finished with this dish. They kindly took it off the bill.
Bone Marrow & Escargot:
The bone marrow was slightly bland which was okay but the escargot that came with was completely flavourless. The sourdough bread had a slight kick to it that was actually quite pleasant. It came with some salad that was flavoured with two things (balsamic and olive??) and truffle oil. I was recommended to combine all the items together, which was alright, I suppose.
However, what I was unpleased with was the fact that the general manager and I believe our host and server of the night was the assistant general manager(?), in full view of guests, argued/complains/etc I don't know what it is but as a guest I should never have to see any sort of unpleasant discussion/dispute (whether was about me or something else) in full, clear view.
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