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| - To be honest, I was disappointed.
Having heard many great things about this place, and knowing how difficult it is to get a reservation, I had high hopes walking in.
We walked in randomly on a Sat night around 9pm. The place was buzzing. Without any reservation we grabbed a seat at the bar and waited for a table. The servers were very nice and attentive, saying they will clear up something upstairs very soon. Off to a good start, I thought to myself.
I ordered a cocktail at the bar. I asked the bartender for something vodka based and on the sweet side. He gave me a bitter red-ish drink. Maybe I wasn't clear enough. My friend ordered a white wine, it tasted like they watered it down. Ew.
Soon our table increased from 2 to 3 people. Not a problem, we still got a decent seat upstairs in about 20 mins.
The bread came, (I was looking forward to it), it was cold, hard, gross. Blah.
We got a bunch of apps to share. Since the oven is the main attraction, we thought it'll be nice to try something from it.
Charred Haloumi Crostini and Ember Grilled Hen-o'-the-Woods Mushrooms to start and a half dozen oysters to follow. Crostini was not warm. I expected it to be. And it was difficult to bite but too big to fit into one bite, all the stuffings leaked everywhere. Taste wise not bad, but not amazing. Mushroom tasted very earthy, prob one of the best dishes of the night. I can really taste the wood oven from the dish. Oyster, fresh. Loved the sauce. But hey, I didnt come here for oysters, I can go to Rodney's for that.
Mains, We decided to get a bunch to share again. We got the large rabbit pasta, pork chop and oven baked sweet potatoes. The pasta was oily but the flavour wasnt there. I've always had good experiences with rabbit, but this wasn't on par. The pork chop... Some pieces were alright, most of it was really dry. and the portion was ridiculously small. Baked sweet potatoes tasted good. Just like sweet potatoes. Yum, I can make that at home.
For a meal coming up to $160 for 3 was not that satisfying. I thought my friends had better judgement in restaurants. Or they just slipped a lot in quality since then.
If you are in the mood for some actually good fine dinning, may I suggest Frank's kitchen down the street?
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