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| - I went here for my friend's 30th birthday dinner and just thinking about yesterday's dinner upsets me still.
The food was terrible. Absolutely, undeniably, terrible. I would not have expected such an establishment to serve such mediocre food. I read a few negative yelp reviews but they were far and in between. I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.
Those that praise this place's food, I am speechless.
The pricing is RIDICULOUS. I love fine dining. I can, and am willing, to spend hundreds on meals as long as the price warrants the experience.
This place, does not.
We were a group of 15 and we booked the Louis XIII Room. Also known as the famous "room that Drake filmed his music video in". Every single person of the 15 left unsatisfied and upset.
We pulled up to valet and went through the front doors to be greeted by... Noone. We waited and decided to walk through. Waiters zoomed by us without a greeting. We were confused. The ceilings were really really low. There were no windows. We felt like we were in a cruise ship, trapped. Finally we were able to find the hostess stand tucked away somewhere.
We decided to get a drink at the bar. The cocktails ranged from $26 to $45 - These were more expensive than cocktails at Dbar at Four Seasons. The bar was a standard bar, that looked pretty much like what I had in the basement of my house, not a fancy well-stocked bar. Surprising that the bar would be this lacking and so, ordinary, for such an establishment.
We finished our cocktails (at least the were strong to numb the pain of terrible overpriced food) and as we were about to get up from our seats a waitress with a flaming baked Alaska yelled "BEHIND YOU WATCH OUT" as she ran past us. I feel like she could've waited and let us pass first, not like we are at a marketplace. Rude.
We made our way back down the nondescript stairs to the low-ceiling area i.e. basement where the Louis XIII Room turned out to be as well. It was a cramped room with a wooden table that was much too large for the size of the room. The chandeliers were modern in a tacky way. There were about thirty champagne flutes lined up on the far side of the wall and another thirty glasses behind me. I felt like I was in a random storage room of the restaurant. The glasses were there in the beginning, were unused, and left there for the whole night.
Service was mediocre. We had only one waitress to serve all of us for the entire evening.
I asked pricing for the market price items: Beluga Caviar was ($245) and the Kobe Beef Steak was ($450). We traveled to Tokyo and had mouth watering Kobe Beef steak. We decided not to take the risk here.
Alcohol:
We ordered ordinary shots of Hennessy for the birthday girl. The were $40 each. The cheapest half bottle of red was $36 with the 2nd cheapest being $50 - some Tuscan Sangiovese blend. It was great because they didn't cook it!
Appetizers:
Crab cakes ($22) to share for two, they plated it separately so we can each have one crab cake(!). I asked them to go easy on the salt (based on Yelp reviews). They still came out salty.
Ahi Tuna Tartare ($25) very bland. Not seasoned all the way through. Raw tuna was very chunky. Generous portion though.
Watermelon Salad - This salad made the whole table laugh. It was watermelon sprinkled with feta cheese (the same feta cheese left out on the table to eat with the bread).
Mains:
Prime Rib ($52), medium rare. The cut had so much cartilage my fingers were starting to spasm and hurt from trying to saw my way through the cartilage. The meat was bland. I couldn't swallow the pieces of cartilage - I left most of it untouched.
Bone in Rib Steak ($52). It was cut too thick and was overly charred on the outside that it gave a bitter aftertaste. Also left most of it untouched.
Sides:
Asparagus (half, $6.50). Tasted very ordinary
Lobster Mashed Potatoes ($15) - tiny piece of lobster on top of mashed potatoes, the potatoes tasted like the mashed potato mix you can get at the supermarket
Roasted Cauliflower - This was probably the only dish that was gourmet. Had a strong taste of curry and was charred well. Over seasoned but memorable.
Sauce:
Foie Gras and Truffle au Jus ($3) - What an odd tasting sauce. It was kind of tangy and sweet with a strong molasses type flavour but maybe burnt? Not recommended. First, the lady set it down for the guest to the left of me so I told her it was mine. She looked at me, POINTED at the guest to my left and said "NO ITS HIS" then came back and said "ITS ACTUALLY YOURS". I thought pointing was rude?
Dessert:
I don't remember, the food was so terrible I just drank more wine to numb myself so I can go home and lament over my $400 I just burn to a crisp.
Please, for the love of God, do not eat here. Go to Jacob's Steakhouse for your money or even The Keg.
Oh, one good thing - they have really nice toilets with bidets.
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