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| - A very "meh", pretty disappointing experience. More like a 2.5 but overall, it was closer to a 2 than a 3.
I live in Seattle where the restaurant scene is booming and am no stranger to overpriced celebrity restaurants. While visiting Cleveland recently, my extended family and I were excited for the chance to eat something a little more upscale - not a lot of options for that in Cleveland.
We had cocktails to start, split an appetizer between two, a bottle of wine and entrees which came to $176 after tip (and that's even with the super duper LOW tax compared to WA state). This was definitely no where close to a $200 meal. Under $100 and I would have said a solid 3 stars, but frankly it wasn't that good. At all.
Let me start by saying it is in a really cute little neighborhood. Easy to park on the street and easy to find. The staff was not overly friendly, but prompt and polite. The decor is modern and well done - a nice vibe overall.
Starting with the cocktails we quickly found that the bartender was bad. And I mean, every drink tasted vaguely the same, bad. We switched to wine for the rest of the night. And then just our luck, our bottle was corked. :-( They were very professional about it and let us replace it with another of the same vintage.
We had a large party and shared a variety of starters. Many at the table loved the eggplant hummus, though I thought it was just OK. The mussels were nicely done, but lacking much of the expected Chorizo. The salad was dull, but the soup had a nice earthy and rustic feel thanks to the fresh porcini mushrooms.
Next up for entrees, my husband had a medium rare Hangar steak which arrived raw and COLD. After sending back our wine the last thing he wanted to do was send this back, so he huffed it down anyway. It was so tough I spit out my one attempted taste. I had the duck confit which again, was just fine but the flavors were really competing with each other. I prefer duck to have less accompaniments and let the meat stand for itself. The plate was overwhelmed with additions and still fell flat.
I tasted the flat bread pizza and thought it was totally fine for pizza but it was not noteworthy and again - one more disappointment. The soft polenta was fine, and the brussel sprouts had a good flavor but the portion was insane - I could never eat that many in one sitting.
If you're desperate for an interesting place to eat, I guess...this might be your only option. If you're from out of town I wouldn't bother here - spend your money on richer, cheaper local digs and save the fine dining for another time.
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