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| - Upon arriving ON TIME for the reservation made two weeks prior, we were told that the only table available was in front and outside of the restaurant, facing stores on the top floor of the mall. Which I found simply degrading. I didn't make reservation here so I could be eating with the view of mall shoppers. We told the hostess we'd wait at the bar for the next table available in the main dining room, to which she begrudgingly replied that the wait could be up to an hour. The wait was less than 5 minutes. We were led to our table before even being able to order drinks.
The experience seemed to have kicked off with a very unappetizing attitude. Thank goodness, it was saved by 1. Absolutely delicious cocktails; 2. A delightful and gracious waiter who comped us a bottle of red, because "you're here to have fun!"; and 3. Steak, mouth watering, juicy, medium rare petit fillet (for me) rubbed in herbed butter with a side of roasted garlic.
We're a group of (on average) 5'5", 120lbs female carnivores. And we all had the Joey Tribbiani determination to finish every bite in our black cocktail dresses. So we did, in addition to some tuna tartare, smoked salmon, a side of broccoli, a side of mushrooms, and finally creme brulee to finish off.
I wish the bitchy hostess was not there so I could give this place 5 stars. As I thought about telling her off on my way out--- I signed my much-better-than-expected check and decided to let it go. After all I AM a lady.
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