Came to this place for dinner. Interesting set up they have there. The bar, hostess stand, retail shop, and butcher shop is downstairs and they restaurant is upstairs. Down stairs they have the bar where you can get really decently priced cocktails starting at about $8 which is great since most bars have speciality drinks starting at $12 and up. They do offer happy hour but there are only three food items on the menu so we never tried it. They have a retail store where you can buy products they use in the restaurant, and a butcher shop to buy fresh meats. There's also only one bathroom in the place and it upstairs in the dining area. There is also outdoor patio seating that looks our into the fountain of tivoli village. They also seem to have a juice bar where you can order fresh pressed juices.
Side plates are on the smaller side so don't expect to get full off of those. Which is good because it saves your appetite for the main course.
Items ordered:
Appetizers:
Portobello Fries: The best portobello fries that I have ever had! The waiter swears by them. The breading they use is not bread crumbs like we expected. Instead it was a smooth outer shell with a nice crunch to it. The mushroom was cooked perfectly on the inside and not mushy, underdone or burned. The aioli that comes with it for dipping is just the perfect mixture to compliment this fry.
asparagus and a fried egg: came with I believe about 4-5 pieces of asparagus with an over easy egg on top of it.
Maryland lump crab cake: about 3-4 pieces on this plate. Pretty good
Entrees:
Bavette: good piece of meat not to fatty.
black spaghetti pasta: delicious! The broth/sauce was so good that I had to slurp it with every bite! A good serving portion and didn't taste overly fishy. I was a little skeptical ordering this because of the squid ink but it was delicious.