The cuisine here is 4-stars, but the atmosphere was 2 stars. I ordered steak tartare which was excellent. The server asked if I would like it "spicy" which was an intriguing question for steak tartare. I went for it and was not disappointed. Excellent mustard bite and texture - a real winner of a dish.
The letdown was the first row of smoking tables in the restaurant. The cigar and cigarette smoke permeated the whole restaurant and was difficult to escape. The smoky atmosphere ruined the experience for me. It has been a long time since I felt the need to run to the shower after a meal (in an ostensibly non-smoking restaurant)