I never write reviews for anything but yelp is my go to for deciding whether to go to places or not. I felt compelled to write a review for spice route because it was just so bad.
The resto itself is obviously gorgeous, low light, candles, big comfy booths (we were lucky to get one) a main bar in the middle and interesting bathrooms.
BUT THE FOOD WAS SO BAD. I had salmon sushi to start with. the rolls were tiny with alot of rice and a itty bitty piece of salmon but i wasnt to thrown by it i was so hungry.
My mood got worse after me and my friends ordered. My friend got the crab cakes which were not cheap and there were just 3 small ones. I ordered the "surf and turf" sliders thinking how can u mess this up.
first of all the slider buns were stale. no exaggeration. the beef patties were alright although i slathered spicy mayo on them to get more flavour. then the tuna patties were horrendously fishy so much so that i asked a friend to try it and she agreed it almost tasted spoiled. the dish was 20 bucks. i only ate half and remained hungry for the evening. ridiculous.
on the upside i tried my friends orange beef and that was good compared to the crap half of us got...so its truly hit or miss here
their cocktails are also tasty (a bit pricey but its downtown) i had the lychee martini and it was yummy
all in all i would come here for a drink with a date if we wanted to dress up and go somewhere calm before hitting up a livelier bar. but other than that i wont be returning.