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| - While I do expect more from a place like this that generally has a good reputation, my expectations are still reasonable. Unfortunately, this restaurant did not meet any of of them. (I must note that it was quite crowded for lunch, with many downtowners celebrating the Holidays with coworkers.) We had a reservation, so we were sat immediately - sadly, that was the highlight of our experience. It was extremely loud with so many people AND there was loud music in the background, too. We had a very difficult time hearing each other, which means that we had a very difficult time hearing our server. I don't understand why, after *several times* telling him that we couldn't hear him, he wouldn't raise his voice. It was frustrating, so we all just kind of smiled and nodded when he came by. He was clearly new and seemed nervous, but he made some pretty glaring mistakes. #1 The 3 tables around us that were seated after us got their drinks and table bread first. And when we DID get our bread, he forgot the butter. Then he disappeared for a long time and didn't reappear until he brought the apps. By the time he got the butter, we were over the bread and into the apps. We got the Mushroom Flatbread and it was bland. The only "flavor" came from the sparse sprinking of mushrooms. It needed seasoned badly, or some herbs, or something! We also got the fried calimari, which was OK. They weren't crispy and there were other fried things mixed in with it, which I thought was odd. And for a huge plate, they only gave us like 1 tablesoon of sauce. It wasn't worth saying anything because it probably would have taken forever to get more! Next he brought out salads. I got the walnut & greens salad, but when it arrived, it was missing the blue cheese. When I asked the server if it's supposed to have blue cheese, he answered by telling me that he could go get some for me. I wanted to know if it was supposed to come with it because if not, I wasn't going to request it. Again, though, I had a difficult time hearing him. My entree was not good. I was so excited about it, too! I got the Coast to Coast Tuna - "west coast" was tuna tartar with a hunk of avocado and 3 drops of something orange with no flavor. The "east coast" was seared tuna with some kind of soy/sweet sauce/glaze. The west coast tuna frankly sucked. I didn't "get" the avocado and the texture was way too similar to the tuna, so everything just kind of smooshed around in your mouth. There was no flavor at all. Plus, I had to spit out a bite I took because it had a "tough" piece that felt like what it feels like when you're eating chicken and you get a piece of that white tendon. I did not eat the last (and biggest) piece because I could see the white tough flesh and knew that I'd end up spitting that out, too. The "east coast" wasn't horrible, but there were some issues: Instead of letting the flavor of the sear and sauce speak, each piece was topped with a thin sliver of jalepeno (I think?), a tiny parsley leaf, and then a tiny drop of something red. I didn't get it. Those little extras didn't add anything, so I just removed them before eating. The sauce was yummy, though. In the middle of the plate was what looked like some kind of flat fried bread. It was just bare...sitting in the middle of the plate like it wasn't "complete." Nothing about the dish made sense.
Overall, this was a bad experience. I'm glad I didn't pay for it!
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