Notable does lives up to the hype. It has been on my "to do list" for ages and we finally went as part of a monthly supper club with a group of friends.
Here are the highlights:
Lobster risotto. I shared a taster with my sweetie and I think at one point I stuck my elbows out and wrestled the dish away from him. I had to stifle the urge to lick the bowl.
Double bacon wrapped swordfish with chick pea fries. SO good. Every detail was thought out on the plate and the chick pea fries were unlike anything else I've tasted
We also shared a salted caramel ice cream with chocolate torte-it was a special dessert they are offering right now. I am not a huge fan of chocolate or dessert but again, we battled each other for every bit. Another couple we were with had an issue with theirs in that she was counting the number of bites she had but he didn't, leading to an unfair consumption on his part. It was that good that it was worth fighting over :)
Service was excellent too, timed nicely which you sometimes don't get on a busy night like Saturday.
There were two things that stopped me from giving this 5 stars. The first was that because we were a group of 8, when I made the reservation a couple of months ago I had to put down a $100 deposit in case we didn't show. It wasn't a hold or a credit card to secure the reservation-I basically had to pay it over the phone at the time of the reservation. What that meant was I got a $100 "gift card" to use towards the meal or anther visit. I get what they are trying to do but it is a bit clunky and I haven't encountered it at another restaurant before. I also had to ask for the gift card when our bill came, they hadn't brought it or applied it to the bill-it was like it was up to me to ask about it.
The second thing is that the harvest table (the only table they have for a group of 8) is right beside a "fire exit" door. It lead to a hallway where there was obviously some kind of private room and a function going on. So there was an incredible amount of server traffic behind me. It kind of felt like I was in the hallway the whole time and every time they opened that door, you'd get this bright burst of light from the service hallway. It was kind of distracting and kind of surprised me that the logistics of servicing the private room when you also have a full harvest table wasn't better thought out.
I'll be back-more likely as part of a smaller group though!
Update: I also didn't mention the automatic 18% which was really 19% tip on the bill as Crystal W pointed out. I know automatic tips are not unusual, but it seemed a bit high (we were a group of 8). We probably would have tipped that much anyway but it was a bit presumptuous and when you combine the auto tip, at that rate, over charge 1% and throw in the $100 deposit it makes me wonder if they want parties of more than four to even come to the restaurant-its like we can't be trusted to show up and tip like good patrons.