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| - Was very excited to try this place for the first time, and finally did last night. Entered the restaurant from the main entrance. The decor and design inside looked pretty nice. We were asked whether we'd prefer to sit inside our out. It was a nice day, so we chose to sit in their outdoor patio. We were seated right away. That was the only thing that we didn't have to wait a long time for. It took a while for a server to acknowledge our presence, after which we ordered the seafood ceviche as appetizer. As we were waiting for the ceviche, I figured the server would come back within a reasonable time to get our entree orders. She did not, and the ceviche took forever to arrive. I'm a fan of ceviche and I've had a few different variations. This one was "meh". They didn't even serve it with any crackers or the sort to eat it with. I had to ask for something, and we were given warmed rolls, which turned out to be a decent complement.
When she finally came back to take our orders, I ordered the seared duck with garlic mashed and asparagus. Wife ordered the chicken fez with a side of couscous. Again, it took a while to get our food, but we enjoyed our entrees. Well prepared with good flavors.
Then the server noticed we were done and came over to clear our table. Seemed like she was in a hurry and my wife asked for bread pudding for dessert as she was turning back towards the kitchen. A few minutes later, she drops off our check without the bread pudding. Had to wave her over a little later and asked where our bread pudding was. She apologized that she misunderstood - thought we wanted our check. Anyway, the bread pudding came... "meh" again. Had chunks of hard bananas, and the bread pudding itself was overall bland.
Lastly, if smoke bothers you avoid sitting in their patio. Not sure if this is common in most restaurants that have outdoor seating, but it seems they allow smoking. We were seated next to a party who were smoking. To make matters worse... their patio is located in the rear of the restaurant. Just as the inside, the patio is decorated very nicely. The ambiance is completely destroyed by the fact that they place at least 2 dumpsters (that I was able to see) right next to the seating area. Every time a breeze came by we got a good dose of dumpster waft. Horrible!
Overall, main course was good. Experience leaves a lot to be desired.
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