Food: 2.5/5
Atmosphere: 4/5
Service: 3.5/5
Overall experience: 3/5
(1- Terrible; 3- decent; 5- Fantastic)
Came here with a group of my friends for a dinner on a Friday night and it was pretty busy as expected. My first impressions of the restaurant was that it was beautiful and warm. The restaurant reminded me of Joey Tomatoes except Joey's has hotter waitresses and the food is better which is a lot to say since Joey's is a chain restaurant and I'm usually not a fan of them.
The room is dimmed and warmly lit with nice brown and tan hues on the walls. There are fireplaces scattered around and I really liked their placement of the bar which was the focal point of the restaurant. Our server checked in on us every now and then, and the food came out reasonably quick for such a large group and busy night.
There is only one word to describe the food. Okay.. well more like a couple. It was very bland and not very good. My bf ordered the Jambalaya Penne ($16.25) which was really bland and not spicy at all. Coming from someone who would eat anything and think it's good, this is a bold statement haha. Anyone could make better tasting pasta from a jar. The only thing I liked about it was the inclusion of black beans and corn for an added texture and the pasta was cooked al dente. Two of my friends ordered the Seafood Linguini ($17.25) and they didn't really enjoy it. One of them had to add tabasco to bump up the flavour. I chose the Yellowfin Tuna ($20.25) with a black pepper sesame seed crust, coconut jasmine rice, roasted vegetables, and a balsamic teriyaki glaze. My first impression of the dish was that the presentation looked nice, but I soon became disappointed upon inspection. Their 'roasted vegetables' was four pieces of asparagus sitting on top of a big mound of rice. The tuna itself was cooked perfectly to medium rare with a melt in your mouth texture, but the crust and heaping drizzle of glaze completely destroyed and hid the true flavour of the fish. I did however enjoy the rice which had a wonderful coconut flavour.
Overall, I suggest you save your money and tastebuds and avoid this place. The price of the food is definitely not worth the quality.