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| - I came to eat here based on the menu. I didn't realize it was a Kimpton restaurant, attached to the Palomar hotel. I'm a fan of Kimpton hotels, so I was delighted to learn it was one of their restaurants. The place is really cool - it's got a 20s speakeasy - library lounge type of look to it. The bartenders are even dressed the part.
I didn't have drinks here, just food. This place is like a gastropub, so everything on the menu sounded amazing. I ordered the deviled eggs, the tater tots, and the tagliatelle. The deviled eggs were all right - there was bacon mixed in with the yolk. Not the best deviled eggs I've ever had. The tater tots were good - they also had bacon inside and the inside had a very hash browny texture. It came with a dipping sauce, but that tasted weird. The tagliatelle pasta had roasted squash, wild mushrooms, in the sauce was a walnut pesto. It sounded amazing on paper, but this tasted really weird. And there was too much sauce that overpowered the pasta noodles and the squash and the mushrooms. I didn't really like it and wouldn't order it again.
Overall the food was just okay - it didn't amaze me. The food sounded good in theory on paper, and the presentation was really nice, but the taste and quality weren't enough to make me want to return. The service was good though. The hostess was really nice and friendly. The bartenders were adequate. And the food came out quickly. The best part of this place is the look of the interior.
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