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| - Went to Halcyon on a Friday evening. The space is spectacular. It is very comfortable, and the view is great. The chairs are cushiony and comfy, but they're just a little too short for the tables. I saw many elbows up in the air while people tried to cut they're meat entrees. There is an outdoor seating area that will be excellent for summer meals. It provides wonderful views of the new museums, cultural center, performance center, and the Green.
The staff at Halcyon are excellent. Our server was very happy to be working, and he just loved food. He took that love and put it all toward his interactions with us and other guests.
DH and I each ordered a glass of wine. I had a glass of Malbec, which was quite good. The restaurant serves small pieces of toast and compound butters at the beginning. The toast was super dry and a little too toasty. Not much flavor. The butters were fine, but the bread distracted from the flavor infused into the butter. Not worth taking up space in one's stomach on this free bread. They should really get rid of it, because I was too full to order dessert in the end.
Anyway, I tried the gazpacho, the soup of the day. It was extremely fresh, very tasty. It didn't go well with what I had chosen for my dinner, but I couldn't resist ordering it. My entree was the duck. The squash and other winter vegetables were a nice complement to the well-cooked, medium-rare duck. The portion size was appropriate. The duck, itself, didn't have a ton of flavor, but it was still good.
As of April 15, Halcyon is still on its winter menu. Our server said they'd be changing over to spring soon.
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