I have read all the great reviews so I was anticipating taking some colleagues to dinner, especially since it is close to the office and I was thinking this could be the perfect place to entertain clients and hold events.
The restaurant looks great, nice decor and very comfortable booths. We ordered a few glasses of wine and right away without tasting, it was obvious the wine was corked. We made the server aware and without hesitation he agreed to replace it. New wine arrives and given that I often order this particular wine, it's obvious that this is not the wine I ordered. I didn't bother to send it back a second time. I guess they assume most people don't know the difference. It was a nice wine - but not what I ordered.
The service was good and attentive without being overdone. Despite the fact that the restaurant was not busy, our food arrived in stages so we were waiting for each dish to arrive separately which meant that some of it was cold before everyone was served. I observed the same thing happening at the table behind us. Having everyone's meal served together would seem to be "table steaks" in a fine dining restaurant.
My colleague said that his rib eye was okay but he'd had better. It was a thin steak despite the price tag. I had the American Wagyu flat iron and it was very good and flavourful. My other colleague had the arctic char and it was good and very nicely garnished but unfortunately over-done. The massive side dish of mashed potatoes was really good as were the wilted greens side dish.
Overall it was disappointing and it's difficult to believe that all the glowing reviews are legitimate. Sadly, I wouldn't bring important clients :-(