I really SHOULD have enjoyed this place but they fell short a few too many times. If I lived in the area, I would go back, but since I don't...I'll try other places during my next visit.
None of the staff seemed at all enthusiastic about serving us. The bartender and hostess who dealt with us in the first few minutes were almost dour. Our assigned server for the evening was helpful and satisfactory but not warm. He did respond immediately and effectively to our request to light the tiki torches near our outside table, because there were a lot of gnats and mosquitos about. He had to change out several of the wicks, but did it all within ten minutes or so.
The food was all right but way overpriced. I try not to review negatively on price, but this was pretty egregious. $6 for six spears of asparagus. $6 each for crostinis (one olive and one mushroom) which came as four pieces and looked as if my eighth-grade home-ec partner could have made them. We're talking slice of baguette, handful of sauteed mushrooms, slice of cheese, thrown together clumsily and broiled for a minute. Come on guys.
The coconut shrimp and accompanying sauce were excellent. The duck confit ravioli were also very good. We didn't much care for the strawberry-rhubarb pork ribs, and although my friend adores their mussels, I found them uninspiring. He did order more bread just to soak up the leftover sauce.
We ordered a $20 carafe of sangria (not listed on the drink menu) which was tasty and elegantly served (wedges of strawberry and orange on the glass rims and blueberries mixed with the ice in each glass--a neat touch) but hardly seemed to have any alcohol. Oh well.