Highlights/lowlights
1) good food
2) slow service
3) chill (literally) ambiance
I wanted so so badly to love Natt Spil! I had heard great things from co-workers and friends and after one negative experience here years ago, I was ready to have a great experience. Sadly, this is not what happened.
We visited Natt Spil on a super cold Tuesday evening, so needless to say it was not busy at all. However, the service would not reflect that the place was 3/4 empty. My friends had gotten there about 30 mins before me and said the service had been hit or miss. I sat down and probably waited about 15 mins before getting up to find our server to take my drink order. She was at the hostess stand texting and said she would be with me in a little bit. We finally got our drinks and service was mediocre at best from there on.
The ambiance is really dark and chill. It's kind of romantic...but it was also literally chill. Like chill to the point where I kept my winter coat on for 1/2 of the dinner. The server explained that it was an old building and they couldn't turn the heat up, which I totally get but it definitely put a damper on our experience.
I will say, I did really enjoy the food I had. Note - the menu is really small and there are 2-3 gluten free options only. However, they carry gluten free Tamari to replace the soy sauce in their signature 3 cup chicken. Oh man! It's really good, like so good I ate my leftovers the second I walked back in to my apartment.
Overall, our experience at Natt Spil was mehhhh but maybe third times the charm?!