Food:
Shaking beef dinner: 5 stars
Cured sausage: 3 stars
Steamed snails: 3 stars
Scallops: 4 stars
Green papaya beef jerkey: 2.5 stars
I was pleasantly surprised with how incredibly tender the AAA sirloin was! I would say this is a must try. They have a nice sauce that is drizzled over the rice but not in excessive amounts. They have more sauce in a separate dish for you to add to your liking.
I'm not a fan of the spongey consistency of the cured sausage but it was OK overall. I don't think it's meant to be spicy but one of my friends are one piece that turned out to be very spicy...mystery remains unsolved.
The steamed snails are quite big compared to your standard fare escargot. They're not covered in any sauce and since they're so large, it's a little more detailed...kind of had to just shove it in my mouth and chew without thinking about it too much. It was very meaty and had a nice simple salty taste. It was ever so slightly slimy (less than okra).
Scallops were very nice and I think it goes well with the green onion but I'm not a fan of any kind of onions so I'm biased. Juicy and flavorful overall.
The green papaya beef jerkey was meh. The soy jus in the salad had a salty chili flavour to it; it went well with the green papaya. The beef jerkey was too hard though and overall, this tapas didn't really do it for me.
Ambiance: 4 stars
Very chic, dark interior. Nice spacious bar/lounge area. Each table had a real lit candle. Sofa seats lining the wall. Located in a commercial strip plaza next to Esso.
Service: 4 stars
Maybe because it was a Sunday evening and this place is still fairly new, we were essentially the only customers for our entire stay. Service was therefore quick and attentive. Our waitress was nice and brought everything we needed/asked for.