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| - I had such high hopes for this place. I really did. We had two bacon wrapped dates, arugula and beet salad, 2 tenderloin dinners, 2 kids burger dinners, 2 kids scrambled eggs dinners, 1 lemon drop martini. Our total was $155. Now, we don't mind spending that, but the quality of food did not warrant the price.
We, including our kids, are quite accustomed to eating at healthy, independently owned restaurants. I wasn't sure the kids would love the burgers since it's a blend of game meats, but they may have liked them if they weren't cooked to death. I grew up eating bison burgers and these were very over cooked, somewhat spicy, and had a very unpleasant taste. My 1yo eats ANYTHING and took a bite of his sister's and immediately spit it out. The staff did give each kid a chicken tender to eat instead and my son said it was delicious. My daughter finished my tenderloin. I appreciate them offering a substitute, but I wish we had been a bit less PC about the flavor. We were trying to be nice because the service itself was fantastic. Probably would've been better to just be blunt and let them know it wasn't an issue with the kids, but the actual food itself.
Anyway, bacon wrapped dates were good, arugula and beet salad was good. The tenderloin was oddly prepared. The meat was grey like maybe it was cooked in the oven or pre-cooked and reheated? Not grey like it was spoiled though (want to clarify that!). The cauliflower mash was tasty, but again, an odd color, the brussel sprouts were also good. Nothing stood out as extraordinary or even especially fresh. The cashew waffles were pretty good and I don't even like waffles. The seasoned sweet potatoes were good, too. The quality was not worth the price though. When you compare it to other places in the valley that offer similar dishes, you kind of have to price yourself appropriately. Their prices might end up being their demise. Again, I say this as someone who is accustomed to taking the family to places like this and having a decent sized bill.
Also, someone else mentioned the bathrooms. It's true. My 8yo used the restroom and came back and told us they were dirty. My husband went in with him the next time and said they were about as clean as a gas station restroom. The women's wasn't quite that bad, but definitely not as clean as I would expect. Along the lines of things not being well kept, our highchair literally fell apart while my son was sitting in it. Not just a small piece, but the entire rail that goes across the bottom just fell off and upon closer inspection, both legs on that side were splitting.
The staff were extremely attentive and friendly and on top of things. Our glasses were always filled, our plates cleared, order correct, etc. If they can bring their dishes up to that same level and make their prices a bit more competitive, they will hopefully be successful.
Just FYI for anyone sensitive to stevia like me, I do think they use it in a lot of things. I knew my lemon drop would have some since it has a splash of Zevia soda, but also let the waiter know that stevia makes me pretty ill in more than very small doses. I ended up extremely ill and the only thing I can think of is maybe there was stevia in more than just my drink (definitely not food poisoning sick).
**updated to add that all 3 of us who had the tenderloin seem to have now gotten sick. Hubby feels certain it was the tenderloin since the color was off.
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