I had been trying to get in here and eat for a few months and was pretty excited to finally walk in the door. We were seated immediately and although it looked moderately busy, there were only a handful of employees working. A server came over pretty quick at first and took a drink order but a while passed before he returned with the cocktails. Cocktails were good but not worth the over 10 minute wait. The food took a while to come out as well, including about 20 minutes for the oysters as appetizer. Here's a breakdown of what we ordered.
Grilled oysters 5/5
Probably the best thing we ordered. Great flavors, cool presentation
Beef tartare 2/5
The flavors were bland and the portion size was huge. The choice to serve them with fries didnt really work
Eggplant sandwich 2/5
When it arrived to the table the food runner says "by the way we were out of eggplant so we made it with squash instead." We probably would have ordered something else if we had been told that before. The sandwich itself was ok. Fries the highlight of the dish by far
Coriander carrots 1/5
The carrots came out rock hard (as in raw and uncooked). I'm not sure if they were supposed to be served like that but they were nearly inedible.
Ny strip special 2/5
We ordered the steak special which was served with (suprise) fries again. A little more menu variety, especially with the specials, wouldve been nice. The steak comes out and it is a very medium well ( we ordered it medium rare). As people that are in the industry, we even used the flashlight on a cell phone to check it in the light. The server takes it back to the kitchen and then returns and says "The chef says the steak was the medium rare temp 134 degrees but we will cook you another one". I'm not sure why try to argue with the guest when the temperature was obviously wrong. The next steak came out about 15, 20 minutes later and was much closer to the medium rare temperature we requested. The steak tasted ok, nothing too special.