I think The Atlantic stole my I-Pod! Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes and Regina Spektor...on rotation. They had me at hello or should I say AHOY!
I feel really mixed about this place but this could be due to the delicious bottle of wine I shared with my friend (Cote Du Rhone - order it) that may have impaired my judgement. I guess I'm a cheap drunk. No worries...still read on, I promise you can trust this review.
Reading the menu online, and the reviews off yelp, I was expecting a seafood/fish overload, but was a little disappointed by the 'day's menu offerings. When we arrived they informed us that a few items sold out on the menu. I was a little thrown off by this but at the same time you come to accept this possibility at these type of restaurants. Actually comforts me that they're not over buying ingredients - meaning no freezing!
They also change their menu daily or every few days so its hard to really know what to expect. I get bored easily so a constant changing menu is perfect for me.
Highs
- The prices are equally matched to the portion sizes. I was surprised at how much was given for 'tapas' style plates.
- They are incredibly creative
- Service is really friendly and helpful. Everyone seems like a big family. They decorated the restaurant for Christmas - not only did they have a christmas tree, lights and an honorary santa claus stumbling in at 11:30p..they also had a snow machine. A SNOW MACHINE!
- Great music
Lows
- Some of the dishes lacked real flavour or were a bit over salted.
- Unfortunately we were unimpressed by the only two seafood dishes we ordered. the Lobster Carbonara (It's lobster month) - The capers over powered the whole dish and made it inedible
AND Scallops with black beans - They were slightly undercooked and the beans were el dente but I enjoyed them more than the scallops. To be fair we were both extremely full by this point and scallops+full stomach = probably not a smart choice.
Overall, I give The Atlantic a 3.5/5. I loved the ambience, the service and the creativity in their dishes. I just wasn't wowed yet by the flavour and went for the seafood, coming out with an empty net. Saying this though, I'll definitely go back because I did enjoy half of the dishes we ordered and want to give them another chance.