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| - Well, as suggested I made reservations. However, to get a reservation at a 5:30 I had to make it 4 weeks out. We were about 20 minutes early so we checked in and told the hostess that we were going to be at the bar to get a drink, until our table was ready. My wife was exited to check out the Bloody Mary Bar for $5.00, that we've heard so much about. The bar tender proceeded to tell us that the bloody Mary bar is only for lunch, but he could make her one. So a Bloody Mary and a Jack and Coke came to $22.00 plus tip. Ouch! That was a bit more than we were expecting but we were out on the town and just wanted to have a good time and enjoy ourselves. So 5:30 came and went and we still didn't get a table. So about 5:45 I went back out to the hostess stand and asked about our 5:30 reservation. They told me it would be another few minutes. So we finally get a seat right next to the corner of the bar. The problem is that it was so narrow between the bar and my chair every time somebody went by they would bump into my chair or me. So I asked out waiter if we could move over one table. He did allow us, so that was good. So my wife is sitting against the wall on like a big long velour couch and I was sitting in a velour chair across from her. She was complaining how uncomfortable she was, and so was I at this point. Both of our seats felt like the springs were blown out and we were sitting in a hole. The velour upholstery was all stained up and looked filthy. The mirrors on the wall looked filthy at first, but then I realized they were just old pitted. With all of the high ratings, despite the tiny tables, I was expecting better. So as an appetizer we ordered the bone marrow and mushroom risotto. Both were very good I must say. For our main course I ordered the Hudson Valley Duck Breast and my wife ordered the Wagyu Flat Iron. We both ordered them medium rare as recommended by our waiter. My Duck breast was very chewy and gristly, even after I trimmed off what looked fat and gristle. I couldn't even find a piece that I didn't have to spit out after a few minutes of chewing. My wife gave me some of her Wagyu Flat Iron to eat instead. It wasn't bad but defiantly didn't seem like Wagyu beef. I didn't complain though, I just wanted to get out of the uncomfortable chair I was sitting in and go home. Our waiter asked what was wrong with my dinner because I obviously didn't eat it. So I told him it was very chewy and gristly. He said that was one their signature dishes and after talking to his manager, he took my dinner off of our check. The service from our waiter was good so he got a nice tip, but as for the restaurant, we were very disappointed.
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