This is a definite splurge place. It was about $60 per person including starters, drinks, entrees, dessert and coffee. Though the place looked promising, it failed to deliver on some pretty critical areas.
The criteria for finding a restaurant for a dinner date was that we needed to be close to home with a babysitter on the clock and it had to be an Open Table restaurant as I had a $20 dining cheque that was expiring soon. Vivo Kitchen totally seemed to fit the bill.
But to quickly summarize a disappointing evening:
1) Overpriced - starters were in the $9+ range and they were not great. My wife had a salad which was fair and I had the foie gras bone marrow butter - both were in at $9 each and both were totally underwhelming. The entrees were in the $20+ range. Both were OK.
2) Uneven service - sometimes our server was available, other times she was no where to be found.
3) Just above average food - considering the price tag, everything was just OK. Not what you are looking for when your dinner check rivals an evening out at Morton's. It just didn't deliver. I had the veal and my wife had the scallops. Again, it just tasted above average. At the price, it should have delivered and then some.
The only bright spot was that I scored the wine carafe of Merlot for $10. This was the smartest thing I did all night at VIvo. Even after $20 off with my Open Table dining cheque, the meal was at $60 per person.
Don't be fooled by the glamorous surroundings of Vivo. Unless you have money burning a hole in your pocket to blow on an overrated meal, just stay away.