After looking at the menu online, I was very excited. It's hot so I was craving gazpacho which was on the online menu. I walked up and the occupants at the four tables outside all glared at me at the same time. Weird, considering I'm not that interesting to look at. I proceed inside and grab a table for me and my sister. The booths were full but there were tables on the other side. The tables are close together and as they began to fill up I was feeling a little too close to my fellow diners.
I love their place mats. The drawing wall is a nice touch and the inspiration for my sister's chalkboard paint wall. I liked having the cool framed photos to look at on the opposite wall.
Time to order. To my dismay they did not have gazpacho. They had a cold potato/leek soup but that's not my gig. My sister and I decided to share the basil/mozz/tom bruschetta sandwich and the grilled goat cheese sandwich. The goat cheese sandwich was good but too goat cheesy for me. It was dressed with walnuts, dried cranberries and greens. I put a little of my balsamic dressing on it to moisten things up. The bread was great! The salad was good but nothing special. The bruschetta sandwich was actually just bruschetta. But very good!
Service was friendly but just ok. We had to go up and ask for silverware after our food arrived and after we tried flagging someone down. Also, my water remained empty for awhile. They seemed a little frazzled but as a former server I cut slack when I see the "holy hell, what is going on?" twinkle in the eye.
I would like to go back to try their soups and hopefully gazpacho. They are very vegetarian/vegan friendly and use organic goods. They have some interesting cocktails and intriguing wine selections (red velvet red wine? yes, please!) and the pastries looks amazing. I can definitely see myself lounging on the patio with a cocktail for a nice, reasonably priced Saturday brunch