Beautiful renovation of this building. You really feel that you are in a dark private club room with lovely booths and banquets and a very hotel style bar in the middle. We went on a Saturday night and it was quite buzzing - a great atmosphere. Service was prompt at first but got slow later on. Beer is reasonably priced but comes in a US pint glass (around $8) - a recent trend in Riverdale. House Wine was $12 a glass. Bottles of wine started at $55 (3 or 4) then a $60 bottle then you're at $69 and above. I felt our waiter was pushy trying to get us to order the small things - like the bread plate ($6) or a caesar salad ($15) for the table or the upgrade from fries ($7) to Hassleback Potato ($13). It felt more like he was trying to pad the bill than offer us the best things available.
Food was pleasant if unremarkable, - portions certainly on the smaller side. Cheeseburger & Fries were good ($20); Medium steak was a bit too cool with no side but decent ($24); the lasagna has been reinterpreted and was interesting but dry ($22) and came with an afterthought child size chef salad that was garlicky; the Salt Cod was fine ($26); Carrots ($9) were carmelized and really tasty but the creamed brussel sprouts ($9) were disappointing. We all thought the food was enjoyable but have no desire to return. Compared to other restaurants we've enjoyed, the experience didn't feel like a good value. When you get into the price range of $400 for a meal for 4 (with alcohol and tips) you want to be wowed a little and this place didn't wow.