After reading some of the glowing reviews about Sage, some of my fellow Yelpers and I decided to give it a try. We had reservations for 7:00pm and our table was ready on time. Our server was attentive and after perusing the menu we decided to order selections from the four course Signature Menu. After we ordered, a server brought us an herb butter with some sea salt and we had a choice of either a french roll or a bacon bread. The french roll was average, but the bacon bread was very good as was the butter, and the salt was a nice touch to give just that extra bit of flavor to the bread and butter.
For our first course we tried the beet salad and the oysters. Both selections were very good. The oysters were small, fresh, and served with a spicy sauce, but were not extraordinary. The beet salad was very good and I wished I could have had more of it. For our second course some of us had the scallops and some of us had the octopus. The two scallops were delicious and the octopus I was told was also very good. For our main courses we ordered the Wagyu beef, the beef belly and the Iberico pork. All were good, but the portions were incredibly small, more like an appetizer portion than an entree portion. The Iberico pork tasted very much like Canadian bacon and consisted of two quarter size slices which were about 1/8" thick. This is not an exaggeration. The two tiny medallions of pork were served along with some pulled pork that was the size and shape of a one inch cube. The beef belly portion was a little smaller than a deck of cards and the Wagyu Beef, which was a bit greasy, probably weighed 2 ounces. For dessert, we ordered the olive oil ice cream with hazelnut crunch and the rhubarb tart. Both desserts were delicious, but were again very small portions. The olive oil ice cream was about the size of one tablespoon.
The service was average with the waiters not knowing who ordered what and the pace of the courses was not well timed as we waited a very long time between the first and second course while the third course arriving very quickly after the second.
I thought I would have a problem finishing a four course dinner, but the portions of the food were so small that I had no problem finishing them. My fellow diners said if they had not pigged out on the bread, they probably would have left hungry.
Overall the food was very good and the service was average. The value for the money was ok, as even though the portions were incredibly small, the four course Signature menu was only $89.00 per person. (Add $15 for the Wagyu beef entree). The atmosphere of the restaurant was modern and elegant and very conducive to good conversation as there was no loud music and tables were spaced well apart from each other. I would recommend to give this restaurant a try if you are looking for good upscale food at a relatively reasonable price.