Oh Black Hoof, you are fine fine fine.
There will be a wait. Oh yes, there will be a wait. But time goes by faster when you're drinking cocktails next door, no? (Yes.)
I've been here twice in the past two months, and had been once (back in the day) before Grant left. I was worried that the quality would fall, but luckily as of yet I see no such signs.
A group of people (including the lovely Rachna C) went out. We ordered the charcuterie platter, cheese platter, tuna crudo, bone marrow, pork carnitas, warm olives, and two bowls of bread. (We are growing men and women, who must have our bread.) This is not a place where you get a lot of food, but each single bite is full of flavour, and savory, making the meal very satisfying, if not overly filling.
I had the tea and sympathy cocktail with the meal, made with earl grey infused gin, and sherry and it was lovely.
Our meal split 5 ways came to $38 each. It's easy (VERY EASY) to spend more than that, but we left satisfied, and it was definitely money well spent.