We arrived about 15 minutes early for reservations, Valentines Day. The hostess said we could not be seated in our window table before our reservation time, but could be seated in a booth if we wanted, or go to the bar. There was no waiting room or other place to sit. As we walked to the bar we saw individuals eating at several window tables, and then a large group of window tables open. We decided not to sit at the bar and returned to the hostess to ask why we couldn't be seated at our table. She said they did not have waitstaff yet. We asked if we could just sit at our table until our reservation, and she said no.
We stood around and then were seated. I found it a bit unusual, that even though this was Valentines Day, there were no flowers or any candle on the table. The wandering violinist was very good by the sound was way too loud- we, and the table next to us, asked to have it turned down so that at least we could hear one another. Our server did take care of the.
At any rate we decided to go with their price fixed Valentines Day menu, and ordered a bottle of wine to go with it. Our server, Jamal, was very good.
The shrimp appetizer was well done and came quickly. This was followed by a grilled romaine salad, that was served on one plate- two large romaine leaves topped with a single slice of toasted bread. There were no serving utensils nor did they offer to put it on our individual plates. The romaine leaves were considerably longer than the salad plates and the single slice of toasted bread was very difficult to cut in two. The romaine leaves were tasty, however.
The main course, a 40 oz porterhouse, was beautifully presented and excellent in taste as well as tender. The rissotto with truffles had so much garlic that you could not taste the truffles.
The tray of deserts was very nice, especially the white chocolate shell hearths.
All in all an OK experience that could have been much better with a bit of effort by the hostess.