I was super-psyched to try out this place, having heard lots of good things and looked at some mouth-watering pics of some really pretty plates of food on the website. In the end, it's getting a mixed review from me though...
Let's start with the bar - 5 stars there. I got there early and hung out for a while. It's a little bar - just a few stools. The bartender was great. The cocktail menu really isn't my style, but it didn't matter because before I really even looked at it, the bartender told me that if I didn't see something I liked, he could make me whatever I wanted. I did end up ordering from the menu, but the offer was much appreciated.
The table service was a whole different experience - this was a 1 star. Our server was super-slow and had the personality of a napkin. He couldn't have looked more bored and annoyed by his job and it was really off-putting.
The food is somewhere in the middle. I ordered three things:
- Spanish devil on horse back - dates stuffed w/ chorizo, manchego cheese, port wine reduction: These would have been fantastic IF they had been served hot (or even warm). My plate was cold in the middle and room temp on the outside. Not sure if that was intended or not, but I didn't dig it.
- Crispy brussels sprouts with bacon-black pepper glaze: I love Brussels Sprouts and these were fine, but the glaze was really very sweet. They were pretty and I ate them all, but probably wouldn't order them again.
- Pork belly carbonara - house made gnocchi, egg, cream, garlic, shallot: This dish was absolutely beautiful, but I felt like it was missing something. It's a rich dish and needed something to cut that just a bit. Again, I ate it all, but probably wouldn't order it again.
Overall, I'd probably go back and probably enjoy it (as long as I didn't get that server again), but I can't say the experience made it a go-to place for me.