What's with all the hype? We had one of the poorest meals from recent memory for the price we paid. None of the dishes popped, even the humble brussels sprouts were given a pedestrian treatment.
The beer based cocktail I had showed a lot of promise but the food was a major letdown.
I hate paying for bread service particularly when it's nothing special. The carrot butter had a puree like texture and the charred eggplant was too strong. I did not understand how this made any sense with the sweet brioche. For 4 bucks, it did not feel like a waste of fortune, so we moved on.
For mains, we had the gnocchi with squash and parmesan. The gnocchi was tender as expected but the rest of the ingredients weighed down the dish. Overall taste was sweet which made it very boring very quickly.
The most promising dish on paper - moroccan braised lamb turned out to be a disaster from the kitchen. The lamb was dry and although the couscous did help to cut the richness I wasn't sure what the bland salad was doing on that plate. I had to ask for some lamb jus to add a sauce component to this dish. Please avoid this dish if you can unless you are hell bent on lamb.
Dessert also did not go any distance in salvaging the experience. The deconstructed key lime pie was meh. Nothing creative here just ordinary flavors. We were glad it was over.
Service was definitely what saved the day for a mediocre meal. Never going back nor would I recommend this to anyone.