Promised myself to give this place one more try after a note from the business owner assuring me the vibe would be better on our next visit. Things seemed promising when we we walked in- they have upped their music game and there was a good crowd for a Friday night. The bar staff, as friendly as last time, welcomed us back. But things went seriously downhill from there.
I have no idea what was going on in the kitchen, but it was not good....
- The restaurant week version of the kepta duona was two small slices- would have been fine except that by the time it arrived, we had been waiting over an hour for our food.
- 30 minutes later our first course arrived- octopus that was cooked well, but overpowered by the flavor of the fennel and served room temp, not hot.
- After another long wait (during which the bartender kept apologizing and offering drinks) the scallops arrived. Again, cooked well, but cold.
- The extra side of cauliflower that we ordered on the side was depressing looking.
- Instead of dessert, we received more apologies. Apparently they ran out- on the first night of restaurant week? Oh boy.
The ridiculous delays were puzzling. The place was busy, but not THAT busy and it looked like there were plenty of staff who kept huddling together for intense meetings near the kitchen. I have to give credit to the bartender who was very apologetic and tried to keep the night from turning into a downer for everyone seated around us- the couple who waited 45 min for cold cabbage rolls, the guy whose "sandwich" was a major miss. He kindly comped the bill for us and promised things will be better on the next visit. There is definitely potential at this place with some really good dishes, but I don't see us returning again anytime soon.