Spent some quality time in this little sunken spot this week, making use of the Open Table service via the Yelp app in one case, and just wandering in to sit at the bar a few days later, drawn back for more. Fresh, plump, perfectly clean oysters were the standouts for this kid, who is currently on a kick, but I also swooned sincerely for the duck done up like smoked meat, and the roast chicken plate and the goat cheese cheese cake. Cocktails appreciated included the Moscow Moose, the grape Martini and that one with the grapefruit which was memory-bendingly delicious.
I like that this restaurant is tucked off an Old Port sidestreet, an easy walk from downtown metros and close enough to cobblestones for a rolick on your walk home. I like the dim lighting, the corner tables and deep booths, and the incredibly friendly staff, who have been markedly professional by me in all cases, except for that one back and forth over our heads about who had seated whom and whose fault that was. An unnecessary awkward pause in some otherwise nicely dreamy evenings.