"I visited on Halloween with a group of friends and came away disappointed. I had high expectations from all the buzz around this place, but had a very ordinary restaurant experience. It makes me question how good the chefs on reality cooking shows are.\n\nFor appetizers we had the the:\npolenta fries - this was good, the sauce was tasty and had a nice kick to it\neggplant caponata - this was tasty, but I don't I would order it again\nlobster cocktail - this wasn't very good. The batter was not very crispy & too thick, like something I once made when I was too drunk to go to McDonalds drive through for nuggets.\n\nFor my main I had the coq au vin. The dark meat was flavourful and juicy. The white meat was cooked to perfection and very tender. The crisp skin on top was a nice contrast of texture.\n\nI also ate half of my wife's duck confit. Unfortunately this is the dish that places my review in the solid 3 range. It was dry, something I've never had with a duck confit before. It was dryer than the ducks you get from a Chinese BBQ take-out when they're about to close and will sell you the duck that's been hanging there under heat lamps all day for half price.\n\nOverall I wouldn't go out of my way to return, but would eat here again without protest if someone else planned it."^^ . "3"^^ . "1"^^ . . . "0"^^ . . "0"^^ . "2012-11-07T00:00:00"^^ .