Claudia B.
Yelp
For me, this is my 1,400th review. It took me over a year to get from 1,300 to 1,400, but then, I pretty much took off 2020 due to covid. I didn't do ANYTHING for all this time of quarantining, well, except work remotely, but now that we're starting to go out again, I am also starting to write again.
During these covid times, dining outdoors is the only way (that we'll dine out). My daughter recommended this place, and we liked what they had to offer by way of outdoor accommodations. They have two separate and spacious areas to dine outdoors, and they are both very nice. I like the indoors, too, but we weren't willing to dine inside.
We really enjoyed the food and the menu. In fact, we had trouble making selections because there were a lot of things that sounded good... but we finally landed on the following choices:
FALAFEL SLIDERS- AVOCADO PUREÉ, TAHINI, PICKLED CUCUMBER & SHALLOTS - very tasty, but it didn't wow me, either.
WOOD ROASTED CAULIFLOWER- with CALABRIAN CHILI, HONEY LABNEH. A little spicy for me, but I kept popping them in my mouth.
(Grilled) SPANISH OCTOPUS- with CORONA BEANS, AJI AMARILLO. LOVED the octopus; it was grilled to perfection and had great flavor. I had no use for the beans.
MEDITERRANEAN SALAD- GEM LETTUCE, SHALLOTS, FETA, CUCUMBER, TOMATO, OLIVES, LEMON VINAIGRETTE. Very light and refreshing salad dressing. Incredibly fresh vegetables. It was so large, I brought some home, and amazingly, the lettuce and other veggies were STILL FRESH and CRISP the following day !! I think that was more about the airtight container they gave me cuz it worked perfectly. I seriously hate wasting salad, but I hate soggy salad even more. I didn't have to waste it, yaaay !!
Because we shared all of the above, we just ordered one entree, which was:
WOOD ROASTED SALMON- ROASTED BABÉ FARMS CAULIFLOWER, PINE NUTS, GREEN ROMESCO SAUCE
and we added a side of MASHED POTATOES
By the time we got to the entree, I was completely full. I was done 1/2 way thru the salad, quite honestly. I didn't get to enjoy my 1/2 of the entree until another day, but it was soooooooo good. The salmon was so tasty, it didn't even need the romescu sauce it came with, but it added a nice flavor all the same. The roasted cauliflower was also nicely seasoned, and the mashed potatoes were nice and garlicky, but not overly so. It was a delicious meal for another day.
We enjoyed some pinot noir at their recommendation, although I now can't remember which one we ordered, but I do remember it was waiter-recommended. He hit it spot-on, and both my husband and I loved the wine. In fact, my husband ordered 2 glasses, which he never does!!
I have one complaint about this restaurant. The food was really good, ambience very nice... but it was way too expensive !! Our bill came to just over $200 incl. tip for 3 glasses of wine, 3 appetizers, 1 entree, and 1 added side. That's a lot.
I've paid far more in my day... New York City restaurants come to mind... but this place simply doesn't warrant the kind of prices that they charge. That's going to be an issue for me to want to go back. Again, I've paid a lot in my time, but I have trouble justifying it here.