Kourtnie F.
Yelp
We went here on Monday night and the restaurant is totally our vibe decor and esthetic wise. Slightly on the dark side when trying to read the menu. When we got there we ordered a round of drinks at the bar while we waited for our table. We ordered an "All The Way" (Vodka, Simple, Burned Berries Citrus, & Prosecco) and a Dr. Strangelove (Dewars Scotch, Lemon, Gingerbrend Syrup, Laphroaig 8 Year, Cedar Smoke). The All the Way was actually really good and not overly sweet. However, the Dr. Strangelove smelt Smokey but didn't taste Smokey at all (still good but if you're getting it for the Smokey flavor you might want to pass).
As for the menu. We were excited to try a bunch of the items and then as we were trying to order the stuffed breads and a few bottle of wine. This was a Monday night and we were told they were out of the stuffed breads and out of almost every bottle of wine wanted to order. For a restaurant that makes their own breads (5 different options) we were confused how the could be out of bread that is very prominently displayed on their menu.
We moved on to order appetizers and decided on the meatball which was actually very tasty. An equal balance of sweet red sauce and some spiciness from the peppers on top (would definitely get again).
For the entree we were told their "best seller" was the 16 oz. Grass Fed Prime Aged Rib-Eye. Since there were 4 of us we went for two of those. Ordered at different temperatures (medium and medium rare). When the steaks came out they were just put down on the table without telling us what temperature each steak was (which is weird). We had to use our flashlights to determine which temperature they each were. Overall, the steaks were tasteless (barely any seasoning even lacking basic salt and pepper) and not well cooked for the temperatures ordered. Our other entree was the Mezzi Rigatoni (Chicken, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Mushrooms in a N'Duja Cream Sauce) which was tasty but not something I'll remember next week.
Our side dishes we chose were Jenga Fries (Steak Fries w/ Garlic & Parmesan), Mexican Cauliflower
w/ Charred Chili Aioli & Queso Cotija, and Brussels sprouts w/ Golden Crisp Apples, Bacon, Honey & Apple Cider Vinegar. The Brussel sprouts were delicious and the steak fries were ok but definitely needed more salt and garlic (which seemed nonexistent). The Mexican cauliflower however was super disappointing. It was just actually big pieces of cauliflower with some seasoning. We thought this side was going to be the best one. How we, it was just big pieces of cauliflower (not even cut into smaller pieces) and was also not really seasoned at all.
Finally the best part of our meal was dessert! Their bread pudding is as delicious as everyone makes it seems. This was absolutely amazing and would probably be the reason we came back here! 10/10 for the bread pudding and the caramel sauce was delicious too! Little tip...we got our caramel sauce on the side which worked out great since we were able to save some of that deliciousness for the inside/bottom of the bread pudding!
All in all we would give this a 3.5 and would go back for the meatball and bread pudding!