Machine O.
Yelp
This place needs to get over itself! Made a reservation 27 days in advance yet when we arrived, they had no record, we were only left standing at the doorway for a few minutes and were eventually seated so not such a big deal. we were seated downstairs, which is a great little room but, in our opinion, it was just way too cold and on the verge of being uncomfortable. The place was only half full upstairs and only 3 other couples' downstairs, yet it still took 15 minutes to have our drink order taken. Be advised that they are not yet serving alcohol so that left us with a wine or sangria choice. we opted for Sangria which was a small decanter filled 75% with ice which came along with 2 wine glasses that were 100% full of ice. There was so much ice that it was falling from the decanter while the sangria was poured, so much ice that you couldn't even get fruit into your glass as it was buried. you could barely taste any wine, so it was an ice filled decanter with glorified fruit juice, a serious rip off. it took 20 more minutes once ordered for it to arrive and finally be poured. They gave us 2 small pieces of bread that went to waste once we realized that it was wet from melting ice that fell on the dish. Then the Chef comes over with 2 tiny appetizers the size of a cherry tomato and uses a smoke gun to elicit some oohs and ahhs but we were not impressed and by now were starving and just wanted to eat and get moving. so we ordered two apps, some caviar croquette thing that was very tasty but the entire dish consisted of 3 pieces that were almost cherry tomato size as well, way too pricey for what was delivered. the second app was little pieces of fatty steak on a stick. the portion was better but the flavor was lacking. stay strong its almost over was the feeling at this point. finally we ordered main courses. Lobster Risotto and Filet Mignon wellington. The Risotto was under which was a shame because the flavor wasn't so bad. The filet had a real nice cook on it however i did not appreciate the inedible piece of fat that was attached to it and the Duxelles was straight nasty, the mashed potatoes were good, but the three pieces of asparagus were way passed their dates. if I was cooking at home i would have thrown them out instead of serving them discolored and wilted. So, 2 hours in at this point and they offer dessert, but we were out of time due to a nearby show that was about to start. The place is nice, the servers are friendly and i get the concept they are going for but the food was not up to the price point and the whole experience came off as pretentious