Diantha J.
Yelp
TL;DR: spectacular food, meh waitstaff.
First and foremost, the chef truly understands and has a passion, and love, for how they construct a dish; each one was elegantly balanced and brought out not just flavor, but texture and feel. Five stars all around for that, and you will be VERY happy with anything you order. We got the tuna tartare, the fillet mignon, roasted mushrooms, and skate. The tartare, while a little small, integrated a maldon salt for an unexpected but welcome texture, and the basil was a bright and welcome twist. The fillet had the perfect sear with a beautifully medium rare cook in the middle. The mushrooms were a thoughtfully intentional myriad of (mostly) native species that accentuated the personality of each.The skate was buttery and subtle, a contradiction to what you typically think of with skate, and was well balanced with the briny, pickled contrast of the capers.
There is thought, care, and intention with the design of each dish.
We give four stars because the waitstaff was lackadaisical and inattentive - there was a 35 minute wait between when we finished our apps and when our entrees arrived, without so much as a check in - and the ambiance was such that it was sometimes hard to have a conversation across the table.