Kim L.
Yelp
I'm torn about giving them 5 because there were a few things I didn't like, but the food, ambiance and band were excellent, so I'll give them the 5 and hope they read this and fix the problems. I'll definitely go back though.
We shared all of the food between 2 people: Mussels in green curry sauce - Amazing! Plus they gave us two crusty pieces of bread and fries that we proceeded to dip in the sauce.
We ordered 2 oysters each to try - we enjoyed both - and they came with an interesting vinegar dip.
The gnocchi with crab was the best gnocchi I've ever had. They were puffy with a slight crunch on the outside. The inside was tender and melted in your mouth. The crab and sauce were so good we sopped the rest up with our bread.
The paella fritters were good but not great. They weren't as yummy as the other items, but not bad.
The band was excellent-of course that's subjective, but I really enjoyed listening to them while eating. They also were aware of not being overly loud so that everyone could enjoy them but still converse. We had a great view of them from the upstairs bar.
What didn't I like? We had reservations and they walked us upstairs and took us to a round 2 top table. It was comically small. I sat down, then decided, no way, we can't eat here. 1 plate and a drink each and there would be no room. So I asked if we could move to a 4 person table that was empty. Hostess came back and said, 'no', it was reserved. We were there for 1.5 hours, no one ever sat there. So we moved to the bar, which would have been great except the bar stools have no backs. By the end of the night my back was ACHING. New stools with backs would be a HUGE upgrade. With all the food we ordered we commented to each other that there was no way our plates would have fit on the little table. Later 2 ladies were seated there just for drinks - which is all they are good for. And finally - service was initially a bit slow. The bartender took a bit to ask us what we wanted and when we finally ordered, we sat for an additional 7 or so minutes waiting for our drink. Once our food started coming out though, everything moved along.
They pipe the music to the downstairs diners, so if you're not interested in seeing the band, you can still hear them.