Oneya O.
Yelp
The food at Camp was beautiful, carefully prepared, and well conceived. Most of it was also good and not great. I sat at the chef's counter and enjoyed seeing what went into each dish and how the chefs worked together. I began by asking for a mocktail and was given a choice of spicy, sweet, floral, or fruity. I went with floral and it was just perfect. A little complex and complemented the food. Next up, I had the crispy lionsmane. It was my favorite dish of the night! The dark soy provided a sweet and umami savoryness. A couple of little touches, the peanuts and the orange zest, kept the flavor from being overwhelming so I could polish off my half portion. I don't think I've had tastier mushrooms anywhere. Next up was the hamachi sashimi. It was ok but fishy in a way that I've not experienced with hamachi in the past. I joked to the manager who was expediting next to me that it tasted like an upscale tuna sandwich. Based on his laughter, that's not what they were going for. I finished it because I was sitting by the chefs and didn't want to upset them. Unfortunately, my next dish I couldn't make myself eat. It was a preparation of their pork and shrimp dumplings but fried as a special. Perhaps because of the fried wrapper or because of the sauce, the shrimp completely overwhelmed the pork in a way that didn't work. I ended with an order of the skirt pinchos. Holy aioli, the sauce was delicious and the steak perfectly cooked. All it all, it was a pleasant experience but maybe too expensive for hit or miss dishes.