Dani K.
Yelp
We finally had the chance to try Dragonfly and I found myself sadly underwhelmed? We went on a Monday night, for a 6:30 reservation and were seated around 6:40. The women working check in were nice, but there wasn't anywhere to stand with all of the other groups waiting for tables so it felt a bit uncomfortable.
The restaurant itself is cute-- a good blend of cozy and trendy. We were sat at our table, next to a wall with what looked like it used to be a candle, but was coming out of its wiring socket?
The star of the meal, our server Eli, was very kind and welcoming and always made sure we were doing ok!
Food-wise, I ordered the Magical Dining menu (4 courses for $40) and my husband chose some items from the Happy Hour menu.
I chose the ginger salad for my starter, Brussels sprouts for my appetizer, miso salmon for my main course and green tea tiramisu for my dessert.
Our server briefly mentioned their "tapas style" in terms of servings-- please believe them! I was surprised when my "main course" of miso salmon came out and it was 2 small skewers of salmon on a small bed of cabbage. Calling that a main course was a pretty big stretch. Compared to a large sushi roll, this felt a little offsetting, so keep that in mind. The ginger salad was good, though the "dressing" is almost a chunky carrot puree. The Brussels sprouts were just okay, but I still ate them. Despite being small, the salmon was tasty, but after 2.5 courses (I didn't finish the sprouts), I was still hungry. Luckily, the green tea tiramisu came out, ironically bigger than my main course, and was pretty tasty!
My husband tried the bao, Krispy Krunch roll, Sake Blossom, and miso soup from the happy hour and liked them all.
Unfortunately, I don't think we will return since we've been to places with much more solid food quality, especially for the price, since we went at Happy Hour and did the Magical Dining special ($90 including tax and tip for the two of us to eat and leave hungry). Happy Hour was a semi-decent deal, but still felt far more expensive than it should have been, with a small miso soup costing $6.
I'm grateful we tried Dragonfly during Magical Dining and Happy Hour, so we can at least say we tried it, but I felt pretty meh after our experience. Thankful for Eli for at least making it enjoyable for us.