Flora Zhang
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2.5 stars to be honest. Visited July 9 with friends, all of us visiting from out of town. 3 stars mostly for the food, which was good, and the service, which was like fine. Unfortunately the drinks were overall terrible which really ruined my experience. Nice looking place but I came with high hopes which were certainly not fulfilled.
Service: I noted on the reservation that we were celebrating a birthday which was not acknowledged until a sparkler dessert came out (which was appreciated!). We were promptly greeted at the door and led to our table; server and server assistants were attentive to start the meal though water top-up frequency decreased rapidly. We were not quality checked on appies nor were any of us asked if we wanted more beverages even as I finished my first drink while the server was at the table. Mains were brought out seconds after clearing the last appetizer plate from the table.
Food: All the food we had was good. 4/6 at the table opted for their Summer 3 Course which is a pretty reasonable offer. Collectively we had the melon gazpacho, green salad, glazed carrots/braised short rib, carne asada, filet mignon (cooked to a very nice medium rare!)/panna cotta, crème brûlée, caramel macchiato cake. Everything was quite tasty!
Drinks: Ok. I’m sorry but this was just incredibly disappointing. The first image of drinks that I attached was our first round. From left to right: El Samarito (tasted fine but it was on a big cube… with smaller ice chips. Shaken and dirty dumped into a glass with a big cube?! Also… big cube + straw……..), French 75 (was not cold at all, I regret not saying anything about that), the Skinny Watermelon (was good), Mid-Century (a Manhattan riff: bourbon, lillet rouge, bitters. Served on rocks as per the menu, but again a straw? Really? Furthermore, my friend who ordered this drink sent it back for tasting too watered down, which we all agreed with). Upon re-inspection of the drinks section of the menu, I was also confused why only some and not all of the drink descriptions included information on how they were served (e.g. on the rocks, up).
I should’ve just ordered wine after that but alas, I decided to try an espresso martini with my dessert. Good lord. I have never regretted ordering a drink more in my life and I sincerely hope I never will. Visually: wrong colour, no foam, visible ice chips, 4 coffee beans floating listlessly. Taste: like a bad shaft (coffee cocktail w cream liquer), probably because it was - I asked what was in it and, presumably after consulting with the bar, was told “frangelico, bailey’s, vanilla vodka, kahlua, and a shot of espresso”. Great! That is not what an espresso martini is. I took a video to show how ridiculously full of ice chips of varying sizes(!) it was - never mind double strained, it didn’t seem strained AT ALL. I sent it back.
Would not go back or recommend. Or maybe would recommend only to eat and drink water/beer/wine 🥲
