Benedict A.
Yelp
We were looking for a last-minute dinner place on a Saturday night. Last minute as in within the next 2 hours. Called multiple places, and they were all booked, so I was super stoked when this place said they could take 11 of us for a 630 dinner reservation. They said we were gonna be sitting outside, which was fine because it was a beautiful evening.
We were quickly seated outside. It was nice to see the hustle and bustle of downtown Napa. But there was minimal to no barrier between the side walk, where we were sitting and the street. So super noisy when a motorcycle goes by. And a bunch of people staring at us as they walked by, which is annoying. They do have heaters outside, though, which is helpful.
I ordered their kobe hanger steak frites. The presentation was really nice. Bright vibrant colors. Yellows and greens and browns and reds. It was pretty good, too. It tasted like it looked. Fantastically. Steak was cooked well. Nice and tender. The fries, too, were cooked well. Crunchy outside, soft and flaky inside. Dunking it in the steak sauce was good, too!!
Also had their espresso martini. It was good!! Slightly bitter from the coffee. But it wasn't off-putting. It had well developed flavors. Cold and refreshing, too. It was a perfect drink.
Our group ordered 3 desserts. I'm bummed that I only got to try the devils food cake. It's not very dense. Not overly sweet. You can taste the dark chocolate. But you can taste the decadence of it. Well made. If the other 2 desserts tasted anything like that chocolate cake, I'm sure it was fantastic!!
Everything was good. It's on the more expensive side of things. Granted, we are in Napa, so you're definitely paying for the ambiance. But sitting outside, the ambiance was obviously not the same as sitting inside, so that was a miss, sitting their in the middle of the street. But I'm grateful to them for being able to get our large group in on such short notice!!