Sameet Sapra
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This was one of the most disappointing meals I’ve had in recent memory. The fact that this restaurant received a Michelin star is frankly embarrassing - the service, quality, ingredient pairings, and overall ambiance left much to be desired.
The waiter was rude to us from the moment we walked in - asking us if we had a reservation as soon as the restaurant opened. We were the only table being served for the entire 2 hours we were there. Not a single other table was occupied and service was still inattentive, not filling up water quickly, not refolding napkins when using the bathroom.
There were flies surrounding our table the entire time we were eating, which got quite irritating as the meal went on. I thought that the YouTube music (with ad breaks) playing from a laptop was pretty unprofessional for a Michelin star. Even the bathroom wasn’t very clean.
Not a single course had that magical, unexpected flavor combination that deserved even a shoutout and worthy of a Michelin star. Instead, let me explain the issues I had with every dish:
The oyster was large but tasted off putting. It may have been fresh, but no other oyster I’ve had has tasted quite like that in a bad way, it just had a poor aftertaste. Little did we know it was a reflection of what to come.
The next dishes were a set consisting of a dry, almost stale pastry, a fish croquette, and the bruschetta with pesto. None were memorable, but the bruschetta was a good combination of flavors.
The gazpacho with fresh fish had some potential but I didn’t find the flavors meshed together well as a single cohesive dish.
Next dish was a light yogurt with sheep’s milk and fresh tuna topped with bonito flakes and dried cured egg yolks. I didn’t really care for this dish, it was a weird addition of Asian flavors that had a very one note texture.
Next was the monkfish ravioli with a lobster based sauce, pine nuts, and pesto. Once again, the group didn’t care much for this dish. The ravioli was home made but I still expected the individual pasta to shine more. I didn’t like the sauce paired with the ravioli.
After this was an octopus plated with two sauces. I liked the two sauces and thought they paired well with the octopus but this time, the octopus was very chewy and not tender, another disappointment and a clear tell tale sign it wasn’t cooked to perfection.
The desserts were among the highlights of the meal, a pre dessert strawberry sorbet and a mascarpone cheese with olive oil, which was my favorite dish of the meal.
One of the few upsides is that there was a large quantity of food served, we were convinced that the restaurant intentionally charged us the higher tasting menu price as we had far more than 5 courses (8 in total). But as they didn’t, we leave this review with 2 stars, disappointed that a local Croatian recommended this meal to us.
