Jennie A.
Yelp
Very modern and cool restaurant, definitely a good spot for a date night.
The service was great, the servers were friendly and attentive and the food came out a good pace. The food presentation was beautiful, my only complaint is I wanted most of the dishes to have more flavor.
As a party of two, we ordered 3 sides (two would have been enough) and 5 dishes. We started with the ceviche classico which had a nice mix of textures, but only one flavor, acid, or two flavors if you got a bite of raw onion. Obviously ceviche is supposed to be acidic, but the acid flavor overwhelmed the other ingredients.
Next we had the causa tater tot. They were out of crab so they did it with lobster instead. This dish was tasty and had a few distinct flavors, the yellow sauce on top (yolk acevichado jam?) tasted like hollandaise. I would order this dish again.
The lobster crispy rice tasted similar to paella (minus the saffron) and in my opinion was just okay. The duck (seco de pato) was cooked nicely, my issue was that the only two flavors of the dish were the duck and beans. I wanted the duck to be more seasoned or to have a sauce with a stronger flavor to bring the dish together.
The lamb ribs was the best dish of the night. If you go here, get it. Wonderful seasoning on the lamb itself and it paired perfectly with the pickled pineapple and sauce. I didn't love the celeriac slaw, but the lamb was just so so good.
For sides, we got the fried yuca, crispy potatoes and purple corn focaccia. The potatoes were perfectly crispy without being oily and delicious when dipped in the aji verde sauce. The yuca was lackluster (served as small diced pieces rather than as fries, and a little dry) and the purple corn focaccia was tasty, but needed a sauce or something to go with it.
We left feeling quite full and the staff thanked us on the way out, including the chef who took time to speak with us which was really nice.
Small side note, we came for a birthday and the hostess wished us a happy birthday when we arrived, but they did not do anything for it during the meal (no dessert etc). Not a big deal, but usually a nice touch.