Heather H.
Google
I had been eyeing this restaurant for the last year and finally took myself on a solo date on 11/1/2025. I was craving a beautifully made meal, and longing for grilled octopus that I had in Sardinia last year, and this was the right place to scratch that itch. I called at 7pm and made a reservation for the bar at 7:45pm, more people started to pour in at 8pm.
At the bar, I was taken care of by Carlos and Casey who were great company and conversationalists all evening.
I was in the mood for little of everything, so I intentionally ordered smaller plates, I cleaned all the plates off (except for desert because I was completely stuffed by that point) because everything was just too good.
To start I ordered a glass of Moscato, (Michele Chiarlo "Nivole", Moscato d'Asti, Italy) and the Salmon crudo with Truffle Ponzu. The buttery salmon with the truffle oil and tangy ponzu sauce was the perfect balance of flavors, the salmon just melts in your mouth, and the edible violets were a lovely touch.
The moscato was very sweet, I love a sweet wine, but I switched to the house Chardonnay to avoid a headache the next day, and I thought it would pair better with my main course.
Next, I ordered the Burrata, Baby Yellow Frisée, and Butternut Squash salad. Now, when it came out, neither frisée nor squash were on the plate, but it didn’t matter. Instead it was a small tower of fresh yellow tomatoes and burrata with greens and violets on top. The burrata was perfectly creamy and a touch sweet, accompanied by what I assume was caviar, the salty/briney flavor against the tomatoes and burrata was fantastic. I had a different idea of what I’d be getting, but I was still very happy with it—it’s probably best to split that much burrata between two people, but, I couldn’t not eat the entire plate.
For my entree, I ordered the grilled Spanish octopus with green pea purée and fingerling potatoes. The octopus was perfectly cooked, I’ve had grilled octopus off the boat in Alaska, Sardinia, and Dominican Republic, and the quality here was on-par (although to be transparent, a smaller piece of octopus in this dish, but, still equally tasty).
I was super stuffed after all of that, but Carlos offered the desert menu and also told me the special was blackberry cobbler with imported gelato. So, of course, I had to try the cobbler. The cobbler was served warm in a ramekin with creamy vanilla gelato on top, I wanted to eat more but I could not take more than a few bites. I was full from everything else. The crust of the cobbler was carmelized and SO good. Unexpectedly, I was told the cobbler was on the house when I got the bill, so that was a nice treat.
I highly recommend this place for any special occasion with friends and family, or just the occasion of celebrating and gifting a lovely experience to yourself. Do sit at the bar if you come solo, you’ll be well taken care of and have great conversations. Can’t wait to come back!