Sarah Bui
Google
This was probably one of the worst experiences I’ve had in a while. And I don’t say this lightly. We were really looking forward to trying something different, west african fine dining and offering a vegan menu was set to be a great date night. The whole experience (without even commenting on the food) was terrible and calling this fine dining with the price tag is quite ridiculous.
From the moment we came in, with a reservation, although the restaurant wasn’t full. The staff told us they gave our table away. After some discussion they end up sitting us down, without menus or drinks for a while. We booked with a note that we were looking to do the vegan menu and I had allergies to peanuts, which we reminded the staff as we ordered. As we ordered wine, I chose the wine while the waiter made a sarcastic comment to my husband “Oh so she decides huh” which was completely inappropriate. He then managed to forget our wine, we had to remind them to serve us. They didn’t present the bottle or let us taste it. As our first dish arrived, it wasn’t vegan which made us worried they didn’t take note of the allergy either.
We also had a woman waiter who wasn’t trained in personal space, always reaching across in front of the customer to take plates away. The “funniest” part is when I didn’t finish my bread which was resting on my side bread plate, she picked it up with her bare hands asking me if she could take it away. She didn’t pick up the plate. She picked up the bread straight. Should i have said “no please leave it” after she had touched it?
The restaurant itself isn’t furnished with sound absorbing material which made the evening extremely loud although not that busy. It was also really warm with a lack of ventilation which just made things uncomfortable. At some point, one of the cooks yelled “I’m going for a smoke” which we all heard due to the open kitchen.
I hate to leave negative reviews but this experience overall almost felt like a prank. Paying a high price tag and calling this fine dining is almost insulting. Would not recommend. Go at your own risk.