Nicole F.
Yelp
I wish to be clear, this is a lovely spot with very good food and we will go back...
We arrived fairly early on a Friday evening, without a reservation, but I suggest making reservations, and will be sure to next time.
It was a beautiful evening, and we had the pleasure of sitting on the patio -- at the old town location. But sitting outside was not such a pleasure after all. As we consumed our meals, we were the meals for the mosquitoes... Maybe we were sitting too close to the planters.
The menu was lovely. Just the right amount of options for just about anyone. It includes vegetarian/vegan choices, and the drink menu offers, mock-tails -- love that! I went with hibiscus iced tea, which was quite bland.
For dinner, I opted for the, grapefruit + sugar salmon - wild caught, of course! It was cooked to perfection, and served over a bed of quinoa, with orange segments, blackberries, and crushed pistachios. All that was delicious and a divine mix of flavors and textures. In addition, there were grilled onions, fennel and a couple of sugar snap pea-pods (not sure they were supposed to be there, but they were a nice fresh addition), however, the salty onions & fennel took away from the overall greatness of this dish --Sometimes less is just right.
My man ordered the short-rib, enchiladas, served with a Napa cabbage slaw. He devoured the enchiladas, but the spice of the slaw was a bit overpowering, even for his hot-tempered taste buds.
The service was less divine. The hostess greeted us more sternly than friendly, but was efficient in seating us. Most of the table lanterns were lit, but ours was not -- I eventually asked and it was replaced. Our server started off attentive, but not exactly friendly.
Our drink orders were taken and served promptly, then our server disappeared for a while. Eventually orders were taken and our meals were served hot, and in a timely manner.
The expediter was Jovial, and friendly with a smile. He was the one who brought us some light (replaced our candle).
We did get one quick visit from our server before she disappeared again. Eventually, she came back and offered tea refills, no temptation for dessert, so we requested our check.
The space was lovely and clean. I truly enjoyed the ambience... sans mosquitoes.
We will definitely try again