Magdalen K.
Yelp
We came here as a group of 9, they card at the door so make sure to bring your ID. The patio is very nice with heaters and a beautiful view of the city. Our party was split up awkwardly between two tables, so I wasn't able to talk to everyone who was with us which was unfortunate. There was a large gap between the two tables so we ended up sitting very far apart. Our waitress took our order quickly for drinks, but didn't come back for a long time after this. We had to flag her down to order food, which we also told her we wanted to do but needed some more time to look over the menu. The drinks were super fun and we enjoyed them all! I had a green tea based drink for two that was delicious and the presentation was so beautiful. The plating and presentation of most of the food and drinks was on point. Lots of the dishes were very good, but seemed overpriced to me. Some of our favorites were the uncrustables, which had good flavor and a creamy sauce inside. It came with a sauce which was difficult to pour since the cup it was in was not meant for pouring. The special delivery was fried to perfection and had complicated flavors, and seemed to fuse Asian and Italian dishes. The yellowtail aguachile had a nice spice and very fresh fish. There were some dishes that seemed to be on the menu to be flashy rather than taste good, specifically the caviar frites come to mind, and that dish was super underwhelming and lacking flavor and spice. The special delivery was just okay, the calzones were a little greasy and almost soggy, and didn't have any crisp to them. The terrarium came out last, but it's more of an appetizer that would make sense to eat first. I thought there would be a lot more to it, but it was literally hummus with crackers and vegetables, very underwhelming. And the dessert was not what we expected, very strong alcohol taste, and not a good flavor. It needed to be cooked more or something because the alcohol was basically all we could taste. Lastly, we all wanted to order more drinks, but our waitress never returned. Overall, I still give this spot a 4/5 due to the good flavor of most of the dishes, super unique flavors, and the fun presentations. But the service was lacking quite a bit. Here are our favorites:
Uncrustables
Special delivery
Castaway
Yellowtail aguachile
Letdowns:
Caviar frites
The terrarium
Afterschool special
A pirate's life for me
I might come back, but I would only order specific dishes and come in with the mindset that our service will likely be slow. The drinks alone are super fun and I would've liked to try more if the service had been better.