Vanessa O.
Yelp
Westland is a relatively new restaurant/bar in the symphony so it was pretty easy to get a reservation. Upon entering the restaurant, I noticed the bar area was packed whereas the dining area was relatively empty, but it filled up later during the night. So I'm guessing it's probably harder to get a table past 7.30pm especially on a Friday night.
The cocktail list was very interesting, and I liked The Huntress (St. George Citrus vodka, Chase elderflower liqeuer, house-made blackberry cordial, pressed lemon, prosecco). It was light and fruity with a hint of sweetness, very refreshing!
For our mains, we order the beef bourguignon, the burger and the porchetta.
Upon my first bite into the porchetta, I was amazed at how tender and flavorful the pork was. Unfortunately the wonderful texture was not found in all parts of the pork, but only the top parts near the fat. The lean part of the pork was a lot tougher and drier, but I guess that's understandable. The Brussel sprouts were nicely roasted till the edges caramelized. Overall a good dish, but I just wished that the pork wasn't sitting on top of the sweet potato puree as I wanted to eat the pork alone but could not.
I stole a couple of bites of the beef bourguignon and it was very tasty and tender, I would probably get that if I came back. The burger also had good reviews from others at the table.
The service was friendly and attentive, but a little overbearing. The server attempted to clear our plates 4-5 times when we were still eating/picking on the food, I'm not sure if that was them signaling to us that we were taking too long and that they needed the table. We were there for quite a while.