Ellen C.
Yelp
DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE. How does this place has 4.5 stars? I'm guessing they switched chefs? Also this is not "real Italian" coming from someone who has visited Italy.
For the price, the food does not perform well. My family ordered the prix fixe menu (6 courses) and we were all disappointed as only 2 dishes stood out amongst the 6.
The 1st course was a salad with scrambled egg topped with truffle and a slice of ginger. It was ok but I felt that if I had truffle in my kitchen, I can easily recreate the dish.
My 2nd course was supposed to be scallops - but the restaurant said they ran out and had to substitute it with shrimp scampi. We were the 1st people there as 6PM was their first seating. This restaurant was obviously not prepared to serve what was stated on their menu. Have you ever watched documentaries on exemplary restaurants? Check out Chef's Table if you haven't. This would not have happened at a restaurant that is high quality. Also this dish was meh. Nothing special.
3rd course was a beef soup. Tasted regular and I could've gotten this at a night market.
4th course was pasta with truffle. This dish I liked, but besides the truffle, nothing else stood out.
5th course was the wagyu beef which I really liked. It melted it my mouth like butter.
6th course was a cheese plate. MEH. If you are a high quality restaurant, you should offer cheese I've never tasted. I've had each one of those - blue cheese, parmesan, cheddar, etc.
They asked if I wanted coffee or tea..I asked for decaf coffee to which they came out 10 min later telling me they "ran out". How can a high quality restaurant NOT have decaf coffee. If you don't have this option, do not offer it to your patrons.
Overall, I WOULD NOT recommend anyone come here. My family was disappointed with the amount of time and money spent. in addition, it is obvious the wait staff have not had formal training in serving a high ambiance restaurant. This restaurant would never ever achieve even 1 Michelin star. I just looked up the chef and googled him - no info to be found about him.