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2012-06-18
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Service & Atmosphere*tall pretty receptionist waits for you at door (dude, this isn’t Armani bar with 200 bankers).* wait staff in general were nice but overly eager to rush you to order (we were asked to pre-order appetizers before the whole table arrived… three times).*the restaurant is pretty small with low ceiling, even smaller than Bistecca. It felt cramped and there was a party of 12 boys nearby it got very noisy very quickly. Seats are comfy.Wine:*we didn’t order wine but I had a look at
*tall pretty receptionist waits for you at door (dude, this isn’t Armani bar with 200 bankers).
* wait staff in general were nice but overly eager to rush you to order (we were asked to pre-order appetizers before the whole table arrived… three times).
*the restaurant is pretty small with low ceiling, even smaller than Bistecca. It felt cramped and there was a party of 12 boys nearby it got very noisy very quickly. Seats are comfy.
Wine:
*we didn’t order wine but I had a look at the wine menu and it was decent for a casual restaurant (but probably not if you are charging $600 for a steak). I could see some drinkable Italians for under $500.
Food:
*onion soups and risotto starters were nice (my friends ordered, I passed in order to concentrate on my big strip).
*free olives, cheese & bread were probably my highlight of the night.
*steaks were a disaster. My strip was cooked rare when asked for medium-rare. My GF shared a 16oz ribeye with her mom which was definitely not 16oz and was cooked too rare. That is not good enough if you are charging $598 + 10% service charge.
*sides were “passable”. Fries nicely freshly made along with the mash. Spinach was horrible.
*plates aren’t hot enough. With the low ceiling and aircon blasting on my food, my steak was bare cold before I went through ¼.
Verdict:
Fail. Stick with Bistecca with friends or Ruthchris/Morton/Hyatt with your client.
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