I had read reviews of this place before going there and I found it highly over rated. The desk for the host/hostess is in the MIDDLE of the place and there is no way to phone ahead and get reservations. This alone made me wary - and I was right.
While I and the people in the same line were told that we would have to wait 1 HOUR I saw three couples just walk in and sit down. Apparently if you act like you're somebody you can just go sit at an empty table and nobody cares. The dress code is supposedly upscale but you don't have to dress to the nines. The waiter did NOT know what he was talking about when it came to the clarification of food and preparation. I was told beef carpaccio was lightly seared meat - it's actually RAW meat (beef). The food was excellent but it took 3 HOURS to eat our meal, because our waiter took forever to do anything, and the kitchens were apparently backed up. Our waiter was hardly around and didn't know anything about the food. I looked up some of the menu items online but not everything is covered.
If the service was faster, people weren't allowed to just walk in and sit down, and the waiters weren't wandering around aimlessly then I'd say go. But unfortunately their menu is hit or miss, the drinks are expensive, and for a place with two kitchens the service is way too slow. The noise is unbelievable and a bar would have been preferable. In fact good luck getting access to the small bar they do have, it was packed 3-4 people deep even when we left around 11pm. Getting a migraine is not my idea of a good time period. If anyone mentions this place to me I'll save them the time and trouble that would have been wasted. Don't go there and be sure to use a place that will let you book a reservation AND have the employees to keep table trolls from strolling in and sitting down.
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