Was taken there by my gf for my birthday March 29th having read the reviews. As we concluded our meal we commented on what a pleasant surprise it was and how the portions were NOT puny. We did find that the two of us were very far away when dining due to the ""long"" table. It made it difficult to feel any spacial intimacy with the person who was taking me out. The people next to us were incredibly loud to the point that sometime I could only hear my gf's lips move and not hear what she said. She was nice enough to deliver a cake to the restaurant earlier in the day to be given to me at the end of the meal and they charged a 14 dollar cutting fee. I found that a bit steep. We lucked out and found street parking\r
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That being said let's get to the strengths. We decided to have two appetizers, share a pasta and then two entrees and did not drink alcohol that night.The Sunchoke soup was a light cream soup which was a nice start as we passed it back and forth. the Sea Scallop was just that ONE sea scallop but easy to cut into two and delicious. the Tagliatelle with Duck Ragu was a wonderful combination of flavors and perhaps the highlight of the night. My gf had the Red Curry Snapper and she with he distinguishing palate was very impressed that it was made just right. She commented that the fact that a mussel had sand in it suggested that the Mullusk was dead before it was cooked based on the sand which should have not been there. I had the Poularde and if you just consider it a fattened chicken...it was truly and surpisingly amazing. The portion was more than ample! It was really a big surprise.\r
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I found the pace to be perfect, the manager and waiter very interested in us having a good time. I expected to find a snooty place with microscopic sized dishes, but in fact had a great birthday dinner. It was hard to be mad at the 14 dollar cake cutting fee given the whirlwind of tastes we had just cherished.
Pros: quality of food, service
Cons: difficult street parking, not cheap
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