After passing the frosty troll under the drawbridge, I sat down - or up - on a very high bar stool and prepared for greatness that never arrived. First of all, my friend found a hair the complimentary bread rolls, and another friend found a different colored hair in the charcuterie. We informed the wait staff who, bar the hostess, was excellent and apologetic about the gaffes and immediately took it off the bill. We also ordered the 3 cheese plate, which I thought would be a decent deal at $13. Unfortunately, it was a sliver of each; I wanted to go to the back and see the laser that produced them. Or maybe they used a machine similar to the shimmering red monolith used to slice cold cuts, which was right on the bar for all to see and fear - I pitied the two people who were seated mere inches away from it. I understand wanting to pack in as many seats as possible, but simply raising the slicer up on a platform would have made it less obtrusive and given everyone a little more elbow room. I respect you, Chef, but I think you can do better.
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