Being a fan of Gordon's successful television shows I was truly excited when friends invited me to his restaurant to celebrate my birthday. The hotel makeover is beautiful and the hotel staff were friendly, efficient and engaging. Arriving at the restaurant the hostesses were very sweet. Then we entered the bar and all goes down hill from there. The bar staff was present but aloof, they seemed bothered that they had to actually take drink orders (chardonnay at 19 a glass). We then ordered appetizers; the braised short rib croquette with sauce gribiche and the okonomiyaki dumplings, they seemed intriguing on the menu, then they arrived at the table...we asked the waiter what it was and he said it is what we ordered, we then asked what was in the sauce, he had to ask. Falls short of the standards of the television show. We took pictures of the food to have our friends later guess what it was, even looking at the menu it was hard to tell. The croquettes were overcooked and tasted like hushpuppies, and the dumplings lacking in flavor and high on cost. We ended up cancelling dinner since we could barely stomach what we had just had. Would never return and would never recommend.
Pros: the hotel staff before entering the restaurant
Cons: everything else
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