Summary: HRW get the crab cakes, cream brûlée is good but missing the lavender?, sorbet palate cleanser is yummy, Steak was good but make sure to get the sauce, toffee pudding is sweeeeeet. Calamari is good but Perry's down the street is better. great curtious friendly service. Ambiance is sophisticated with room for groups, and spacious seating. Garage parking is validated, but if machine doesn't work look to spend $6 to park.
My boyfriend and I came here for HRW we had the calamari, crab cakes, 10 oz Ny strip, toffee pudding and creme brûlée. Our appetizers were delicious and I was excited for the rest of the meal! The crab cakes came three in an order, crusted perfectly top and bottom, with a rich fresh flakey crab center. The accompanying orange sweet and spicy chilli sauce was delicious as was the sautéed spinach it was served on. The calamari was a bit different, it looked like sticks of tempura but it had a crispy breading (not panko). The calamari had a good texture not too chewy or soft and was good with the sweet peppers and romesco sauce. We were served 2 scoops of a passion fruit sorbet as a palet cleanser. I was going to town with it while sipping my wine. The steaks were cooked nicely to a medium rare. I am not sure if our sauces were held or already on the plate though our steaks came with out the stated bearnaise sauce. Either way the steak was good with a light crust and grill marks.The large spiral noodle Mac and cheese had lil chunks of cheese on top. As with all Mac and cheese, I think bacon would totally make this dish even more superb of a side, at least for me. The desserts were good though the Texas sticky toffee pudding was really sweet. The caramel sauce tasted light and fresh but sweet, and I love sweets! The ice cream was a perfect home style. The cake part was moist but a bit dense with sauce. The cream brûlée had a perfectly sugared top and the Madeline cookies were soft and fluffy. The cream brûlée as a cream brûlée was delicious, but a bit of a disappointment I did not taste or smell any Hint of lavender in it.
Our service was wonderful, we made reservations for 6:30 and there were just a hand full of other tables. Water was always refilled, checked on by various help, received complimentary candy bar chef had been making for the night.
The over all layout of the place would be good for groups. The tables are not crowded together, there are 4-5 side rooms that can be closed off from the main seating area, many equipped with a television. I suppose for a business lunch?
Last note, we parked in the garage and received a validation, but for some reason the machine kept reading it as invalid so we had to pay $6.00 for parking.... Had I known that was going to happen I wish we had just valeted. read more