Mixed bag.
Positives:
The restaurant was well decorated and clean. My wife's tuna tartar salad was very good, well plated, and a generous portion. The Pinse was perfectly cooked and very tasty.
Negatives:
We walked in after checking the reviews to-date and the menu. They were moderately busy, but it took nearly 1/2-hour before anyone approached us to even take a drink order.
My appetizer was a mixed salad, which was prepared in the prep area right in front of us. I first noticed the container of mixed greens looked wilted and the shaved carrots dried out and shriveled. While it was being prepared, I could see the chef removing pieces of rotten mixed greens. Then, as I started to eat it, I picked out about 10-pieces of rotted greens before I asked for the salad to be taken away. The manager who came over tried explaining that there was no problem because it was a "black salad." My wife and I were both amazed at that attempt! Fortunately there was no argument about the salad being removed from the check.
After paying the check in cash, as we continued walking down the street, our waitress chased us down and asked if we paid the bill. We explained that yes, we did, and that the manager both collected the cash and gave us change. My wife and I were both a bit puzzled by the lack of communication. read more