I'm going to be frank - we wouldn't come for the food because everything we ordered was pretty bad. That said, we sat outside on a beautiful night enjoying the patio and service was ok. If I was judging purely on food though, I'd give it a 1 star at most.
We'd never been here, so we asked our server for recommendations on an appetizer. She admitted she was pretty new, but lots of people ordered the pork shumai ($14). I should have trusted my gut that this would not be anything like a shumai. They came out in a steamer with 5 dumplings inside and a tart ginger-y dipping sauce. The wonton wrapper bottom didn't even attempt to stick to the filling - it fell off the minute you touched it, and it was so oversteamed it basically disintegrated into a soft mess. The filling itself was a very dry pork meatball. Nothing at all like a moist shumai filling should be. Flavour was weird, texture was weird and we didn't finish it.
I ordered the small ribs ($18) because it came with cornbread and coleslaw, and those are some of my favourite things. I also got to choose a side, and I chose onion rings. The ribs are listed on the menu as coming in a feature BBQ sauce that changes weekly. I unfortunately was there on the "weird tomato sauce that was basically a sweet marinara moreso than a BBQ sauce" week. It was a thick layer ladled onto the ribs that I scraped off. The ribs themselves were dry and super fatty. I was also mad that the cornbread was placed right in the middle of the sauce, so the one side got super soggy as it soaked it up. Also flavourless and and dry. Coleslaw was fine, and the onion rings were hot, crispy and sprinkled with a heavy shake of salt.
My guest ordered honey garlic wings ($13) and for an extra $6, added two sides to make it a meal. She chose fries and sweet potato fries (don't potato-shame) and a side of gravy. The wings were small, dry and overcooked. Definitely not moist. Fries x2 were soft and felt undercooked.
Overall, very meh food. We didn't enjoy our meals in the least. Our server was new, so we didn't hold it against her when she asked how it was and she basically shrugged after our feedback. We liked their wine selection, and sitting on the patio was lovely with a view of the water. read more