I met a group of 3 friends there to start a girl's night out. I am NOT an ""East Sider"" and had my doubts about crossing the 520 for food. I'm so glad I did! The place is beautiful. I expected a place with a Champagne bar to be too ""much"" for the fun dinner that we had in mind, but again, I was wrong. We started in the bar where we came across the end of a happy hour. While we waited for our table, we sampled a few small plates paired with glasses of wine that were recommended by the friendly bartender. The items were great, and a steal at the happy hour price. From there we were escorted to the dining room where we were helped by ""Brian"" to navigate the menu. He recommended some sashimi scallops that I can't stop thinking about! The wine list was impressive, but after hearing what we were in the mood for, he was able to guide us to a few bottles of varying price ranges. We all had different dishes, but we agreed that the venison dish was amazing! We also tried a seared Tuna and another Scallop dish. There were a few ""wild"" meat entrees that I would have loved to try. I'll have to go back...I think that next time, I would like to order just one entree, and share some small plates. It was a difficult choice, there were so many that looked enticing.\r
Brilliant food. Perfect, friendly service. Less expensive that I expected. Worth driving the 520.
Pros: Service. Food. Ambience. Amazing.
Cons: It's so great, it's going to become really crowded...
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