I suppose I'm among the old type who fail to see the lure of this place.\r
First, you do need reservations.\r
You go in - you are met by a bar and the ""aren't I beautiful"" people. (Do I really care?)\r
The ears are immediately affronted by the constant four/four thudding that you might hear from the hopped up cruiser at the stop light in the hood. (Why would I want to have a nice dinner to this noise?)\r
Oh, yes, there are candles, and dim lights and high ceilings - all the trappings of ""am I not only beutiful, but I know all the chic places"" - But again - what has that to do with dining?\r
So, I asked for a more quiet table. They were most accomodating. Upstairs we went. But now, at this height, the ""music"" was lost and all we heard, the entire time, was ""thud, thud, thud,"" beating in our ears.\r
Is this supposed to enhance something I'm not aware of?\r
Then there is the noise level in general - the loudness of table conversation. I suppose if you are simply asking your spouse how the day went, and you have to compete with the ambiant boom box thudding, everyone is obliged to raise the level of their speaking volume. The result - LOUD!!!\r
What is this trend? It's the same at so many places.\r
The food was nice - nothing superlative, but good. Nice bass, nice scallops and beef. The duck was nothing more than you'd find in any Chinese restaurant.\r
The service very good as well.\r
WHY - WHY dp they have to be so loud? If you're spending $100 for dinner for two, you want to have dinner and a civil conversation not a battle with some homey's g---to blaster.\r
I think this is another of the every increasing self-congratulatory restaurants for people who need to feel that they are ""IN"".
Pros: nice food
Cons: NOISE NOISE NOISE
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