My wife and I just returned to New York from our first visit to Austin and we wanted to express our disappointment with our experience at Chez Zee. We are avid foodies and this restaurant just didn't cut it. \r
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The service from start to finish was terrible. It took about 10 minutes of sitting at the table before our waiter approached us with a stack of dirty dishes in his hands to tell us he'd be right with us. Our entrees we're brought out by our waiter while we we're still eating our appetizers and basically we we're ignored throughout the meal and the server was floating around the dining room like a chicken with his head cut off. \r
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As for the food, we were disappointed throughout. We were a party of four so we shared three appetizers. The fried pickles were sliced so paper thin that all you could taste was dry batter. Spinach and artichoke dip was oily, heavy, and slightly pasty. And chicken beignettes were nothing more than fried chicken fingers. Entrees left just as much to be desired. The pork tenderloin, though tender was completely overwhelmed by a peppery and cloyingly sweet cherry sauce. Vegetables served with the pork were practically raw and cold. A salad of mixed greens topped with grilled chicken and walnut crusted goat cheese had a nice dressing but chicken was rubbery and dry, and was capped with a small dry piece of crusted goat cheese. Chicken adrano had a nice flavor but was also accompanied by the same poor side vegetables. We we're tempted to try the signature creme brulee french toast for dessert but we didn't feel like being disappointed any further. \r
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This is a cute, quirky looking restaurant and the menu seems as if it would appeal to a large audience but the execution and service fell well short of meeting our standards.
Pros: chicken adrano
Cons: poor service, poorly executed food
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