2 /5 Jessie Gardner: Very disappointed with my experience here. I am a foodie, go to Michelin star restaurants regularly and had very high hopes for this place based on the 4.6 out of 5 star reviews on Google. I live in Key West and am a local to the area as well, not just a tourist.
We attended the 5pm time slot. The restaurant is extremely loud. We were at a corner table by the wall and the sounds and voices from the other tables bounced off the wall. They had nothing in the restaurant ceilings to help absorb the sound or distribute the sound evenly. We had to talk extremely loud, almost yell to hear each other. Halfway through the evening I had a headache from the loudness.
We ordered the baked scallops, which were $25 and only 4 in the order. They were super small (bay size instead of sea) so I was very disappointed. They had a good taste with the squid ink butter, but they were extremely overpriced.
We ordered the Picanha as one of the entrees. It was extremely tough, was not cut correctly (it should’ve been cut against the grain) and it was cut with the grain. We cook Picanha at home regularly. We expressed the meat toughness to our waitress (I think her name was Gail) and she responded “Well that’s how Picanha is.” She did offer to make us a new one or take away the Picanha and replace it with another entree. We felt a bit slighted that we expressed concern about the meal and nothing was done to try and accommodate us.
We also ordered the “Finned Fare” entree which was Grouper with a squash risotto. The risotto was cooked right and flavorful. Unfortunately, the fish was underseasoned and bland tasting. I ended up dipping it in the sauce that accompanied my potstickers.
Most of the items we ate were average tasting, not above average or outstanding. I would not spend money here again. The menu items are good ideas and I like the theme they are going for, but it’s just not executed at the level I was expecting.
