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I live almost literally next door, so we checked out the place during a soft open. They generously gave us a loaf of bread, and we bought a chocolate croissant. $5.50 + tax for a chocolate croissant is egregious, but this was a very good one. It had a wheatier taste than a traditional one though. FWIW, regular croissants are $5+tax; I think I'll stick to Pret. The loaf itself (regularly $12) was delicious, and large. It was a wheaty, sourdoughy loaf with a nutty taste that went perfectly with olive oil. No doubt the products are good, but I wonder how competitive they will be charging more than twice what other places do.
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It gets busy still but not like line-up-a-few-hours-before busy. You'll be fine if you get there around 6:30--some wait, but not interminable.
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A good friend has a reservation for the Rose's roof tonight for 10 at 630 but many of them are sick so she has to cancel. Does anyone want the res?
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@Pool Boy see my post above. They seem to have availability even when reservations appear "booked"
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Don, the waits don't seem to be long anymore. We showed up at 6 with a party of four (they open at 5:30 and only have 3 or so 4-tops) and were seated immediately. They also said golden mermaid week is substantially busier than most weeks because of the influx of pescaterians. I wouldn't worry about long waits. PS their housemade vermouth is great but I'm a sucker for most vermouth
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went last night with friends and can confirm that the lobster roe-yellow bean sauce was incredible. my friend said "i want to bathe in this". the squash and cabbage worked perfectly. I was a bit disappointed that only one dish was even kind of spicy and that they appeared to reduce the items in the veggie basket. but the coconut dessert was incredible. and the staff is always so pleasant. I love this place.
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Convivial has happy hour all night Sunday and Monday at the bar. Their happy hour includes about half of their dinner menu at about 20% off.
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Obama went there over the weekend
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Went here for the first time Saturday night for dinner. Earlier in the week, I went on OpenTable to try to get a reservation and was told that there were zero reservations Saturday night--none. Suspicious that a restaurant like this would be booked solid in advance, I tried calling to speak with a hostess, but no one answered the phone (during service hours and outside of service hours) when I entered the extension to be connected to a hostess. Annoying. Undeterred, we showed up at 7:45 to find the restaurant half-empty. I feel like supposed unavailable reservations may have led to this. Anyway, We were immediately seated at the huge, lovely outdoor patio. Trying to eat less meat, we had our eye on the "fall harvest feast", which is described on the menu as below: I'm not sure if this was fair, but I expected a cornucopia of fall veggies. Instead, it was simply four of the regular dishes off the menu (with black truffles as a special add-on for one), brought together on a lazy susan. In fact, the four items on the menu would have cost $57 if ordered separately--and that doesn't include that the chicken was removed from the mapo dish on the menu to keep it vegetarian here. Maybe the black truffles bridged the gap? Still odd. We ordered it anyway and were glad we did. It came out in about 10 minutes. The beets were probably our least favorite--a taddd bit too hard, and not really spicy. Still tasty though because I love beets. The carrots were barbecued style and tasted like it without being too sweet. The onion ciabatta was incredibly soft and flavorful. Finally, the squash mapo was our favorite. It was soft and tender, with a great level of numbing peppercorns. I would eat this dish consistently, and imagine it would have been even better with the diced chicken. I'd love to go back, especially if it's nice enough to eat outside.
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Was really excited to try this place, so we went for lunch today. We left mostly disappointed--we really should stop going to restaurants as soon as they open. The service was iffy as would be expected, but more surprisingly was that the menu they handed us only had about half of the items that were listed on the online menu. Most notably missing was the Ethiopian spiced fried chicken that i had my eye on. When I asked the reason for the discrepancy our (seemingly very nervous, but well-intentioned waiter) said he had never heard of such a dish. When I asked the manager, he said it was because they had to rush to open, so they're limiting the menu for a bit. Would have been nice to know. Anyway, onto the food. We started with the chicken wings ($12), which came with six tinyyyyy wings (no drumstricks). Small as they were, we all found them to be quite tasty and they came right off the bone. We also ordered the "meat and cheese board" ($29), which we imagined as the substantial wooden board that one would see at most restaurants. Instead, it was about 1/3 of the size as you would expect, though it did come in a cool smoke-filled dome that imparted a lot of flavor. Again, though the portions were small, the cheeses, duck prosciutto, and figs were quite tasty. Midway through this dish, the kitchen brought us another complimentary order of wings, which was nice of them. I'm not sure why though--we weren't told a reason. For our entrees, I ordered the oxtail, my girlfriend ordered the goat roti, and our friend ordered the burger. The oxtail was good, though a bit small (notice a theme?). My taste of the roti was good and flavorful, but both of the other two thoughts it was lacking a certain kick in the curry. Finally, my friend said the burger was very good but not best-in-town or anything like that. The atmosphere, by the way, was quite nice. Great views of the water and well decorated. I'd likely go back eventually, if only to try that Ethiopian fried chicken.
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Nashville hot chicken is too. So not an Asian thing.
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Indeed, Chef Rutherford was in the front of the kitchen, finishing dishes and expediting. Man, that dish was good.
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We went there on Friday, which was their first night open to the public. We arrived early, so we got drinks at the bar. The cocktail menu was pretty interesting, but many of the options didn't appeal to me. Anyway, we ordered our drinks from the attentive bartender...then didn't get them for a while. Instead, he made a drink for a pair of friends who walked in, then made my drink, served it to me, made my girlfriend's drink...then turned his attention toward closing a bill on the POS machine, leaving the drink in the shaker on the counter. Another bartender noticed after it be that it hadn't been poured, so he served the drink. As for the food, it was good to very good, but nothing mindblowing. We had the pastrami beets (enjoyable, if not a bit overpriced), ocean trout crudo (simple, fresh, ample portion for the price, delicious), sea urchin linguini (kind of boring linguini with pasta, then sea urchin mixed in...quite buttery), chestnut agnolotti with rabbit (SUPER rich but really delicious agnolotti, well-cooked with creamy filling), barramundi (dry and not that flavorful, with warm romaine covering it...didn't work for me), pineapple and carrot salad (i hardly remember this but think I liked it). The service was what you would expect for opening night. Our server was happy to recite his memorized schpiel for each dish, but was a really nice guy. Unfortunately, it took us almost 45 minutes after ordering before our first dish (the beets) showed up. Upon complaining, the waiter asked us to pick anything off the menu on the house (we chose the aforementioned agnolotti), then brought us dessert with another sincere apology. It's highly likely that the delay was just opening night hiccups, and their response indicates to me that the service will be good going forward. Overall, I'd go back, but won't be rushing to.
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We went here while waiting for Himitsu (we ended up bailing and going to opening night at Bresca). While we waited, we sipped on two delicious gold rushes (maybe a tad too sweet, if I'm being picky), but ordered the burrata on a whim to hold us over. I'm glad we did because it ended up being one of the best dishes I've had in 2017. Delicious burrata, with perfectly cooked, tender squash, along with crunchy hazelnuts. The flavors worked perfectly. The menu posted online now has burrata with heirloom tomatoes, pine nuts and pesto--I'm not sure if that is updated or outdated.
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Group of friends and I ate on the roof last night. It's a private room with lots of plants, one big table and a private server. The menu is pre set and mostly family style, but they can alter for individuals as needed. The service was great throughout (no surprise). It basically played as a Rose's greatest hits: brisket, fried chicken, pastas, lychee salad, bread (though this was a rye weave), plus some amouse boushes that were hit or miss. The second large dessert seemed excessive, but the first one was delicious. The cocktails were very well done (I'm partial to any drink with some sherry and a bitter, herbally liqueur, which was present here). My friends brought a number of bottles of wine, though I'm not sure if there was any corkage charge. Overall, I really enjoyed almost everything and left way, way, way too full. I could see it being outrageously good for someone who hadn't been before, but it was less exciting for me since I had had much of it before. And with the price at $135 pp (not including drinks, tax or tip), I think I would have rather spent my money on a few outstanding meals elsewhere.
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Legitimately excited about this.
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that's why I go for thai iced tea/coffee
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Tied with convivial for best brunch in the city, to me.
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Oh right! I get them mixed up
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This place isn't closed, is it? Title should be updated?
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MGMs food court has some very decent food at inoffensive prices. Had a great Reuben there.
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I agree with you re sauteed v. deep fried. I've found that many (about half?) of restaurants, especially good ones, will sautee them upon request even if they're listed as fried on the menu.
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Yes, something like that. With bones.
