What a wonderful dining experience! The restaurant is lovely and our server was great. We challenged them to get us out by 7pm because we had to get to a concert. They made it happen. All six of us were delighted with our meals. The portions were delicious and cooked perfectly. A special treat was the table-side fried rice. Get this! I can't remember a better restaurant experience. They knocked it out of the park! read more

I came in for a corporate dinner and had an excellent experience thanks to Barnaby. From the beginning, he was very friendly, professional, and extremely attentive to detail. He made great recommendations for the table, and everything we ordered was spot on. The honey walnut shrimp was absolutely amazing easily a standout dish for the night. One of my favorite parts of the experience was the table rice prepared right at the table, which Barnaby explained and timed perfectly. He also recommended a red wine that paired beautifully with our meal. It was such a great choice that we ended up ordering a couple of bottles for the table. Overall, Barnaby made the entire corporate dinner feel smooth, elevated, and enjoyable. Fantastic service and a great dining experience all around. Will def be back!! read more

Experience Zuzu, Nashville - Yum to the rescue!! Crudo board!! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

Zuzu was awesome. Their Asian inspired menu was really vast. There are so many great looking options. We ate there last night and I had the bone in short rib dish which I highly recommend, it was lights out. Ma Lady had the Seabass which was possible a best-ever piece of seabass. If you like Asian food, I really recommend trying this place. We can't wait to have the sushi next time we go! We woke up talking about it. read more

Mid "Asian" food priced high. Service was also mid, wasn't a fan of the AI Generated half naked Yakuza girls on the walls. Could spend less money elsewhere, with better food and service. read more

This was one of my favorite places. I came here for my birthday and had an amazing dinner experience. The food was amazing, our server was exceptional (her name was Sam!) and they really make you feel special here. The table side fried rice was ONE OF THE BEST EVER. The tuna roll we got was amazing, and definitely recommend the salmon crispy rice. Drinks were good too! Shoutout to Sam for being amazing. 10/10. read more

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I have seen Zuzu all over my social media. I had an opportunity to come here twice so far. Decided to celebrate my birthday with my husband and for girls night. Since it was my birthday, our waiter brought us 2 glasses of champagne to celebrate. I ordered the Zuzu brew for my cocktail, it was a bit sweeter than I like, but it was still good and I ordered 2 sushi rolls (Chili Tempura and Spicy tuna). They were both very filling! For my girls night, I shared the table fried rice and ordered the Himachi Jalapeno roll. The sushi roll was delicious, but that fried rice was extremely flavorful and just delicious. Our waitress was beyond amazing, patient, and she knew her stuff. The restaurant is still fairly new so you can tell the kinks are still being worked out. I was shocked that both times I came, which were on Friday nights, that the place wasn't packed. Only drawback was, on my girls night, someone set the fire alarm in the lounge area because they allowed someone to order the table fried rice and it got waay to hot. No one moved nor was it communicated what was going on, which was a bit alarming (pun intended). It wasn't until our waitress came back that she let us know. The restaurant passes the vibe check as well. If I come back, I hope to get our waitress during GNO again, but she was nothing short of amazing and I hate I can't recall her name because I want to shout her out. Overall, both times the food was delicious. read more

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Upon arrival, we were seated at a table but then moved to the bar. They said happy hour was only at the bar which didn't make sense if they seated us a table first but ok. I think they were probably trying to save tables for bigger parties since it was just 3 of us. We came during happy hour and ordered the honey walnut shrimp, spicy Szechuan beef, brussel sprouts, some corn thing, California roll, and spicy tuna roll. Everything was fine. Not amazing but fine. The spicy Szechuan beef was the best item we got. I personally wouldn't come on a regular day and pay full price for anything. They validate parking in the garage next door. I think it's up to two hours. read more

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I came on Friday for a girls night. I opted to valet which there were a few cars blocking valet and i had to park in the street just to get serviced. When we walked in the restaurant I loved the atmosphere. Because I had heard so many people talk about it, I expected it to be packed inside but it wasn't. We were seated downstairs. Our waitress was great. She walked us through the menu and was honest about her recommendations which I appreciated. She also mentioned how they are revamping the menu a bit. I ordered the spicy tuna and table side fried rice. The presentation of the rice was nice. Our waitress had someone else to bring out food while she prepared our rice but he had no clue what he was doing and what sushi rolls he was carrying. She had to stop and hand us our food. The rice was really good but the sushi was just mediocre. This place is good for a girls night or date night however they are still working out the kinks as a new restaurant. Service was slow and the team still needs to learn the dishes to support the main waitress. After we were done eating, the fire alarm went off. No one got up and someone came on the speakers but we couldn't hear the announcement. Our waitress informed us that everything was ok. Overall I'm glad I tried it but not sure I'll rush to come back read more

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I won a chance to experience this Upscale sushi restaurant! Very intimate setting. Servers were great!

My partner made reservations at this gorgeous new spot and wow--the place is stunning, with an upstairs lounge/bar. Service was outstanding--Lotus and Morgan went above and beyond. Oysters were small but packed a punch. Dumplings need work--chewy and missing that glossy look and juicy bite. Szechuan beef was good but wasn't memorable. The beef itself wasn't spicy, the peppers it was drowned in were. Duck rigatoni was cooked well but needed a little something extra--like chili oil or garlic/scallion oil to take it over the top. Valet was slow (+20 min) and understaffed. Overall, service, cocktails (try their Negronis) and atmosphere made the night special, but the food still has some growing to do for the price point. Oh, the truffle fries on the menu seemed out of place but I get the trend. Might as well add Karaage to pair with it ;) I see this location as a 5 star in the future. Give them a try! read more

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Zuzu definitely brings something new and exciting to Nashville's dining scene with its gorgeous ambiance. The stunning design to the lively energy, it feels like the kind of place you'd find in a bigger city. There is an upstairs club area that adds a fun, exclusive vibe (though it's very small). The food overall was pretty mid and most dishes didn't leave a lasting impression, though the fried rice was solid and definitely the highlight of the night. The service was friendly and upbeat, but there were some forgetful moments. It was opening night, though, so I'm sure they're still working out the kinks. If you're looking for a spot that's all about the vibe and aesthetics, Zuzu delivers. For the food, I'd say it's more about the experience than the flavors. read more

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I was so excited to try ZuZu Nashville. From their Instagram and website, this place looked like it was going to be the next hottest restaurant in town. We went on Monday, just three days after their grand opening on 7/18/25, but unfortunately our experience was a bit of a letdown. Their website listed happy hour from 4-6pm, but when we arrived, they told us they don't have that set up yet. I ordered cocktail #6 from their menu, but they said they were only serving cocktails #1-4 that night. We ordered walnut honey shrimp, short rib, seared sea bass, and a spicy tuna roll. About 15 minutes later, they told us they were having issues with their fryer. Another 10 minutes after that, the chef came out to apologize and offered to bring out a few dishes on the house. Unfortunately, the fryer never worked while we were there so we didn't get the shrimp. The short rib Peking style was tender, but I didn't like the pancake it came with - it felt like stale tortillas. The seared sea bass was slightly overcooked. My mother-in-law liked the spicy tuna roll. They also brought us a vegan sushi roll, seaweed salad, and sautéed eggplant. The vegan sushi roll was surprisingly good, the seaweed salad was just okay, and the eggplant was too saucy for my taste. Parking is valet only and costs $20. Overall, the food was good but not great. I hope they work out these early kinks because it's a tough business, but honestly, I would be hard-pressed to give this restaurant another go. read more

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Went here to take some business clients to dinner after reading the great reviews. The evening started off well -- our waiter, Barnaby, was fantastic, attentive, and very personable. Unfortunately, the rest of the experience went downhill from there. The cocktails we ordered were very flat tasting and honestly not enjoyable. We then ordered a steak, the lobster roll, tuna crispy rice, bang bang shrimp, and a few other items. The crispy rice and shrimp were "okay", nothing special. However, one of my clients ended up with food poisoning the following morning after eating the steak, and the lobster roll was extremely disappointing as well. We only ate a couple bites before deciding it was inedible -- it tasted overly fishy and nowhere near fresh. Overall, the price-to-quality ratio was very disappointing. We spent well over $500 expecting a much better dining experience. The only standout part of the night was our waiter. Unfortunately, based on this experience, I wouldn't recommend this restaurant. read more

Loved the ambiance and service at ZuZu! All the food was yummy, particularly the beef sticky rib that's served with bao buns. Loved almost everything I tried and I will definitely be back to try their happy hour read more

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We loved the food here and the ambiance was great! The price was also reasonable (at the happy hour!!) only down side was the parking but if you're doing a date night for a special day or something I guess it's worth spending $20 for a ballet. Not sure if it's worth it to go here for non-happy hour as far as price is concerned tho. read more

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I've been here twice and each time was different in terms of portion size, plating and ingredients used in the dish. Consistency is key to continued success in a restaurant. The menu hasn't changed, so the food should be the same as well, not a surprise each time you order the same dish. This restaurant, 6mos in, is still figuring itself out. The hostesses seem inexperienced, piling up less desirable areas of the restaurant while the main dining area is still half empty (the back room is small, with low ceilings and red lighting, and should be a room for private parties, or for larger parties rather than packing in individual tables and bodies like sardines in a can. It's uncomfortable, hot and loud). I asked three times to be moved and each time rejected, despite the main area being half full. They were prioritizing reservations coming an hour later, over earlier reservations, it made no sense and left a bad impression. Since we were here to celebrate a birthday, we wanted to be comfortable, finally after much ado, the only grown up in the place came to move us to a proper table. Thank you David! As I previously mentioned, th food is inconsistent in size, playing and even in some cases ingredients. Everything on the left side of the menu, apps, sashimi, are very small in portion but not in price. The mains are better portioned and pricing is more reasonable. We had some snafus with wrong orders, some mains coming out cold, side dishes never making it to the main meal (and then was undercooked) and a bony fish served in a way that any proper chef should know not to serve it. I'm here for a meal, not a project to pick bones out of my mouth which each bite. The menu needs to continue tweaking in some ways, but generally the food is very good. Also, $24-30 for a dessert is dumb, figure that out. Finally, find an identity. The main dining room is beautiful, it feels like a posh Vegas lounge, but it should not double as a club during dinner hours. Turn the music down to a level so people can converse without literally shouting at each other, which further adds to the overall noise. You can be lively and vibey and have good music pumping without being obnoxiously loud. Save the dance club vibe for the upstairs lounge/bar area, at least until 10pm. Otherwise you're going to drive your mature (and financially stable) guests out and then good luck staying in business when it's just 20 somethings celebrating on the weekends only. I spend $400 for dinner on a random Tuesday night, I want to be comfortable, not lose my voice shouting over apps. I'm interested to see if they can find their footing, as this place has a lot of potential in being a great restaurant, just needs some fine tuning. read more

Absolutely love our new neighbors! The ambiance is so beautiful and fun, very exiting addition to this fast growing downtown of Nashville. The bar is a great spot if you forgot to book a table, and hey, you are next to the mixologists shaking up so many good cocktails. Msy i recomend Right in the kisser, just so right on great as it sounds! Zen Forest was another of our favorites. Food wise I will say (like most other guests who have tried it) Do Not miss the honey walnut shrimp, it's delicious. The spicy Szechuan beef is absolutely amazing, perfect balance of the sweet and the spicy. Chicken Katsu Milanese is my personal favorite, who needs Nashville hot chicken when you can have this Korean pepper sauce goodness? The service has been excellent, even though i have visited just a few days into the opening so thats impressive. Well what are we waiting for, writing this just makes me want to go back again, see you there! read more

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Last night I started my birthday weekend at ZuZu and it was amazing. First the restaurant is beautiful!!!! Everything is perfection. Second the staff is super friendly. Our waitress was attentive, helpful, charming and made sure we had an amazing experience. The restaurant is new and I appreciate them asking for feedback on what could be changed. Overall I highly recommend trying this spot. read more

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Table side prepared crunchy fried rice. This is all I want to talk about because it was so yummy and totally deserving of the hype. When I drift into a warm cozy slumber this is what I dream of now. I think we ordered apps but honestly I think I blacked out after eating the crispy rice. Seriously this delicious crunch was everything. Ok fine the place is a vibe and our server was sweet and helpful. Also, is it expensive and the most I've ever paid for a fried rice? Yes, yes it was. Would I do it again? You betcha. I might even try to enjoy some other highlights but probably not if I'm being honest. read more

Huge fan of Fred at the bar! My cocktails were delightful and so good! He also had great recommendations for the food menu and was a great listener. Beautiful space and looks like it'll be fun on the weekends with the DJ and lounge upstairs read more

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Let me start by saying this place is beautifully designed! It's an incredible Miami/LA or just big city type of vibe that Nashville has been lacking. The lighting, to the lime washed walls and even the moody bathrooms. It was just perfect! The service was top notch. We were seated quickly and everything we ordered, came out pretty fast. Everything was made sharable, which is perfect because we like to try a bit of everything. We started with the Walnut Shrimp. It was delicious and made perfect. The Yellowtail Sashimi was great and the Jalapeños on it were a good heat. We also got the Toro roll and Hamachi Jalapeño roll. We were not impressed with the Toro roll. Toro is perfect raw, but it was seared on this roll and nobody at the table really liked that. But the Hamachi Jalapeño roll was soo good, that we ordered another one! For our main courses, we got Wok- Friend Maine Lobster. It was bursting with flavor and cooked to perfection. The Peking BBQ Beef Rib came with crispy Mu Shu Pancakes, veggies and a bbq sauce. The tender rib with the crunchy pancake and bbq sauce paired very well together. The Sweet Soy Duck Rigatoni was a bit disappointing. The duck itself was great, but it felt like they just threw in the pasta after. So the pasta had no flavor and we ended up just picking at the duck and bok choy. Then we asked for a dessert menu. They only had cotton candy. Which was awfully disappointing. They just hired a pastry chef and they were still curating a dessert menu. I don't drink alcohol so that was my treat I was looking forward to. But speaking of alcohol, they only had 4 cocktails on the menu available because they didn't have all their bar ingredients yet. But everyone kept ordering the Yuzu Whisper. So that was a huge hit! The overall experience was terrific. It is honestly probably on my top favorites list. I'll definitely give it some time to get everything together and return to try their dessert and hopefully update my review with another star. read more

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I'm sure it's just pains of a new restaurant, but they definitely have some kinks to work out before I'd want to go back. Which sucks because the food was great. But we made reservations prior, and as I was parking, one of the hostesses asked my friend if we could just sit at the bar instead.... I fully understand if we were just walk-ins. 100% but the fact that online it says this restaurant is a full experience and the first experience we had was we don't have a table for you even though you reserved one is not a good move. And then it took forever to get waited on at the bar while we waited for our table to be ready. Once we moved to our table, it took forever for our waitress to finally come around. She did not fill up the water once. And when we were ready for another drink order, she failed to let us know ahead of time that the bar did not have half of the drink menu available at the time. The ambience is very loud and the tables have you sitting quite far apart which the seating arrangement is also weird in my opinion. The environment is cool and edgy and I'm sure will get there but again; for it advertising itself as a culinary experience. That is not the experience I had. I also ordered one of the cocktails they did have available and I asked the waitress. How does this drink taste with the Matcha and the jasmine because that's what it sounds like it is and it's not. It is a vodka drink with Jasmine & egg white in it and then they sprinkle Matcha on top . If that was said my friend probably would've gotten not drink without the Matcha but how it's advertised is it's all together, which is what intrigued me. Also, we scan the QR code when we left to validate our parking and it did not apply So for an "experience" it was just another overpriced restaurant in Nashville. read more

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Ambiance to the max!! Honey walnut shrimp was delish! Everyone was very attentive and smiled a lot! Manager took our pics. Adrian waited on us and was very attentive. Great night! read more

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Our experience here started off great. We were sat at our reservation without a hitch, our server was charismatic, the food was incredible and the atmosphere was stunning. What happened after is what soured the night for us. Our server never came back after we were served, and it took 15-20 minutes after finishing and stacking our plates to the side for anyone to stop at our table. Other servers and hosts continued to pass by--making eye contact--while our server jumped to other tables. We were 1 out of only 4 or 5 other tables at this time. After finally getting a desert menu and making our choice, we waited 30 MORE minutes without service, unable to place our order. Needless to say we ended up just opting to pay our check and left. read more

Most of our food was pretty good. Sushi and rolls tasted great, fresh great tasting yellowfin tuna. Beef tartar was dry and there was way more rice than beef. Cocktails were mid. Good enough presentation though. The rest of experience was ruined by how uncomfortably cold it was and topped with poor service. We were put on the second floor where air conditioning was blasting on max! We were all freezing!!! And it took forever to get our drinks. Had such high hopes for this place but left completely disappointed. read more

Experience Zuzu, Nashville - Specialty Coctails - Asian Fusion Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

The restaurant itself is absolutely beautiful, and the staff was amazing from start to finish. Our reservation was for 7:45 PM, but due to parking we didn't get seated until around 8:15. The music was a bit loud overall, but where we were seated it was actually perfect. We placed our full food order around 8:30. We started with the tableside rice, which arrived around 8:50--it was good, not bad at all, just not anything overly amazing. Unfortunately, the main issue was the wait time. By 9:50 PM we still hadn't received our entrées, which led us to get the manager involved. He was very apologetic and did remove my entrée from the bill, which I appreciated. At that point, we were already pressed for time, so we had to get our food boxed up instead of dining in. I ordered the Asian pepper steak, and it was really good--definitely a highlight of the night. Overall, I'd rate the experience a 7.5/10. I'd come back again, but next time I'd likely sit at the bar or do a to-go order. read more

My husband and I went to Zuzu tonight for a delayed Valentine's celebration. It was a Sunday night, so parking was easy (free validation!) and the restaurant was quiet and low key. We aren't drinkers, so opted for water and a fresh carafe was provided for our table. We started with the chili crunch sushi roll, and it ended up being our favorite part of the dinner! Delicious! We picked the honey walnut shrimp and salmon crispy rice - both of which were also good. The shrimp was a very large portion for a small plate. For entrees, my husband got the chicken katsu with a delicious sauce. I had the sea bass, which came highly recommended and didn't disappoint. It had a sweet sauce and the fish itself melted in your mouth like butter, but did have a few bones. Ultimately, the service is what gives 5 stars. Our waiter, Teddy, was super attentive. I know lots of earlier reviews aren't so positive, but it seems they've worked out the kinks. Good job, Zuzu's. read more

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Wasn't impressed. The girl that did my table side service for my fried rice acted like she had an attitude and failed to give me the sauce drizzle that goes on top. The menu wasn't priced properly and they charge for tap water and our table of 15 was not informed of this prior to ordering water, we found out when the bill came. Food was decent but for this I would just go to my local favorite Chinese restaurant. The noodles were not cooked well and had to be sent back to be recooked, my friend ordered a drink that never came. Figured I'd give this a place a try since they have been open "long enough" but really wasn't that great. Was told the parking is free for 3 hours but it's only 2. The lychee martini is good but the pricing isn't marked correctly on the menu and is very misleading , had to talk to the manager- there was just a lot of problems. Would not go back. read more

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The food, service, and ambiance was nice. The beef rib was delicious . My wife had the table side fried rice and she enjoyed it. The atmosphere give vampire vibes jk. Low lighting and chill music. Our cocktails we're good. Overall my wife and I had fun experience. Definitely would do it again. read more

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The ambiance of this restaurant is amazing. Our sushi rolls were fresh and flavorful. The wait staff was extremely friendly and Tuyen was the best! She made us feel like our table was her only one. This was an enjoyable experience. I will be back! read more

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The food was super delicious and I cannot wait to go back. They were busy but we still had extremely quick service. It seems like it's not but it was plenty to fill me up. 10/10 recommend for any occasion. The server and other staff were super friendly. It was the perfect dinner. read more

Experience Zuzu, Nashville - Tableside fried rice - Asian Fusion Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

I would definitely say give this place a try. It wasn't my favorite. The food and ambiance were good. Service was.The par parking is terrible, it's valet or the parking garage. We went for happy hour and you can only order off that specific menu if you do so which I didn't like. read more

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Great food and an amazing experience! If you haven't tried the tomahawk yet, you're seriously missing out... It's a must!

We loved our experience at Zuzu! We came to celebrate my birthday and were greeted with delicious bubbles. Cocktails were amazing, and the food was even better. The chicken katsu is to die for, but we loved everything we got. Our waitress was so sweet and personable, as well. Only downside is they only validate 1.5 hours of parking, and we didn't start eating until an hour after our reservation. read more

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Beautiful big restaurant. The decor looks amazing. The dj and the music was pumping. Our waiter was very polite and attentive. The reason I'm giving it a two is because the food is actually below average. Had so tuna, yellow fin, and salmon nigiri and all of there were fishy. The papaya salad was actually decent. The chicken Katsu was average. The shrimp stir fry was terrible it's literally not a stir fry. It's more like a ramen noodle soup with a terrible broth and super cheap shrimp. The fries are different. I mean this isn't upscale food. It's exactly what you would think an Asian restaurant from Birmingham saying it's upscale. read more

The bar and atmosphere is great! The sushi was also pretty good but everything else on the menu seems like an expensive experiment! Things that should be straight forward were very oddly prepared and presented overall. I honestly couldn't figure out what the "fusion" was. I'd go back only for a cocktail! read more

Experience Zuzu, Nashville - Crab claws 0/10 - very wasteful presentation - Asian Fusion Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

**An Unforgettable Night!** From the moment we entered ZuZu, I was blown away by the beauty of the place. The attentive service made our meal even better. The sushi was fresh and delicious, and the steak was cooked to perfection--juicy and tender. I can't recommend this place enough! read more

**Top-Notch Dining!** If you're in Nashville, you need to stop by ZuZu. The seabass was the best I've ever had, and the steak was just as impressive. The service was attentive without being intrusive, which I really appreciated. The decor is stunning, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. read more

The cocktails, ambiance and service were amazing. The sushi, a little below average. Not the freshest fish, definitely overpriced for quality of the food. I ordered the yellowtail sashimi, beef tartar crispy rice and a tuna roll. Decent sushi but again, quality and flavor just didn't justify a $30 price for a roll. I didn't have any of their cooked entrees so I can't share any feedback on those items. read more

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This was an extremely disappointing and frustrating experience, especially given that we were celebrating a very special occasion. When we arrived for our reservation--made days in advance--the hostess immediately told us the dining room was "overflowing" and that we could not be seated. We were then offered a tiny table right by the entrance, which was not acceptable. I chose to wait at the bar until a proper table was ready. Unfortunately, the bar experience only made things worse. The bartender was very slow and disorganized. The hostess came up to me three separate times asking if we had closed our tab yet, even though the bartender had already taken my card and never returned. To make matters more confusing, while I was literally standing at the bar for over 30 minutes, a manager called my phone asking why I "had not arrived" for my reservation. The entire operation felt incredibly unorganized, chaotic, and poorly communicated. Nearly everyone we interacted with was rude or dismissive, with the exception of our server, who was the only bright spot of the evening. The food itself was pretty good, but good food does not make up for terrible service and a stressful experience. To add insult to injury, I received an email afterward stating that I never made my reservation--which is completely untrue. Because of the service alone, this is a two-star review. I would strongly recommend avoiding this restaurant, especially for an important occasion. read more