Where do I begin? I'm in town for a cruise and decided to come a little early to experience what Fort Lauderdale had to offer. This restaurant was suggested by a local and they couldn't say enough good things about it.
Upon, entering the restaurant we were welcomed immediately and told to sit where we'd like. We decided to sit at the bar. The chef didn't look particularly happy about us sitting there when the server came from the back he said the chairs were not stable and asked us to sit at another table. We said okay, happy they were thinking ahead to prevent one of us getting hurt. Once we sat down the server asked us what we wanted to drink, I asked for an ice tea, the server said "we don't have that" very pointedly and was giving off an attitude that we were being an inconvenience to him. My friend and I agreed on just water. Looking at the menu there were other tea options and that wasn't offered.
The food came out relatively fast, I ordered the Tuna California Roll and the Spicy Tuna Roll. The presentation was nice but the flavor was lacking and the sushi roll fell apart when trying to pick it up to eat.
The Tuna California Roll was okay, nothing over the top or bad, typical.
The Spicy Tuna Roll was not good. It was if the spicy sauce was not made for flavor. It was over powering with the spicy that it made the whole role taste of the roll, I didn't event finish the roll.
To top it off the server's attitude grew with every interaction we had with him (which was few) when we were paying the check he snapped at my friend and then even closed his eyes and took a deep breath then apologized.
Overall, this was not a pleasant experience, the food didn't meet our expectations and the servers attitude didn't create a welcoming atmosphere (I didn't even feel comfortable asking for a straw for my water).
There's potential here but these allot of improvement needed. I look forward to giving this place another chance in the future and hope it's a better experience. read more