Located inside a hotel, the girls and I decided to catchup in the lounge area which had a cute and intimate ambiance. We sat at the bar high top seats, and opted for a few drinks and shared some bites. Service was quick in the beginning but a bit slower towards the end when we were checking out, but overall not an issue (we just had to call for our waitress a few times).
The lounge/bar menu actually comes from their restaurant Broma which is located within the hotel - overall menu is small & bit limited in variety , but had a clear focus, mainly new American with some unique play on classics. Cocktail menu had a great variety of house cocktails along with wine/beer.
Let's dig in:
(1) Mushroom pot pie - this came out nice and hot, but unfortunately the flavor was too monotone and rich/heavy. I LOVE mushrooms and although there was great mushroom flavor - this def. needed something else to add bite and or make more dynamic.
(2) Fried Artichokes - this was OK, lots of sauce and flavor but def. a bit too salty overall. Was only able to have a few bites.
(3) Seasonal Salad - this was tasty and refreshing, the cheese and sauce added a nice richness and texture to the salad - along with the pomegranate seeds.
(4) Croquettes - a bit disappointing; the inside was way too salty overall and the bed of veggies had a horrible mushy texture and seemed pretty unnecessary.
(5) Tinned Octopus w/ bread - also just OK, can't really go wrong with tinned seafood but could have been spruced up a bit more with acid/herbs/etc. Seemed like they really just served what was in the tin and that was it. Also wished the bread was lightly toasted or warmed.
(6) Cocktails: I had a Pisco Sour which was tasty with a nice egg white froth to it. My friend had the G&T, which was standard and very boozy although nothing unique. Also ended up trying their Ramos Fizz - although the cloud was just right, the flavors were odd and not to my taste.
Overall - food all leaned a bit too salty and for the price there wasn't anything I found super memorable or would come back for. Drinks were fair, but also nothing amazing. Ultimately the food/drinks were very suited to a generic "hotel" style restaurant - and unfortunately just not a place I'd travel out for. read more