An elegant restaurant offering Southeast Asia inspired (fusion) dishes and cocktails. We ordered the venison and the Javanese gudeg, both of which had great flavours and presentation. The Javanese gudeg (jackfruit) was especially notable with its interesting texture and flavours after being slow cooked in a curry. The only downside was the service, the waiting staff forgot our napkins and a component of our dish.
Went for the second time today and was disappointed.Food: we were recommended the lamb and the venison. Both dishes had good presentation and the meats were well cooked, but the flavour was good yet nothing special. It felt like the chefs tried too hard to elevate the dishes and did not do a good job. The venison dish came with a piece of peppercorn, 3 small green balls of some unknown spice, and a banana leaf, none of which were edible nor added flavour to the dish. The green garnish pieces on the lamb also had some odd flavours that did it more harm than good.Service: when the server brought out the appetizer, she dropped a whole glob of salad from one of the apps. Half of it landed in my friends plate, and the other half on the table. She simply said sorry and didn’t make any attempt to clean it up or top up the dropped salad. After we finished, we were trying to figure out what to do next but given that it’s pretty cold outside we sat chatting for a while at our table. The server kept trying to kick us out.The ambience is nice and the food is good, but at this price point I expect more. Don’t think we’ll be returning.
Went for valentine's day and quite disappointed with the experience:The food was quite nice overall - nice balance of flavours overall, service was nice, but got worse as the night went on (reservation was at 9 so it's understandable - still would expect better though)The main point of disappointment however is the fact that the restaurant did not have heat for a -20 degree Celsius day... server was a little overwhelmed so the food came out a little late and not exactly hot, and paired with an extremely cold restaurant it would cool down completely within a couple minutes. Girlfriend came in a dress and couldn't eat because it was so cold, and it got so unbearable we got the dessert to go so we could get out of there ASAP. What's funny is that the server said that they didn't have heat for 2 weeks if I remember correctly, and I didn't see any portable heaters haha. Went on actual valentine's day so to see there wasn't an effort on the 4th day of valentine's day weekend was just sad.Aside from that, I would've given the food an 8/10, service 6/10, and drinks 7/10 (they looked cool and were a fresh experience, but some of them didn't taste that great).
I've been here a couple of times, and the food has always been spectacular. All the dishes are so flavourful and well thought-out. It's not just "here's some meat and potatoes", each dish has so many components and textures for you to create different combinations for each bite. For fine dining, the portions are also quite generous.Service is also amazing. For example, they didn't bring our dessert until we were done our cocktails. Like, as soon as we took our last sips they swooped in to take our empty glasses away and then dessert was on the table immediately after.Speaking of cocktails, they're on the strong side here! Definitely getting your value of alcohol, although this could be seen as a fault for those who prefer sweeter drinks.A genuine 5/5 restaurant, I'm not even exaggerating.
Visited for a birthday dinner. Tasty, unique dishes and drinks. Service not very engaging or overly friendly. They sat us at the table near the entrance to the kitchen which negatively impacted the dining experience. Probably the worst seat in the place.
Ask to order the "staff menu french fries." You will either get a blank stare, or the best fries in town.
Loloan always makes sure we’re perfectly taken care for every second of every visit. Food, drinks and ambiance are incredible, and most importantly, the service can’t be beat. An absolute gem in Uptown Waterloo
Would go 4.5 stars but not an option.Was looking for whisky bars in Waterloo now that Fir21 is closing up shop. Definitely an upscale place and specializing in cocktails and and whiskies. I was very pleased with our server who was able to maintain the entire bars orders and conversations with different groups throughout the evening. He had a wide array of knowledge of what I was looking for and recommended some great beverages.Don't remember the name, but he had resided in the Caribbean for some time, to the owners, this man made the visit that much better.
Superb experience! Worth every dollar. Would highly recommend the bar. Spent 4hours and looking forward going again soon.
Delicious food, great service, wonderful ambiance, and a relaxed atmospher for a night out. The crab was delicious, some how they got the whole shell off before frying it!