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Looking forward to the renovation since many drafts of Cold at the restaurant. Food is consistently good. Love the braised short rib.

Stations were excellent. Guest numbers did not overwhelm the system. Reservation system appeared to anticipate the volume and experience dictated the offerings such that the station offerings were always plentiful. Staff were excellent. My only observation would be the Grouper station.

We were seated by the front door which was very cold but the hostess was kind and moved us to an interior table. Food was good. We received our food well before our first cocktails. The server seemed to forget them and another server noticed them brought our drinks. I think the decorations were festive and perfect! The chairs are tiny like a hotel banquet. We had one other hiccup with my drink but the same server resolved it. We enjoyed our experience over all. We will look out for the next event experience because I appreciate how they design the experience and you don’t have to think about anything, just enjoy.

Ray is the best! Bartending, serving, managing…. Everything is done with joy and attention to detail.

I loved the ambiance and drink choices but it was too loud. A good level would have been under 80 decibels but having live music or from speakers in a small space requires some different efforts (mutes on woodwind or brass instruments or brushes on drums) and lowering the volume so that it isn’t deafening since it’s a small establishment