Not too munch(!) positive on this visit!

Ambiance (3 out of 5): -Nice location although the building is a bit of a mess, seems to be a patchwork of many failed businesses before them; -Patio is great, nice wooden roof and structure; -Seating is brutal, your choices include either a small, low, hard metal chair, or a hard wooden bench, both of which had all 4 of us with sore butts and backs by the end; -Massive kitchen hood fan sticking into patio area should be covered, doesn't look very appealing;

Staff(2 out of 5): -Nice welcome, polite overall; -Men staff look like the just got back from the gym, definitely not pleasant. I understand new trends limit the strict uniform rules, but let's keep a certain standard please; -Service somewhat slow despite small server sections; didn't see our server for approx 15 mins at one point;

Food(2 out of 5): -Nachos - overcooked, bland, fake chicken bits, cheap salsa, small quantities - very average overall. And average is not what will keep you on the map; -Caesar salad - claimed to be their "Famous" dressing; possible the worst Caesar dressing I've had; too much mayo, and they added some sweetness to the dressing, who does that? Only 1 person out of 4 liked the salad; -Beef Tartare was well-seasoned, I recommend this; although the croutons were too hard, almost snapped my teeth on them; the house salad it comes with is loaded with a commercial mayo-based dressing that comes for a 5-gallon plastic jug - how hard is it to make a nice, summery salad dressing? -Fries were absolute garbage - the exact same cut and style (and probably same distributor) as Chelsea Pub, way too cooked. Again, how hard is it to make good fries? None of us finished our fries. -Club Sandwich is non-traditional, up to you to decide if that's your thing, overall was agreed to be average; note that nothing is included with the meals, this menu is based almost entirely on "add-ons" and before you know it your Club is costing you 20$.

Overall(2 out of 5): -Our entire group agreed the food was the exact same as Chelsea Pub, I don't see why they would bother opening up the same type of restaurant 20ft away from the busiest place in town (maybe just to steal some of the same clientèle, not a bad idea considering Chelsea Pub is nuts busy). -Nobody in our group said they would go back unless they decide to up their game. We heard this place was backed by some experienced restauranteurs... hopefully they can pull it together munch munch sooner than later!