Been meaning to try this restaurant for a while now as I've heard so much about it. Maybe it was just this location and if we tried the one downtown it would've been different. We were a table of 2 here for one of our birthday. Before we even got settled at our table, the server was asking if we've been here before and for drink orders. We felt rushed even though it was great they explained how the red/green card system worked. The bathroom was unpleasant to say the least. It was cold, dimly lit (not in a moody aesthetic kind of way) and smelled weird. There's also a fan or equipment that's trying to start but can't so there's also a buzzing noise.

The food was okay. I'm glad to see a salad bar and accompanying items available for guests to grab whenever they want. The pickled beets, artichokes, spicy Mandarin and chickpeas were tasty. However their salads were very disappointing. The Greek salad in particular lacked flavour. Could use more salt and acid. Also the tomatoes were very watery and no flavor. The salt and pepper mushrooms were too pepper but I guess were meant to be eaten with rice or mashed potatoes. As someone that doesn't eat much meat and am here to celebrate a birthday, I felt like my options were limited.

As for the meat, it was a hit or miss. The pork belly and ribs were excellent. So juicy and crispy but came around very rarely. The chicken hearts were great and same with the chicken legs. The NY steak was not bad if you were able to get a medium rare cut. Grilled cinnamon pineapple could've been grilled per slice instead of whole so more pieces can be served grilled. The lamb was dry and any cuts that were not in the middle of the slab was less than optimal. This is my biggest gripe as the consistency and quality of the meat is so dependent on which cut you get. And although it defeats the concept of the restaurant, I wish there was some way for us to ask for which meats and which cuts we wanted up front instead of waiting for it to come around and getting the end pieces. The server did ask if there were any specific meats we'd like more of which is nice but it's half way through a meal, and we're already kind of full and we would still have to wait for the meat to come around.

Overall it was a neat experience but definitely a one time thing for us. We much prefer a traditional buffet style where you go up and get the meat that you'd like in the quantities that you'd want. It really didn't feel like we had a meal and only that we were snacking on meat. As this was all you can eat pricing model, it was okay for us even though we didn't have that much.