LIV — Restaurant in St. John's

This was our 2nd time coming there. 1st time it was amazing. The food was fresh, drinks were on point, and the 2nd time we took our daughter there and it was not worth it. The food was lackluster. We ordered several sushi rolls, but the mango roll we ordered, the mango was so unripe, no chef should have allowed that out of the kitchen. You could clearly tell as it lacked color, looked like it was dried out, and totally unripe. Told this to our waitress and it seemed like it was a burden to bring it back. I said to take it back but verify with the kitchen if the mango was gonna be ripe and if she couldn't then I didn't want it. Opted to get a crab roll instead since she didn't want to get them to make another and it turn out the same. Took nearly 30 mins on a refire as that should have taken president over the other orders. When she came back to check on us I advised her I didn't want it as it's been nearly 30 mins for a simple roll, but miraculously the roll was ready. The other rolls were falling apart once picked up, so that clearly shows they were not tightly wrapped. For nearly 20 a roll I'd be expecting better. Not once was there an apology for the level of service, we didn't even have a manager come over as we were completely disappointed in this experience. I understand it might have been busy, and I didn't want to have my daughter embarrassed with bringing a manager over as it was taking quite some time. We will not be coming back again if this is how the...

Fun new spot in the heart of downtown.

As usual we had to try out this new spot downtown. Went on a Saturday night and they had a DJ there which was a nice change of music, nothing obnoxious, fun and vibrant. Decor is really modern and fun with a really cool dark vibe.

Menu is good (very Asian inspired) from what we experienced. We are mostly "small plate" type of people who typically get 3 or 4 apps instead of mains.

I have to say the apps we tried were good, broccoli roll, grilled octopus, wonton tacos. My only kind of gripe was the apps seem too similar, lots of different sushi rolls and salmon/seafood options which only I enjoy but I feel like there could be room for a little more variety and lots of room for neat new ideas (Asian/Mediterranean inspired nachos) etc.

Afterwards our bill was upwards of 100$ and we felt like we still needed to pop over to another spot for something different but we would have gladly stayed with the atmosphere if there were more smaller plate variety.

Overall definitely going to go back, the atmosphere is fun, modern decor which is clearly cared about, good service, but again slightly limited on...

I was very excited to try LIV, as the menu looked quite interesting. The space is lovely, really beautiful decor, and our waiter was very friendly and attentive.

However, the food was disappointing. We went in a group, each ordering at least two things, and between us we had ordered about 3/4 of the menu options, so we really got to try most things. The food was presented well, but it was just underwhelming in flavor, one dish tasting overwhelmingly of burnt broccoli. The dishes were also quite small portions. We all left still hungry, which is saying something when you're dropping $40-$50 each on your meal.

What ultimately made the experience unpleasant was that a large party arrived for what appeared to be someone's birthday, and they completely crowded about half of the restaurant, including where we were seated. They were standing inches from us, and having strangers' backsides in your face while you're trying to eat is not my idea of a good time. We couldn't wait to leave.

I imagine you'd have a nice time here having drinks and a small bite on a night out, but I wouldn't recommend going if you're hungry and want a satisfying...