Ambiance:

Upon walking in, the restaurant is decorated with contemporary dinner vibes, like a level below fine dining. Service here was a great, very standard experience.

Food:

Appetizers: As I dined with friends, we shared plates of mussels. For the mussels there were 3 different versions you could choose from and my table opted for the french version. The broth was amazing, a 10/10, please dip the bread in it! However the mussels themselves definitely needed more through cleaning, a lot of the mussels had sand in them. :( Prior to serving the mussels, our server gave us complimentary bread with tomato sauce on the side. This was one of the best bread I’ve had, warm, soft yet chewy, I wish I could have moaaaar!!

Main Course: We ordered the Roasted Salmon Scampi, Noodle Bowl (can’t accurately recall the name, on special menu), Wild Mushroom Ravioli, and Sriracha Buttermilk Fried Chicken and Waffle. For the prices, the portions are pretty large and would have filled the average person’s appetite without apps. Flavor wise it was delicious but nothing special. I had the roasted salmon scampi which was basically salmon, stir fried bok choy with 2 slices cheddar bread-cake?. Upon looking at the menu again as I wrote this review I realized it was supposed to be polenta which I’ve never had before. If I had to relate it to something similar it would be red lobster’s cheddar bay biscuits. My expectations for this dish was more along the lines of shrimp scampi but lesson learned google dish terms lol. My partner ordered off of the special menu. The name of the dish did not match what the actual dish was at all. Not worth the price according to him so just avoid the noodle dishes here. It was more along the lines of the Taiwanese braised beef noodles but not as good. After finishing the entrees we were stuffed, no dessert was ordered.

TL;DR While the menu seems to attempt to throw a different twist on classic dishes it’s a very hit or miss. Flavors are nothing special with the exception of the complimentary bread, despite google reviews averaging 4.5 at the time of this review it’s closer to a 4.1 imo. Compared to the restaurant options in the area, I can see why it’s higher rated but compared to food cities, it's very average.

Good dinner spot for Ithaca visitors but not a must.