text: I dined here with some friends and we left unsatisfied AND disappointed The ambiance is romantic however there were moments where I felt like I was in a fish bowl People walked by and starred through the open panesit is a little strange for what was supposed to be a closed off and noble restaurant The service was so so our waitress practically recited the menu when we asked her if she could explain the dishes to us Needless to say she was not very helpful Oh well For starter I ordered the Three Beets Salad I love beets but I did not appreciate this dish at all it was bland and tasteless i think Batalis focus on this dish was to showcase the different textures of beets but he did it in a way where it fell flat There were no other components here other than beets to give this dish a bit of dimension that it so desperately needed Next up I had the salmon over a bed of cucumber salad After my first bite I thought to myself I cannot believe this is Mario Batali and not in a good way It tasted like steamed salmon with cucumber juice I truely wanted to like this place but the overall experience was very disappointing