Fabulous Food, Relaxed Surroundings, Iowa's only tapas bar. Featuring the innovative cuisine of Chef Kurt Michael Friese served on the handmade pottery of Kim McWane Friese. Great wine at great prices, too!
A diner
from Cedar Rapids, Iowa
gave an overall rating of
on February 23, 2008
After hearing about this place for a few years, I finally tried it. I went with my wife and another couple and we all came away with the same impression...wayyyyy over-rated. Food was marginal at best and the service was bad (they weren't busy, so that can't be an excuse). I would never give it another chance.
A diner
from Iowa City IA
gave an overall rating of
on January 23, 2006
Great place for dessert - $5 per person. Tiny restaurant, intimately packed but not overcrowded. Good international mix of customers, romantic ambience. Friendly staff, homey feel. Plants, bookshelves, windows make up 2 of the walls. Very cozy, good date place.
A diner
from Naperville, IL
gave an overall rating of
on April 1, 2005
I don't know what the excitement about this place is all about. Maybe all the chefs went out of town the Wednesday night I was there. Maybe they were resting on their laurels so much they forgot about the fundamentals!
The rice in the $19 paella was COLD. It was both over and undercooked, mushy but with hard grains in different bites. Buy a rice cooker or ask for help from Uncle Ben! There was supposed to be saffron but I certainly could not smell, taste or see the color. They forgot to put dressing on our salad. The waitstaff forgot my beer and when reminded brought me the wrong brand. The restaurant was only half full but we still had to ask for water refills repeatedly.
It was the most unsatisfying $80 I ever spent on a meal in 25+ years of dining in Iowa City. I certainly got much better food and service next door at Linn Street Cafe the day before and much much better value down the street at the Hamburg Inn. I am not some big-city food snob, just an Iowa City-raised guy who works hard for his money and appreciates decent value.
A diner
from Portsmouth, NH
gave an overall rating of
on March 14, 2005
Awesome. Best in town
A diner
from Iowa City, IA
gave an overall rating of
on July 13, 2004
Great, real food. Eclectic atmosphere
A diner
from Iowa City, IA
said...
on July 13, 2004
What a wonderful, eclectic place. They are very active in the community, buying all they can from local farmers and using it to make unque, delicious food. Not pretentious, not snobby, just interesting cuisine prepared and served well.
Number of Reviews: 6
on February 23, 2008
on April 1, 2005
on March 14, 2005
