点评:Doubt we will return. What? What did you say? I said we won’t go back because we couldn’t hear each other over the noise and a couple of very loud patrons. Despite the mixed reviews, we decided to try Plate. Given the need for reservations and prices, we were expecting elevated dining. The restaurant is small with maybe a dozen tables and about equal amount of bar space. Everyone was dressed very casually favoring plaid shirts and blue jeans. The menu is limited. The fried oysters tasted like a hush puppies and none of us could see or taste an oyster. The sushi tuna salad – who cut this tuna? I’m quite sure a 5 year old with a dull knife could do a better job (see photo). The pasta tasted homemade and was served topped with large shaved pieces of parmesan – artsy but I would have preferred parmesan be freshly grated at the table. I enjoyed the pasta but my friend did not like it at all. The strip steak was tasty and cooked perfectly – as far as steaks go, it was good but definitely not one of those truly great steaks. The arepas just sat there on the plate looking completely out of place – it seemed like they were added to be able to claim it was fusion. We were really looking forward to the pan fried potatoes but they were mushy – nothing crispy about them. With only 4 stalks, grilled broccolini was a battle to grab and I lost but I was told they were amazing. We were very pleased that we were able to get ample water and drinks. Overall the service was good and attentive but not very friendly. But none of that matters if it’s so noisy that you can’t hear each other!
翻译:怀疑我们是否会再来。什么?你说什么?我说我们不会再去了,因为噪音太大,还有几个非常吵闹的顾客,我们听不到彼此的声音。尽管评价褒贬不一,我们还是决定试试 Plate 餐厅。考虑到需要预订和价格,我们期待着高档的用餐体验。餐厅很小,大概有十几张桌子,吧台空间也差不多。每个人都穿着很随意,喜欢格子衬衫和蓝色牛仔裤。菜单有限。炸牡蛎尝起来像玉米面丸子,我们谁也看不到或尝不到牡蛎。寿司金枪鱼沙拉——谁切的金枪鱼?我敢肯定一个 5 岁的孩子用一把钝刀都能切得更好(见图)。意大利面尝起来像是自制的,上面撒着大块的帕玛森干酪——很有艺术感,但我更喜欢帕玛森干酪是在餐桌上新鲜磨碎的。我喜欢意大利面,但我的朋友一点也不喜欢。牛排味道鲜美,烹饪得恰到好处——就牛排而言,还不错,但绝对算不上真正美味的牛排。玉米饼就那么放在盘子里,显得格格不入——好像是为了标榜自己是融合菜而加进去的。我们原本很期待煎土豆,但它们却软塌塌的,一点也不酥脆。烤西兰花只有四根茎,抢起来费了一番功夫,最后我输了,不过服务员告诉我它们非常美味。我们很高兴能拿到充足的水和饮料。总的来说,服务周到周到,但不够友好。但如果环境太吵,听不到彼此说话,那这些都无济于事了!