I wasn't sure how to approach my first restaurant review since its not all positive but, thought thats what I am here for to let you know first hand how and what to watch out for so you don't make the same mistakes or recommend and then get yelled at?!
Sugarcane Raw Bar and Grill was last Fridays pick for new restaurant of the week trial. Some friends and I by mistake have created a weekend ritual of choosing a new restaurant in town and trying it out. Some good some not so good. Lets start then by a little background...SugarCane is a new venture by the people who brought us Sushi Samba its located in the heart of midtown in the lower level of one of the residential buildings. Decor is New Yorky with tropical accents, high ceilings and an inside/outside bar. The restaurant is larger then imagined but, still has a warm feeling and there is outdoor seating.
So for the overall experience...to start they lost my reservation, then we waited for 1 hour and 1/2 to be seated granted we were with about 12 people but, regardless at least a manager could have recognized the doozy and comped a round of drinks or bottle of wine or dessert for that matter. Can I just make a general recommendation...do NOT go with a large group of people to eat Tapas/Sushi especially if you are starvin like marvin, I would say tops 4 people to a tapas plan. We ordered practically the entire menu twice over and were still hungry and the check was pretty pricey. Actually, I think most of us could agree we woke up around 3am rummaging through our fridges for a snack to get us through the night!
Highlights of the night would be the goat cheese croquettes, sliders, veal meatballs, yellowtail crudo, night crab roll and crispy tuna roll were pretty good. Dessert must be mentioned because the torrejas was incredible. Service was good considering it was a large group that was as hungry as a pack of hyenas. The crowd was decent which created a good vibe.
Overall, it was ok. I would not go back but, if you want to try for yourself I suggest eat something before you go or go in a small group if its for dinner. Oh! double check your reservations.
xoRae
a frustrated foodie
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