I went for lunch today by myself and was seated at the bar which was great because I could see the kitchen. By the way, not a face mask in sight in the kitchen!
First off, the service from reception, to Oren my great waiter,...to the other staff I interacted with was very friendly and helpful. The food came out on time but without rushing me.
Before the starter, I was given some complementary bread with olive oil and cooked red peppers as a dip which was nice.
As starter, I ordered the beef tartare, potato tuil and white horseradish aioli (NIS 65). The tartare was mixed together with the horseradish aioli for some reason and served on two small toasts with some chopped green leaves on top. All I could taste was the horseradish aioli. I don't know where the potato tuil was in the dish. Not a very impressive start!
For main course, I ordered the whole baked sea bass with tomatoes, cabbage, spinach, white wine and za'atar. The fish (a very small one) was well over-cooked and dry with no seasoning that I could detect. The accompanying vegetables were not good. There was a side salad as well which was vinegary and under-seasoned. Cost NIS 110.
They gave me a complementary dessert of sorbet which wasn't bad.
The total cost was NIS 175 (about $50) excluding drinks. I had some red wine (Judean Hills 2018, NIS 225 per bottle) which was good but held at room temperature of about 21 degrees centigrade whereas it should be served at about 16-17 degrees.
All in all, I had a nice time because of the staff who offered to change my food and communicated my comments back to the kitchen, but the food, although not expensive for Tel Aviv, did not live up to my expectations. To be honest, I've eaten better at beach bars in Spain. Sorry!More