by Mark R. » Mon Feb 19, 2018 5:41 pm
We went to the soft opening last week, and I'll say overall the food was excellent but that the core of the restaurant is certainly a step down from Blu. Also, while the food is very good it certainly had completely different caliber from what they had previously. I really if they are trying some different and trying to stand out but it certainly doesn't give you the impression you would expect for a high-end hotel setting.
We have talked to Graham Weber, executive chef of the Marriott downtown several times in the last year about this project. He was excited to create a new menu but I didn't get the impression that he was overly thrilled with the concept either. He told us that the old Blu space is going to be redone and become a bourbon bar that will also serve Tapas (that's popping up everywhere these days). I'm also sorry to see the Jazz Buffet Brunch leaving, we enjoyed going to that several times a year. The actions were nice Sunday brunch is are going downhill with the loss of this 1 and the loss of the one at the Oakroom.
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