THE INTRO:\n--Despite my low two-star rating attributed to this restaurant, I would point out that it is a brand-new restaurant and they may be still working out some of the kinks.  I would consider this as you read my review.  We were at the restaurant for 2.5 hours.  My goal when deciding on a restaurant this evening was to dine with a couple (2) of friends that just wanted to have a nice sit-down meal to celebrate someone's birthday.  We ultimately chose this restaurant because it was new, had done some great marketing, and there was a lot of hype about the quality of the food, the d\u00e9cor and the location.\n\nTHE GOOD:\n--the d\u00e9cor is great - walls made out of solid concrete with a cool fireplace (it's not real fire, but very cool nonetheless), comfortable seats, a couple of wine cellars, soft lighting but still strong enough to see everything nicely, and a winding staircase going up to the second floor; and\n--the quality of the steak - it was cooked just the way I ordered (rare) and had a wonderful charcoal-tasting sear on the outside.  Contrary to another poster, the steak was not drenched in salt.\n\nTHE BAD:\n--speed of kitchen service - anything that we ordered from the kitchen (whether that was a snack, appetizer, main dish, or dessert) took a long time to arrive.  Excessively long.  We ordered a bottle of wine to accompany our main meal (we had had martinis with the snacks, etc., before the main meal).  The waitress brought over the bottle (Penfolds Bin 9) immediately after the main meal was ordered and, amazingly, we managed to finish off the bottle of wine before the steak arrived!  We didn't \""chug\"" back the wine, either: we took our time.  Service was equally slow for the starters\n--I feel bad saying this, but our waitress just didn't seem to fit in this calibre of restaurant--there was just something about her service that was a little \""off\"" by the comments that she made to us during the meal and her general demeanor came off as a bit \""brusque\"";\n--the quality of the starters - we ordered smoked cheese fritters and Japanese dumplings.  The dumplings were warm, not hot.  The quality was only okay.  Unfortunately, in a place like this, \""okay\"" doesn't cut it.  You'll see why in the next line; and\n--the quality / quantity / price ratios (le rapport qualit\u00e9-prix) - the bill came out to $100 / person but the size of the dishes (quantity) and the taste of the food (quality - except for the steak which was great) just didn't justify the price, and that's taking into consideration the nice d\u00e9cor.