Noona Steakhouse & Oyster Bar
The total experience of enjoying food comes with enjoying the atmosphere, the food, the staff and customer service. I was here for a birthday dinner and while we didn’t make reservations, the staff was happy to accommodate us @noona.... so things started out promising and looking up for the night. We were seated very quickly and our server came over as soon as we sat down to fill our water glasses and asked what other drinks we wanted while we waited. This is where things got a little shaky. We ordered drinks and when they came somehow one spilled and got into my wife’s eye. So after about 20 minutes of eye drops and visits to the restroom her eye finally stopped burning. Now with that being said, the staff was very accommodating, apologizing and offered to comp the drink but I was more concerned with my wife’s eye rather than a free drink.
We finally got a chance to order our food so we started with Lobster Bisque then we ordered Oysters, Scallops, Octopus and Lamb Chops. Since it was my actual birthday we were given Tiramisu for dessert.
The Lobster Bisque was descent but could have been a little thicker in consistency. Maybe that’s the Korean way but overall it was tasty.
The Octopus was tasty but was a little over cooked and burned at the end of the tentacle so that was a bummer but I ate it.
The Oysters were very good but pricey. The Scallops and Lamb Chops were my two favorites of the night.
Now that I have that out of way, here is why I’m torn with the rating.
The food took forever to come out. We had to ask for our food several times and while the staff was very apologetic when it did come one of the dishes was burned and the overall meal experience was not really representative of the prices. When the final bill came, the promise of a complimentary drink was certainly not reflected on the bill. We asked about it and reminded them of the spill and they immediately adjusted the bill.
While they suggest a reservation, the restaurant never seemed that busy and the food was very slow to come out.
I’m certainly thinking about giving them another try but I’m not sure if I want to pay the high prices for the quality of the food. The jury is still out on that! However, it could have just been a bad night for the staff so go check them out and see what you think. It certainly has potential. Y’all be easy!
Drew
