alloy

overall impression - just ok.. pork belly - we had to return the pork belly since it was literally all fat, no meat. you obviously expect agoodportion of fat when you order the pork belly, but the ratio on a piece that was about 2.5 inches high was 99% fat, 1% meat - not good.

tuna - we tried the tuna after retuning the pork belly, and it was flavorless.

lobster risotto - this was awesome, and i would highly recommend.

mushroom gnocchi - this was also good, but it's a relatively simple dish.

after being so disappointed in the appetizers, we decided not to spend approx. $40 on dinner. i was really expecting an awesome meal, but based on what we tried, i would not go back for a while.

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this is a place i’ve been meaning to go for quite some time. unfortunately i was wildly disappointed on all fronts. the chefs tasting menu was what we opted to go for as a table. the food itself was generally good, but by no means something i would go back for. four courses, with a particularlygoodseafood course but was juxtaposed by an exceptionally bad course of unimaginatively flavoured shoe leather tough steak.

here is my issue with this place. it’s the value part of it. the food was good, but the thoughtfulness of each dish was a bit lacking. moreover, our waitress was horrendous; condescending, pretentious, and not attentive. when asked basic questions about drinks, “is this drink boozy,” rather than getting an answer, i was fed more of a politically spun answer that was laden with cues that i was though a bit of troglodyte. “we don’t do boozy, we do balanced drinks that showcase the liquor”... throughout the meal we were never checked on, glasses of water were rarely (at best) filled and when the bill was finally delivered it was done with a curt remark, pulling the card from my father in laws hand and shoved back towards him.

the bottom line: from a food standpoint - it’s fine. service - terrible. for the money that you work hard to earn, spend it somewhere else.

the pork belly appetizer was delicious. i could eat it with a salad and make it a light meal. the beef short ribs was very tender and melt-in-mouth juicy. the beef tenderloin was cooked medium rare just as i specified it. the portion size is good. goodservice.

i  had dinner here with my boyfriend about a week ago.
very nice décors, the place did smell like tuna when we came in, but the food and service makes up for it.
there's a cute little dining area outside i think would be perfect for dinner when it's a bit darker out. so cute.
we started out with two appetizers to share, the pork belly with pomegranate glaze, and the crab cakes.
there was something that tasted pickled that accompanied the crab cakes which i wasn't a big fan of. they were not bad, just okay.
the pork belly was amazing, one of the best things i have ever eaten. texture was perfect and the coleslaw that came with it, complemented it well.
 
for the main course, we both ordered the beef short ribs. it was served on top of a ragu, and a dallop of what i believe could be sour cream on it. 
i loved everything about it, everything about it just worked. my boyfriend however did not care for the ragu.

we then ordered dessert to share, the creme brulee, it was verygoodas well.

overall the dinning experience was good. portions are a bit small for the asking price, but quality made up for it.
i would definitely come back just for the pork belly.

i love alloy suchgoodfood decent price and a nice venue for a nice night out. we have gone here a couple times and they change up the menu

they should be stripped of the terms "fine dining". i had ordered the lamb for $46 dollars. my food came out luke warm and the quality of the lamb is maybe something you get at local mom and pops place that has mediocre food at best. the lamb was chewy and underseasoned. the sauce that went with it was great but there wasn't enough sauce on my plate. our group was 12 people and everyone agreed that their main dish was "barely ok or unacceptable"

our waiter was great, my only complaint was that in a high end restaurant, if the customer is unharppy there should be a discount on the bill. our entire table didn't enjoy their mains and there was no discount. to be called fine dining there's a certain level of class and character when it comes to reputation ofgoodfood. this place had nogoodfood and made no effort in character to make up for it hence i believed it' should be stripped of the the right to use the term "fine dining" fine would be the last adjective i would use for the food, but i did enjoy the atmosphere.

great atmosphere, great food. at first i pulled into the parking lot to find an industrial looking building that did not look welcoming or even restaurant like in the very least. once inside my opinion changed drastically. beautiful interior and agoodatmosphere.

their drink menu is quite lovely with several cocktails (i had a rhubarb mojito). wine list does leave a little to be desired however.

lunch menu has some great choices and the seafood hoy pot that i chose was flavourful and the perfect amount for the light lunch i was looking for.

service was reasonable but the server could have, at the very least cracked a smile. however, she still did her duties well.

disappointed. we were always curious about alloy, and decided it was time to go. i must say the decor was surprisingly beautiful on the inside even though it was quite deceptive on the outside. the food was mediocre at best. we had the seafood hotpot, the flavours were ok, nothing eye rollinggoodabout it. the prawn meat in it was quite soft (not in agoodway). the tandoori beef tacos were probably the best dish and even then, it wasn't something that i could talk about for days. the service was slow and it took our waitress 10mins to get us a refill on hot water. we were disappointed with the food and service and i still wonder what all the rave is about.

worse service ever!!!. a terrible experience!

the experience started with the server asking us if we wanted still or sparking water. not knowing she was trying to up sell us, we asked for both still and sparking. we thought that alloy probably had a filtering system that made their own water similar to other fine dining restaurants like charcut, cibo, notables, etc. we were shocked when we saw the giant bottles at our table. hindsight we should have asked if it was "bottled" water she was selling. on the flip side, she should have offered still, sparking or tap. we were even more upset to find out both bottles cost $8 each. we both really wanted to try a cocktail and a glass of wine but couldn't anymore because of the water.

we ordered appetizers that was tasteless and extremely expensive for what you got. afterwards, i ordered the fish special which was cod. it came out partially raw. when i asked the server about this, i got an attitude saying they do cook it slightly rare and offered to put it back into the pan without any apology. usually cod is not served sashimi style and i was shocked that it was served raw. i decided to send it back to be cooked more and it took the manager to come and apologize for the dish. even after the dish was redone it did not tastegoodespecially for the costs of the plate.

let's just say i will not go back or recommend the restaurant.

pricey butgoodfood and well presented. my pet peeve is being asked on arrival if i want still or carbonated water to drink. i fell for this trick the first time ordering the fizzy stuff only to find it tacked on my bill for $7 at the end of the night. would go back for special occasion only and maybe i would feel ok saying 'yes ' to the fizzy stuff!

most disgusting starch dish i have ever had. we went here as a party of four: overall the service was subpar, and the food was not worth the money.... also, there was a weird smell all of us noticed upon walking in. we all concluded it smelled like a dirty bathroom in the entire dining room. something that concerned us all about the facility (maybe a toilet blew up somewhere).

1) service: i had told the hostess on the side that we were celebrating a birthday, and she assured us the waiter would be informed so we wouldn't have to mention it in front of the birthday person. she said they would provide a complimentary dessert with a candle. it never happened. we were even charged for the dessert we ordered. the waiter was inattentive and unsociable. he took our order, and served without us even checking in to see how the food was. i waited the entire meal for him to come by so i could tell him something was wrong with my food. he never came until it was too late to even bother complaining. the restaurant wasn't even full, and it was a monday night. among the worst services at a fine dining restaurant we have ever had.

2) food quality: we each ordered a different dish. i had braised beef short ribs that came with a squash cannelloni as a starch, and a broccollini veggie side. the beef short ribs were verygood(but how can you really mess up a braised dish?). the meat fell apart nicely when you cut into it, and the broccollini was cooked well. but the cannelloni it came with tasted like raw flour, filling and all. it was weird because the pasta shell was really mushy and overcooked, but the whole thing had a very weird, off-taste to it. i have never tasted any starch or pasta dish that bad before. it was awful. i even had my fiance try it, who usually eats almost anything, and he hated it. i wanted to like it so much (i love cannelloni or any pasta, squash or potato puree - so how can you go wrong?), but i have never had anything from a restaurant taste so disgusting in my life. we likened it to raw flour, as if someone mixed raw flour into the filling?? i made sure neither of us touched it anymore because i was worried we might get food poisoning from the cannelloni. i usually don't send food back, but this time i wanted to send it back but the waiter never came to check on us, so i just finished the beef and vegetables and left the entire cannelloni (i didn't want to make a fuss especially with our friends around). but he never came back until it was time to take everyone's empty plates. he never even mentioned or asked why my cannelloni was pretty much untouched. i was really disappointed in the service. i never had a chance to even express to the waiter how i was served raw flour in my starch dish. i let him take it away without saying a word, because it was getting late into the evening.

the rest of the food: the pheasant, like other reviews stated, was dry and tasted like chicken. apparently the yam puree it came with wasgoodthough. overall our party rated it not worth the $33 they charged.

the featured fish dish (steelhead trout), was okay but nothing to sing home about for $30. anyone could easily take a piece of store-bought salmon, stick it in the oven, come out with something like what they served. it tasted like a cheap piece of salmon.

the broek pork was actually pretty decent. i usually don't go for pork chops because they are often tough and dry. but this one was pretty tender and nicely marinated. it came with a tasty side of braised kale. this was $29, and probably the best of the four dishes. my beef short ribs would have been my favorite if it wasn't for the gigantic piece of raw dough in the middle of the plate that pretty ruined my palette and the entire dish.

dessert was okay, it was the chocolate and peanut butter pate. the menu said it came with roasted peanuts, but there wasn't a single peanut. they did sprinkle little flower petals all over the dessert which frankly made it really annoying to eat around.

oh, and before i forget, their appetizers: we got the duck duo (duck pate and duck chorizo sausage), which was super pretentious - the pate was not good. i have had much better elsewhere. this one tasted too 'livery' - agoodpate (especially foie gras) does not have that strong liver taste. even if its made of fattened liver, it should taste smooth and rich, not bitter. the chorizo duck sausage didn't taste like anything special. not worth the $16 they charge.

the shimp/crab corn fritters were decent, but overpriced. 5 balls of little fritters for $15... okay but not a great price for what you get.

overall: like other people, we agree its not worth the money. there are some decent dishes, but with all of the hit and misses on their menu, i wouldn't eat here again if i can help it.

the first time i went to this restaurant should have been a red flag, when they coated my steak so heavily with peppercorn, it burned my throat and mouth. i couldn't even taste the actual meat, and sadly couldn't finish the dish - i hate wasting food.

all 4 of us regretted coming here. we wish we went for a nice affordable place with less pretentious food, and doesn't serve raw flour to you.

also, the smell of rotten toilet didn't help.

generous and tasty. as one walks through the door you are transported into a beautiful venue. our meal began with olives, hummus and warm bread. it took some discipline not to eat it all and leave room for the rest of the meal. my husband had the lobster salad which was okay but he would have liked more lobster. i had the roasted tomato soup. my husband followed with the beef short ribs and i had the broek pork. the meals were really well done and generous. both of us were unable to finish our meals so we'll have agoodlunch tomorrow! we looked at the dessert menu and were tempted by the strawberry option but way too full. we look forward to going again.

i feel bad saying this, but the meal left me wondering -- how the hell do they have the exposure and ratings they have???
this is a fine dining restaurant (i think) with great service and the food was exactly average, like a meal at earls or in my kitchen.
other reviews have mentioned this ... yes, it is loud -- but forgoodor great food i can live with that.
i had the special, which was highly recommended. it was nothing that i wouldn't have at home and i am a pretty average cook.
the food was either greatly over or under seasoned. the steak was tough, sauce broken and the sides didn't match the dish.
i hate eating a restaurant like this -- it screams laziness, or at least that someone running this needs to be more interested in striving for perfection. it is a fine dining experience???
and this is a very silly complaint but again it is a $40 dish... te dished paired with cutlery caused my knife to slip in my food every time i put my knife down after sawing my chewy steak. seriously no one who works there has noticed -- ha ha!

for $40 you can get a better steak almost anywhere.

interesting. alloy has a nice atmosphere, though it seems loud no matter how many people are around.

food - the most important part and this is where they suffer a little. it wasn't anything bad, other than the cilantro in the tuna tartare so watch out for that, but it wasn't anything special either. plus side is the server took the tartare off the bill so that was nice.

the complimentary appy was the best part of my meal and is quite good. lots of types of olives,goodhummus, and nice pita (it's not naan)

i had the pickerel and it was good, but i've had the same or better at the side of a creek in a frying pan. the sides did not really compliment the fish and did not get finished. my wife had the lamb which was excellent, but for some reason came with shredded lamb as well...weird.

for dessert we had the banana & dulche de leche banoffee pie and white peach panna cotta...they were okay at best.

wine - just like the food. nothing to write home about. i had a glass of cote du rhone which was....drinkable. the wife had a glass as well and said she could/will/would drink a whole bottle.

overall: i'd try alloy again in awhile, but there are just too many other restaurants to settle for okay food and a loud (but interesting) dining room.

great as always. great food,goodwine as always. definitely one of my fav restaurants!