appetizer and dessert were good. we had really high expectations after reading the reviews. and after relocating from charleston, a culinary mecca in its own right, we've been searching for a match. therestauranthas a very nice clean crisp modern feel. we were greeted warmly and service was great. i started with the foie gras and it was excellent. my husband had the squash raviolo which was good but got overwhelming after 3 or 4 bites. from there, things diverge. i had the duck medium rare on top of a sweet potato puree and onion confit. the duck had a very smoky flavor and came out rare making it very chewy and the puree was more like a soup for which i was not given a spoon. it didn't even taste much like sweet potato. it tasted it was watered down. my husband had the ribeye (medium) with truffle butter, wilted spinach and polenta straws. the ribeye came out rare which he sent back. in five minutes, it came back to the table still the same. at this point, he was so hungry, he just ate what he could of it around the edges. the steak was paired with oyster mushrooms which mixed a fishy taste with the earthy truffle butter which did not work. the spinach was good but the polenta straws were greasy and also didn't taste cooked through. we asked for the food to be boxed so we could take it home to cook it to our desire. for dessert, the ice cream trio and chocolate molten cake were tasty. if one meal weren't cooked to order, we might be willing to come back, but both meals were undercooked and the pairings with the sides didn't impress. after reading previews reviews, i'm going to saw this was an "off" night for them and since the appetizers were really good, we'll try it again when we run out of places in the noog to try.