we arrived with nothing but excitement and left bloated and disappointed. on arrival, we were taken to our seats, the restaurant was having a slow night. we started with a couple glasses of wine. this order was ‘lost’ and the bartender came over to check with us what we’d asked for. admittedly a little unexpected from a venue with a reputation like this one but no harm no foul. he was also charismatic and kind which was lovely and the wines themselves were also great. we then ordered the chefs menu from our first waitress, she also seemed positive and reasonably knowledgeable. at this point we were excited to start our meals. firstly the bread arrived. in hindsight, this may have been the bestfoodwe’d been handed all night. it was a great consistency, fresh and the spread/dip provided with it was divine. once again, excitement. post this point we had started being served by a different waitress, this one would drop new cutlery on the table in a messy/loud rush. this one would not interact or respond at all, vocally or with a simple smile when dropping off a course or being thanked. this one had little to no knowledge on the dishes and was obviously not interested in hospitality or interaction of any sort. this is seriously rookie stuff. i’ve gotten better service at most of the cafes i’ve visited, but i’m sure you’re aware that this is supposed to be a venue that wants to be taken seriously for dinner. i wonder if it was bad hiring or training that put this waitress in this awkward position. we found ourselves waiting almost uncomfortably long for courses, not just once or twice, every time. the dishes themselves were honestly, seriously, average at best. some were actually off-putting and hard to finish. the octopus dish, for example was one of the saltiest seafood dishes i may have ever eaten, hard to eat. the desert had a burning hot plate, but the contents were cold throughout and underdone. the sashimi was decent, i found a small fishes scale in a piece that was unpleasant to bite down on (wasabi on this plate was a lovely tasmanian wasabi) it was all overwhelmingly underwhelming. i’d like to mention also, they’d left two windows open, it was probably 6 degrees out. they were only cracked, but we’re talking ocean facing on a floating restaurant kind of cracked and toward the end of the visit we found ourselves rugging up with our coats... i get no joy in posting this review. this may have just been an off night for them (a very off night) but it felt extremely amateur. the bill $180, a price suitable for a decent experience or better. this was not.