Mistral Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food and the service were both very good."
• "The dishes are seasonal, always taste fresh."
• "Drinks are tasty and snacks are amazing and reasonable when you come around happy hours."
• "Everything here was excellent."
• "What they had was creative, varied, and interesting."
• "Loved the Brussel sprouts with peanuts and the Udon ramen with eggs, tofu and etc was phenomenally delicious."
• "Food was absolutely perfect."

Cons:

• "Peruvian shrimp were old and mushy, bucatini was way too al-dente."
• "The Potato Pavee probably had good flavor before it completely dried out."
• "Fat did not render properly and left me with a bunch of big unchewable pieces of fat."
• "The skate I wasn't too fond of, I found the flavors to be an odd mix of very spicy and very bland."
• "The dishes felt confused and unsatisfying."
• "We did not finish a single dish."
• "The Brussel sprout kimchi was either undercooked or not cooked at all."

Service

Pros:

• "We were served professionally with a thorough explanation of the flavor and taste profile."
• "Service was top notch."
• "Super nice staff. Food came out incredibly fast."
• "The Waiter came right over took drink orders. He was very attentive during our service as well."
• "The staff was very nice and accommodating."
• "The service was impeccable."
• "Our server was also excellent."

Cons:

• "They forgot rule number one: all plates have to reach the table at the same time."
• "Our food came out way too late on the particular day we went due to some miscommunication in the kitchen perhaps but the manager comped our entire check, which was much more than we expected her to do."
• "The server did not care to ask how things were."
• "The acoustics were not good either, and we could almost not hear each other talking."
• "The service was slow."
• "Even with a reservation made a week in advance, it took around 10 minutes to sit."
• "Service was very slow too, we waited for more than 30 minutes just for a salad, omelette and French toast."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is warm and inviting and I love the open kitchen."
• "The highlight of the experience was the outdoor seating, which cannot be topped in late April."
• "Ambience was great."
• "They have an outdoor seating area which is a really nice space and is heated."
• "Beautiful space."
• "The ambiance of this restaurant is great. Very clean and restaurant staff is incredibly welcoming."
• "It had a great ambience and my friend loved their beer."

Cons:

• "Not worth the experience or the money."
• "The place is definitely not worth what they are charging for the lack of quality."
• "Service was little off and the dining room vibe is meh."
• "The main dining room is actually louder than I prefer."
• "A pretentious menu served by amateurs in a crammed and noisy dining room."
• "The noise level inside and outside was unbearable."
• "March in NJ is rather cold and when they sat our party of 5 in the small out door area it was uncomfortable."