Best Casual Restaurants in Rice Village

We sat at the bar because we came earlier than our reservation and no seats were available. Aaron was a wonderful waiter made great suggestions and provided excellent service. It was my second time here. We had the meatballs they definately needed more seasoning. The fried calamari shrimp etc were good. My husband had steak and risotto was good i had the black ink seafood pasta it was really good. Cocktails were great as well. Will definitely go again.

Absolutely fantastic service from beginning to end shout out to Daniel and Peter for helping make the experience even more intimate and special. Excited to see this business grow and to come back again. Definitely starting at Lee’s next time and falling into some food here after. 

We had charred okra, the Mediterranean salad and a pepperoni pizza. All were delicious. Service was excellent, perfect amount of time between drinks, appetizer, salad and meal. Waiter was attentive but we did not feel rushed. Only complaint is the tables are very close together and as it gets busier it becomes very loud. Would recommend earlier reservation if you wanted to avoid that. We will definitely be back!

Very friendly service and interesting menu. Energetic vibe. Great ambience. Interesting people watching. Bit of a hipster crowd. We had the Branzino alla Sal, which is cooked in rock salt and brought flaming to the table and served table-side. My date and I concurred that it was the best branzino we'd ever had. Carpaccio special was good, albeit a tad pricey, but I rarely order 'market price' stuff, so maybe I shouldn't have been so surprised.

This was a nice experience. It is intended to be an occasional, special event type of dining. Be prepared to be impressed, since it was indeed a michelin star restaurant experience for us. If you're on a budget with dining out, this place is not for you. They definitely spent time in crafting the menu and doing research on it. Presentation was remarkable. We appreciate this place, very much. Stop by one day and have a wonderful experience.