Booked for my husband’s birthday. (Wrote this on online reservation, but no one seemed to know.) The quality of the food was excellent, perhaps deserving of the Michelin star. The servers were also attentive. However, the overall ambience of the restaurant was disappointing.
The bright...lights that greeted us as we walked in reminded me more of a daytime cafe than a fine dining restaurant. I was also surprised to see other diners dressed casually in shorts! I thought, “This was a mistake!” It was also a bit noisy, partly because there is limited soft furnishings. Finally, the red carpet from the entrance to the restaurant looks tacky to me.
That said, our cocktails — whiskey sour and daiquiri — were good, and the food was excellent. We shared the tofu and Angel hair pasta for appetisers, and the crispy toothfish and striploin for mains. We would’ve had the apple pie for dessert, but learned it would take 20min (this should be on the menu), so we left without dessert or coffee.
At $200+ per person, I don’t think I would go back, nor would I recommend Alma for dinner. For a casual lunch and at a fraction of the price, I might be tempted to try it again.More