Art and Soul

This is a convenient location across from my hotel. They specialize in American food with a modern twist. I ordered an arugula salad and a red snapper dish. The fish was really good but later found out because it was just barely cooked (slightly raw), so the chef came out to apologize and made a new one for me. They were really trying to just cook it, making it slightly undercook. Nevertheless, the remake of the dish was fantastic with nice fluffy fish. They also made squash fries and pumpkin ice cream, which was really unique.They also served brunch, which I came back to try and it was really good as well. Overall, I will definitely come back if I'm staying in the hotels around the area.

I love coming here, especially to relax with the awesome bartenders who always make my visits worthwhile. However, on this particular day, I decided to take food home instead of cooking dinner, and unfortunately, my experience was disappointing.I ordered the Seafood Jambalaya with modifications, as my partner does not eat pork or chicken. When my order arrived, something told me to check it--and I'm glad I did. The meal alone cost $30, yet the packaging didn't reflect that value at all. I expressed my concern, and the manager on duty, Jamal, offered a solution, but it still didn't satisfy me. Instead of addressing the issue properly, they simply brought me extra pasta and noodles--which was not what I needed.Chef Robert then came over to discuss the modifications and stated that he included "8 shrimp" in my dish. However, when I got home and checked, there were only 5 shrimp--and to make matters worse, the Seafood Jambalaya is supposed to come with crabmeat, yet mine had NONE! If I had dined in, I guarantee the portion would have been larger. The to-go containers were ridiculously small, more fitting for an appetizer or dessert, not a full entrée. HELL NO.Thankfully, they were nice enough to refund me, but you cannot fool a foodie and a loyal, paying customer who frequents Art & Soul all the time. I honestly regretted not going with my gut and taking my business elsewhere, but I didn't want to waste money twice. Sadly, this experience lowered my rating because I expect consistency, fairness, and transparency. Do better--list all the ingredients properly and don't omit what's supposed to be included.This time, it was just shrimp and noodles--no crab, no full experience. Disappointing.

You are paying for presentation, and not food. The taste is decent, but not for the price. I paid $50 after tax/tip for a dish with about 4 ounces of meat. Didn't even fill me up. Breakfast is also ridiculous. $25 for a few pancakes that taste like it came from a dollar store mix. Even if it didn't, we are talking about less than $1 worth of product for sub-standard tasting pancakes. Every single person I saw was using coupons provided by the hotel. I would be surprised if anyone pays full price here.

For what I thought would be a great place to have lunch, I was proven wrong very quickly. I ordered a burger and instead of fries, I opted for a salad. The burger was supposed to be medium and it was well done and very dry. I don't send food back to the kitchen so I tried to make the best of it. There was literally only 4 patrons in the restaurant for which I feel is a busy part of the city during lunch hours. The ambiance was great, I just wish the food matched the vibe of the restaurant.I can't say I will give the restaurant another try but I am hoping they will address the food in their kitchen. Until next time...Cheers!

Simply delicious. Not much more to say about the food. It was a simple breakfast that was delicious because that sausage was so good. Actually, I don't know how I would rate the deviled eggs vs the sausage since toast is toast (although that wasn't just white bread from the toaster) and the eggs are were over-easy but nothing special.I would love to tell you that the eggs were so good because these chicks received weekly massages and 30 minutes in the hot tub every day but I assume they are just eggs as far as I know and I didn't get to meet any of the chicks that produced them so... Oh, and by chicks I mean chickens.If that sausage was not hand-rolled or made in-house, I would love to know where they came from. Else, I'll have to make another visit.This was a pre-CoViD (12/29/2019) outing that I just forgot to finish. I hope to make it back soon so I can verify this post as a current experience.

Food good as always, but the live music ... I found to be incredibly annoying. Some people seemed to enjoy it, but woof, I couldn't get out of there fast enough.

This place is located in the Yotel next to the lobby. It's across from the Hyatt Regency and trust me the food here is a lot better. The Hyatt is pretty bland compared to this awesome restaurant. It's Good to make reservations ahead of time. There was even a violin player entertaining everyone for breakfast. My friends and I shared the crab deviled eggs and I had the BLT Benedict. It was delicious! Came with a side salad and overall was just such a great breakfast. My friend had the chicken and waffles with jalapenos. Amazing! Such a cool presentation. My other friend had the breakfast sandwich which was good for him and it's what he wanted. Great food here!To top it off, the hostess was the most friendly lady in the world. She just made sure we were taken care of and she was friendly and welcoming and a bit playful. Loved her! Did not catch her name but she had what sounded like a Caribbean accent. I hope the place notices this as they need to make sure that they treat her well because she is definitely doing a good job to make sure that people remember this lovely restaurant!

I was starving so I went to the bar for quick dinner with my book and really liked it. The bartender was very nice and attentive. The Mac and cheese was pretty tasty and the cornbread was pretty standard. The chicken Cesar salad was good but the chicken itself was a little undercooked. It was a weekday that wasn't too crowded either which was great for reading. Overall good experience.

The lunch food is excellent! We didn't have reservations but sat at the bar and the service was fabulous. Attentive but not overbearing, the salmon is excellent!Money downside is ambiance - it isn't very warm and I didn't care for the decor. The hotel lobby is basically in the restaurant and I just didn't feel like it was intimate.Did I enjoy the food and experience overall: yes.Would I go back: probably - but that is because I was staying at the Hyatt across the street.

3.5 stars. A decent tea with a few improvements I would suggest- it seems like they haven't been doing tea that long and need to hone things a bit. Really enjoyed the scones (appreciate that you get two!) and the pineapple curd especially. Wish there had been some sort of clotted cream rather than butter- this is very important to most tea aficionados. Both scones, but brown sugar scone in particular was delicious. They were warm so we ate them first. (I always go scones, sandwiches, desserts, ESPECIALLY if the scones are warm.) The tea sandwiches were delicious although they differed from the items listed on the menu- for example, our "beet sandwich" was actually apple and cheddar. Which is fine; just let us know. There were a few things like that- what we were told was peach jam was apple; items missing some of the ingredients off the menu, etc. Lots of little surprises! The desserts as well were delicious & they were all pretty creative. There is the choice to add macarons or truffles for $5, so we did that. They didn't have any truffles but the macarons were good. I don't love the idea of add-on tiny desserts to tea though; I think those should have been part of the tea service and it should just be a few dollars more or something. I do think the price point is already a little high for the amount of food you get- $65 ($70 with the macarons before tax and tip) is close to what the Ritz or Peacock Alley, or other very upscale hotels charge. It's just 4 sandwiches, 3 small desserts, scones and one type of tea. I don't think it's quite that price level yet. The tea itself: not a large selection, only one black tea. They do have CBD infused teas if you're into that- that is cool and new. I had the Earl grey blend and the tea had a nice flavor but it was very weak, and also the person who brought it out poured it into our cups before it had steeped properly so the first cup was basically just hot water. It never seemed to brew properly after that and was just weak the whole time. They used tea bag, not loose leaf, and used the same bag for multiple pots. The wait staff were very attentive & professional throughout the whole tea, so this was a strange, probably inexperience-related misstep. The most important negative is the parking validation- after being assured by the restaurant we just needed to tell the parking guy, he refused to grant us the $14 price and made us pay $23. He said we should have had a ticket- which we didn't know where to get, but he said it was too late since we had already entered. The whole thing was very unclear & put a damper on the end of the day.Decor was nice and the ambiance was good. Staff were mostly great except for the parking snafu. They had a violin player which I usually like but I could have done without the multiple happy birthday riffs and encores . Love live music at a tea though, it's a fun idea. Overall a solid afternoon tea and would definitely return for a special occasion.