"I booked this because of the excellent reviews. Big mistake. We just had an amazing lunch in the Pearl, and this was not even close to quality or ambience. The clientele was loud, obnox, some drunk, sweatshirts, gold chains that felt it like a drunk friat house. The aubergine starter was full of herbal pieces that were not even cut into something justifiable they were massive, but not in a good way, it was the way that you cut everything back to put it on the bread. The server seemed inappropriate to literally pour our wine into the edge as if it were a soft drink. The bathrooms were quite dirty and had not been visited in some time. I have no idea how it gets these reviews. Perhaps the rest of the Riverwalk is worse, but for someone who has traveled a bit, this was a really surprisingly bad experience for one of the top rated restaurants in this city."
