We were greeted shortly after taking our seat by Sous Chef Ryan Krull. We arrived around 5:30 pm on a Tuesday evening for an early dinner. There is also outdoor seating for those of you that want that direct ocean view. The dining room has a comfortable elegance to it with dark stained wood paneled walls, beautiful lighting fixtures, and very comfortable table and booth combinations with lots of pillows.
There is a separate entrance to the restaurant and upon entry, you’ll find both an elevator and a winding staircase that will take you up to the second level where the restaurant is located.Īs you enter the restaurant, the large wall of windows at the back of the dining room immediately grabs your attention, as does the ocean view. The outside of the hotel is still nicely maintained and always beautifully landscaped.
Parking is limited due to its location right at the ocean, but they do offer free valet parking, or you can park on the street with only a short walk to the hotel and restaurant. Executive Chef Danial Traimas has been with the restaurant now for close to a year and a half and I always look forward to seeing what innovative dishes he and his team come up with. As one of my favorite restaurants on the island, I was definitely looking forward to dining with them again. I was invited back to check out their brand-new summer menu for 2017. If you are a regular reader of my restaurant reviews, you may recall my review of Cobalt from last year. This is why we are balloting for strike action and why CWU members are so angry.By Thomas Miller – Food Blogger / Restaurant Critic for Vero Vine They can’t claim that whilst handing out charity rather than proper wages. BT pride themselves on being a blue chip company. These obscene figures are set against frontline workers struggling to get through the cost-of-living crisis. The CEO of BT Group received a pay package of £3.5 million. However, A CWU spokesperson said: “BT Group announced profits of over £1.3 billion this year and paid out over £700 million to shareholders. We’re proud of the proactive and generous actions our colleagues take to support each other and their local communities.” “Colleagues then replace the items for others to use and this shouldn’t be confused with a food bank. In addition, at our North Tyneside office, following an idea from frontline colleagues, a small collection of household items is available for colleagues who don’t have time to visit the supermarket or who are working outside of the canteen opening hours. Read more: Rail strike: TSSA to vote on another train strike affecting CrossCountry, LNER, Northern and TransPennineĪ BT Group spokesman said: “Some colleagues have set up donation collection points at several offices to pass on donations to local food banks. BT has denied this, saying it was set up by staff to help colleagues, such as those who struggle to get to the shops after a long shift at the centre, near Wallsend. The Tyneside CommunitEE pantry was set up by staff at EE – owned by BT – and offered cupboard staples such as pasta, cereal and oats, as well as baby food, and was first reported by The Big Issue magazine.īut an argument has broken out over the pantry, with Communication Workers Union (CWU), which is balloting members over strike action, saying the pantry was a food bank and an example of low pay, according to. Communications giant BT has denied a union’s claims that staff at its Cobalt Business Park call centre have set up a food bank to help colleagues cope with the cost of living crisis.