Havana Koi - Morristown

Great concept b/c there isn't much competition for a Cuban style eatery in the Mo-town area. Nice decor helped to heighten my anticipation. We ordered a variety of tapas, empanadas, skewers which were mediocre at best. Pork belly was at temperature (safe to eat but very much undercooked w/ the top layer being excessively chewy/tacky. The rest of our plates were far from cult status leaving plenty of room for improvement. Next, we ordered the tempura whole bass, but were told that they didn't have it in stock (on a Friday night?? . Then we ordered the Miso crusted fish were again disappointed that there was none in stock. That's when we started doubting the freshness of our tapas (tuna crudo scallops . They need a better chef.

We've eaten at Havana Koi twice now. The first time the food was excellent: interesting choices, and everything we tried was really good. We especially loved the mango and Asian pear salad: crisp, delicious, with clear flavors of mango and Asian pear. The second time was a strong disappointment: we shared 6 of the smaller dishes (a mix of salads, small plates, and sides); two were good, three were so so, and the mango and Asian pear salad was dismal: a barely detectable trace of mango, a slimy dressing, and so much raw onion that we couldn't taste the Asian pear at all. We'll wait a while and try them again maybe this last time was the chef's night off.

Service was sufficient. the food was totally bland and tasteless. was small for cost and presentation was usual. take your money somewhere else. there are many great restaurants in morristown. this place will go too long before.

Large concept b/c there is not much competition for a Cuban style dining in the Motown area. Beautiful decor helped to increase my anticipation. We ordered a variety of tapas, empanadas, spears that were at best moderate. Pork belly was at the temperature (safe to eat, but very much underboiled w/ the upper layer was excessively chewing/sticky. The rest of our records was far from cult status and left a lot of room for improvement. Next we ordered the Tempura bass, but was said they didn't put it in stock (on a Friday night?? Then we ordered that the Miso-crusted fish were again disappointed that there were no in stock. When we started to doubt the freshness of our tapas (Tuna crudo scallops).

We've eaten twice in Havana Koi. The first time the food was excellent: interesting decisions, and everything we tried was really good. We especially loved the mango and Asian pear salad: crisp, tasty, with clear aromas of mango and Asian pear. The second time was a strong disappointment: we shared 6 of the smaller dishes (a mixture of salads, small plates and sides); two were good, three were so, and the mango and Asian pear salad was creepy: a barely detectable trace of mango, a slim dressing, and so much raw onion that we could not taste the Asian pear at all. We wait a while and try them again, maybe the last time the boss's night was.