Malik Williams - Aptos

I dined once and the food was truly inedible. I ordered the pear salad, tuna tartare, roasted chicken and rack of lamb. Each dish was presented beautifully but truly disgusting. All the dishes had the most grotesque spice/seasoning, even the raw tuna was ruined by the chefs choice of flavoring. The salad was missing the dressing but two pipet drops the chef may have accidentally gotten on while dressing another dish, and the center was a cube of gelatin that housed cut up pear all entirely inedible but presentation focused, very wasteful and disappointing when you cannot even eat the dish. The chicken was dry and saturated with a vile spice that left my throat inflamed and fearful it might close shut. The bathroom was comparable to a gas station rest stop yet they are charging hundreds of dollars for dining. The light was flickering and there was no stock of any toilet or paper towels as well. The dining room itself looked so unfinished, I inquired if they were still remodeling. Raw wooden beams exposed, cardboard cut out holding up a wall of fake flowers hiding bins of storage and staff personal items all in clear view from seating. The pianist at the center was the only solace I found. Incredibly kind staff and I am sure chef as well, and I will commend anyone especially his age for his business venture. However, as a chef, you need to go back to the school you left or take time to earn experience. Presentation is a great part but the least of importance when you cannot even stomach the taste or half the dish is filled with inedible features you spent more time curating than the actual taste. As a business owner, know your prices need to reflect the ambiance and quality of cuisine. I wish i had taken photos to let everyone see what the establishment really looks like. enough of the 1% highlights

From the website. This restaurant is permanently closed. As many of you know, I've made the decision to close Restaurant Malik Williams. My most sincere thanks go to our customers, staff and suppliers who supported our endeavors to create a fine dining space. While I'm extremely proud of the food and dining experience we created, we were under capitalized to survive in today's extremely difficult market. I've learned a lot, and my dreams are not over just on hold! We are already working on a new concept and we will be back! Stay tuned! Again, thanks for your support it means the world to me. Malik Williams

Came here for their soft opening and tried a variety of dishes. Wasn't a fan of the seafood sausage, but mainly due to texture not taste. Everything else was wonderful.

It is so inspiring that a young, courageous and passionate chef has launched his career in such a challenging era. God bless you Malik and your team growing and glowing into the future.

Overpriced and terrible. I don't know what else to say. The server got our order wrong. Didn't fix it and what we got was burnt and inedible.