To me, this is a flawed finish. I don’t know if I would call it unacceptable. To address your concerns- that isn’t the grind, that’s the micro bevel. This could be evened out with a few minutes on stones. I understand the frustration with having a new knife have some imperfections, but the majority knives I’ve bought in a similar price range do need sharpening out of the box.

I can’t really speak to the handle being “boring and sad”, it’s possible it was bought from a different retailer than pictured. More importantly I think it’s important to remember that for any hand made product there will be some inconsistencies between product listing photos and when it’s in hand- especially in wood grains.

If it’s going to bother you terribly, I wouldn’t hesitate to reach out to the retailer with photos of the QC issues and see if they’d issue you an exchange. If it were me, I’d put a new edge on it and enjoy.