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| - Came here on a Thursday night, with a group of 6. We were all really excited since we had heard such good things about the food.
Starting off with the pros:
- great service, very attentive but not overbearing or invasive.
- beautiful locale, the space is well designed and inviting.
- the dishes are very creative, no two dishes are the same.
Cons:
The food itself wasn't that great. We had the in-house mortadella with pesto focaccia, the lettuce with shrimp and Jerusalem artichokes, the duck foie gras, halibut on a bed of pine purée and roasted pintade with persimmon and daikon radish. Most menu fixe, multi-service restaurants that I've been to have a narrative or common theme that ties the dishes together and makes the meal stand out. However, at HVOR, it just seemed like a jumbled mess. The pairings were awkward and while I can appreciate the uniqueness and the creativity, some things just don't pair well together. The halibut was incredibly disapointing, because not only was the fish overcooked, the pine purée really didn't add anything to it. There was a strange aftertaste that didn't sit well. The highlight of the service was the pintade. The rest I could have done without.
To be honest, for the price that I paid, I would have rather gone back to Bouillon Blk.
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