Almost perfect. Attentive service, great atmosphere, and creative menu. The only thing that I think fell short was the preparation in food. It could be preference or perhaps an unusual fluke, but I just felt that the food fell one step behind perfect. Due to this, most of the dishes weren't as memorable as I wanted them to be. I did order dishes with ingredients that I am familiar with cooking with, so I would like to say that I know the potential for flavors. The dishes I ordered are listed below.
Duck Fat Fries/ parmigiano reggiano/ garlic aioli
Octopus/ garbanzo/ greens/ olives/ piquillo
Wagyu Beef/ bone marrow/ potato/ onion/
mushroom/ oxtail
Ravioli/ egg yolk/ bacon/ ricotta/ brown butter/ swiss chard
Cheesecake/ peach/ brandy/ graham cracker
The duck fat fries were amazing. I would say this was the one dish that I might have dreams about. The octopus had a lot of potential. I would have preferred it to just be braised. I think it was taken a step further and grilled. Maybe grilled too long? The grilling took away from the flavor. The Wagyu Beef was good, but was not as flavorful as I expected. Perhaps under seasoned? The Ravioli and cheese cake was good but didn't sparkle. Overall it was good.
My little nit picking might be due to the fact that I had visited Forequarter the night before. I felt the restaurants were very similar, but I think Forequarter exemplified perfection at all level. The concepts were similar, but I believe Forequarter had a better menu and execution of the food.