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| - I've wanted to visit Petite Maison for some time, so when I read about the fabulous-sounding prix-fixe anniversary dinner they were putting on last week, my husband and I were on board. While the food we ate was top-notch, we had some of the worst service I've ever experienced.
Our server expertly described all of the dishes on the anniversary menu, and highly suggested the sommelier pairings. I selected tuna carpaccio and lobster risotto, my husband chose the duck egg and the duck confit, and we added the foie gras
supplement. We also chose the sommelier wine pairings which, although still a bargain, doubled the price of our dinner.
We were served our first course without wine. Several minutes later, our server came by to say that they were washing fresh stemware and opening new wine, and we would be served momentarily, and she apologized nicely. About 10 minutes later, we finally go the wine that was paired for the course. I understand that everyone makes mistakes -- not something that I would let ruin my meal. After we were finished, our server jokingly said to me, "Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?" Ha ha?
Out came the foie gras. Holy balls, that was perfectly seared and the best foie gras I've ever tasted. Only after we finished did our server come by and realize that she hadn't brought us the sancerre meant to be paired with the course. That wine too was lovely, but actually drinking it with that melting buttery foie gras would have
been much better, no?
(At this point, the server tried to give a second course to the table next to us, only to be told by the gentlemen that he hadn't been served his FIRST course yet. Apologies, replating, etc. followed by the same "Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play" line. At this point, it seems like our server trots that one out
every 30 minutes or so?)
Wine served before second course in advance, food was lovely (especially the risotto).
Dessert wine comes. We wait over 25 minutes for dessert to be served along with it. At this point I've finished my wine, my husband's wine, and we are strongly suspecting this is secretly part of a Saturday Night Live skit. I understand that it was a busy night, but it was indeed a Saturday evening during a special promotion
-- it's not something unexpected.
The food was very good. I wanted to love this restaurant so hard. We sprung for the wine pairings because we appreciate wine and wanted it to complement our food. We didn't get what we ordered.
I never do things like this, but I emailed the restaurant about our experience to tell them (politely) that our service was quite sub-par. Got no response. I guess that shows how much they care?
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