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| - My husband made a reservation here the night he proposed, so on our 1 year anniversary we thought it'd be nice to return. I remember the food being really good, so I was excited to go.
Not sure, however, if it was the emotion of the night in winter 2016 or a new chef now, but this return visit was a disappointment.... The food was just not good ( bland and lacked seasoning)... It was pretty to look at, though.
The mussels still had that raw taste to them and the sauce they were in had a very strong alcohol taste. This put me off, especially being pregnant.
I settled for the trout, which was Bland. I had to ask for salt from the waitress, and she seemed shocked... but this helped. The steak was okay, the puree that came with it was cold.
Although the server was very kind, and the kitchen expeditor was phenomenal. He kept track of the entire restaurant and knew when to fire off the entrees, the lack of knowledge really turned me off. Specifically, being pregnant I am not eating any raw eggs including chocolate mousse. So when she mentioned the Chocolate Mousse, and I asked what desserts do not have raw egg in it. She said the Chocolate Mousse does not have egg in it, and stated that it was whipped cream with chocolate syrup. Whaaaaat?
Whipped cream + chocolate syrup is NOT mousse. The kitchen is either unaware of a typical French dessert, or the staff is not educated on which food has a pregnancy salmonella risk.
But, let me be clear, the service was otherwise great... My issue was more with the the food. We did not formally complain, where would we have started?... "Ummmm.... What happened to your chef?".... We kept on with the meal, hoping it would redeem itself. By the time of dessert.... We tapped out.., especially with the unappealing whipped cream and chocolate syrup description.
Perhaps, we should have left when the complimentary amuse-bouche was brought out. It was heavily under seasoned.... a harbinger of things to come.
Lesson learned...If the amuse-bouche, does not amuse your bouche... LEAVE.
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