Nothing has yet to surpass my dinner at Eleven in terms of ambience, wine and food...though Nine on Nine comes close. I ate at the bar (Bar Nine) but the same menu was being served on both sides of the wall. The bartenders were a little slow (for a Tuesday night with .05 patrons), but I'm a total 'give me my drink now!' snot. One bartender was being trained and went looking for the Malbec in the white wine fridge.
Food. I had a wonderful yet simple roasted beet salad with just the right amount of Point Reyes cheese and honey-lavendar dressing. The vinegarette pulled me in--it wasn't sweet and perfectly complimented the other flavors in the salad. I totally loved my little simple balanced salad.
Lobster mac n' cheese. Creamy, delish but the topping wasn't quite right. Big old hunks o' lobster. I've never really been a fan of lobster mixed into dishes and I'm probably the only person who picks the hunks of lobster OUT of their mac n' cheese. Don't worry...I ate some...just not all!! It was good. I wish I had someone with me to share the charcuterie.