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| - Poor, at times rude, service combined with un-imaginative plates made this a disappointing dining experience. We will never return. Modavie left an impression of a one trick pony, able to technically cook a proper meal yet lacking any creativity to make it a culinary destination worthy of returning patronage. A real disappointment considering the quality of restaurants like Garde Manger just around the corner.
Our Experience::
We made New Years Eve reservations after reading the positive reviews online of the restaurant. When we mentioned we had reservations upon arrival, the front of house manager looked at us and gruffly asked, "You know it's a $95/plate meal tonight right?"
Both dressed well, (me in a dress and designer boots and my partner in a suit,) I'm not sure if he asked this because we looked younger (we're in our mid twenties) or because we are a same sex couple.
Our waitress was polite and seemed like a nice person but showed little to no knowledge of the menu. When we asked what she would recommend off the prix-fixe menu she said, "Umm one of the first two?" She also questioned me when I ordered a cocktail off the menu because she admired she didn't know the restaurant made the drink.
Being more cocktail drinkers than wine drinkers, we were disappointed with the lack of quality and selection of cocktails. The bar couldn't even make a standard "old fashioned" because they lacked the ingredients.
Being New Years the chef was serving a prix-fixe menu.
The starter was a large prawn with a salad finished with caviar. The prawn was tasty and well prepared, however the salad consisted of leaves and globs of dressing that wasn't even tossed to coat the leaves and some caviar tossed carelessly on top. The flavor of the salad was lackluster and showed a real apathy on part of the kitchen in my opinion.
During our starter the front of house manager came to greet all the tables except for ours, yet another indication of rudeness.
Our mains were technically well prepared in that the sear on the beef was a perfect medium rare and the fish was juicy and flaky. The accompanying vegetables were also soundly technically prepared however lacked any imagination. The most interesting part of the dish was a beet root mash. Otherwise, the filet mignon had a rather boring flavorless sauce, and was presented with salted roasted potatoes and steamed bok choy with two asparagus springs. My partners fish had much of the same except for rice rather than potatoes.
Each dish tasted good but would never stand out as interesting, creative and exceptionally prepared. Instead I had the impression that this is a restaurant that seems to have fallen asleep and is riding off the ability to cook consistently to clientelle that isn't looking to be wowed and intrigued by their meals.
Our desert was possibly the best part of our meal. The chocolate mousse was beautifully flavored, not too sweet with a deep chocolate flavor that was never bitter. The only complaint was that the accompanying orange sorbet did little to elevate and add to the dish.
Considering the bill came to over $300 we left feeling our money could have been better spent at another restaurant more engaged in providing a stand out experience.
Conclusion:: this is a good place to take a boring aunt interested in stuck up service and run of the mill dishes but for a true dining experience that will leave you impressed skip Modavie and head to Garde Manger down the street.
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