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| - I feel really conflicted about this review and my rating. I am going to break it down by pros and cons as I normally do, but there will also be another 'I don't know' section as well, and you can decide on your own how it all fits in.
+++PROS+++
1. It is a very unique dining experience, and you will likely have vivid memories of a few of the dishes' presentation
2. Staff is excellent, very knowledgeable
3. You can say you've had molecular gastronomy!
4. It is a neat conversation starter with people; I've already talked to all my coworkers about it as well as a couple of clients
---CONS---
1. It may have been an off-night, but there seemed to be a lot of dishes that contained creme fraiche. I am lactose intolerant, so I am very glad I downed a bottle of lactaid prior to dinner. This act likely prevented me from peeing out my ass.
2. A couple of dishes were just off. One was a beet dish (love beets) and it was just very bitter, I don't think the dehydrated beets worked in that dish. Another dish, the fois gras, wasn't really edible. It was a chunk of fois gras served on brioche with blueberry. The fois gras wasn't grilled or anything, it looked and tasted more like a pate. Neither of us could finish it (barely could taste it in small doses). I'm a fan of mystery meats and call the Black Hoof my second home, so I think this says something about this dish.
3. I don't really fit into a place like this. Even with a nice suit on a pretty lady at my side, it just didn't feel right. Maybe it's because I hate rich people?
4. The tasting menu online is nothing like what it is the night of. I don't know if they change it up often or not.
+-+I DON'T KNOWS-+-
1. We had the 10-course tasting menu. It was $109/pp.
2. The bill was over $300 with no alcohol. The water was $8 (note: opt for sparkling since it will cost the same as the flat, though it was Fiji)
3. The meal took nearly 3.5 hours from beginning to end.
4. I emailed Colborne Lane post-meal to tell them a couple of the dishes were off. I said I enjoyed the experience immensely but a few dishes were barely edible. I also mentioned about the difference in tasting menus as well. They responded and didn't really apologize or offer us incentive to come back.
Overall, for $300 without alcohol, I would expect a 5-star place. Colborne Lane gets 5/5 for the experience but only 3/5 on the food. I weight the food more heavily than the experience, so the overall rating is 3.5 (I rounded down to three, sorry).
A pictoral review of my meal can be found on my Facebook photo page at http://www.facebook.com/iambidong.
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