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| - Didn't have the highest of expectations after reading the not so great reviews, but my experience at American Fish was one of the best dining experiences I've had in a while!
It was a little difficult to find as it's not located on the main floor of ARIA and is on the 2nd level across from Sirio and Jean Georges. We were seated right away as the restaurant was pretty empty when we got there because my mom is practicing for her AARP years and wanted to eat dinner at 5.
I've been trying to get in the habit of turning away the bread basket so I don't fill up on it before dinner, but so glad I forgot to here-they brought out this grilled cibatta that was to die for. WIth or without butter, this bread was carboload heaven and I would come back just to sit in the presence of this bread basket. There was also a delightful cornbread muffin and I think some other bread in there, but the cibatta had my full and complete attention and the only downside to this evening was that my mom got the other piece.
I got the AF caesar which had the most interesting twist which I believe was dehydrated capers? The salad was deconstructed and garnished with anchovy, lemon, and these capers that were crispy, salty and melt in your mouth perfect. I got the branzino for the main course which was cooked perfectly and a great mild white fish. It's a fish that I'd recommend to those who say they don't like fish because it's not at all fishy and very filling. I'd never had it before and was really pleased with the flavor! It was served with bacon wrapped potatoes (can you really go wrong there?) and an heirloom tomato salad, which I really enjoyed as we say good bye to summer, thus heirloom tomatoes. For dessert I had the Valrhona chocolate custard which was just as rich and decadent as it sounds. It was served thankfully in a reasonably small portion, so with some effort I polished it off. It's a tough job, but someone has to finish the chocolate custard.
Our waiter was so genuinely nice and kind. She checked on us a balanced number of times (not neglectful and not all up in our business either) and answered every question we had wonderfully. The manager was going from table to table, seeing how everyone's dinner was, which was nice to see-you just don't see that everywhere.
Definitely added AF to my list of special occasion dining places and look forward to coming back!
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