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| - Whoa, what a cool wine tower. unfortunately, I sat in the swan room, and did not get a chance to witness the wine fairy doing their thing. Make a note to not sit in the swan room next time.
I made reservations for 2 at 9.30 on Saturday. They close their kitchen at 10.30. The Server pulled out my chair and and put on my napkin. Good signs.
I opted for the 4-course 8 dishes, $95 parallel prix fixe menu, and my bf got the $85 3-course. spring pea and ricotta ravioli for appetiser, grilled N.Y. strip loin with a side of rustic smashed potato.
My dungeness crab and ahi tuna mille feauille was was delectable, perfectly accompanied by the coconut kefir lime froth. It was a refreshing cold dish, layered with avocado. The crab was definitely very fresh.
The parallel was the seared dungeness grab cake, bedded with papaya. It was bursting with flavours, and as a hater of red pepper? I devoured it all.
Second course came the olive oil poached wild king salmon. one of the most tender salmon i've had, with a hint of citrus that accompanied the fish very nicely.
the parallel was the house made salmon angelotti in tomato dressing. The Angelotti was very al dente, I wasn't that big of a fan of this dish. it was slightly bland for my taste. I think the salmon was overpowered by the angelotti.
Next up came the Wagyu beef strip loin bedded with an abalone mushroom. The beef was very tender, the meat was full of original flavour. i did not like the abalone mushroom, the mushroom taste was overwhelming! i am normally a fan of mushroom too.
The parallel was the sea diver scallop surrounded by gnocci, morel mushroom and fava beans. O.M.G. the best scallop i've ever had. the freshness oozed out of every bite i tried to savour. It was cooked to perfection. The Gnocci was a little bland. The beans and mushroom completed the dish.
My boyfriend's spring pea and ricotta ravioli was delicious. al dente and i quote "the best ravioli i've ever had" For spring pea, it was full of flavour and scrumptious.
His NY strip loin was pretty good, but not the best. it was still slightly hard in medium rare. it was huge though!
Dessert was the cherry on top. My BF was stuffed and didn't want any dessert, but they still gave us a plate of 6 assorted sorbets on the house! one or two of them was a little sour, but everything else was very fruity that flawlessly melts in your mouth. I was stuffed at this point. I finished the lemon mascarpone semifreddo, that had whole blueberries inside, YUM! Everything was melt in your mouth delicious! However, i didn't manage to finish the blueberry meyer lemon financier as I was too full. I had a couple bites and it was just too filling for me. it tasted like cake but denser, still very good. Maybe I should've packed it! The blueberry lemon verbena sorbet was too sour for my liking.
As we exited, rows and echoes of goodbyes and thank yous was said to us from all the servers around, including those that didn't serve us. What a way to end a special night!
Tip: Tasting menu is the way to go! only $10 more anyways! you will get full! Don't eat too much bread because you can get full from your 8 course!
Favourites: fresh, delicious and delicately cooked. great service
Do not want: pricey i guess? not too much. lack of choices
Last words: A perfect dining experience!
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