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5 of 5 stars (excellent, fine dining).
One of the most memorable meals of our lives. Huge emphasis on creative showmanship and presentation.
About $90 per person, one cocktail each, no dessert, tax (15%) included, gratuity not included.
Allow 2.5 hours for the smaller of the two price fixe menus.
Simply wonderful event from start to finish.
We had about six amuse bouches including:
-Cheese "lollipops" with truffle popcorn
-jerky on a clothesline
-cheese "cigars"
-mini corn muffins
-book of smoking smoked salmon
-assorted mini desserts
Great service and very good sommelier, Jack Grimaudo.
About my ratings:
Only high-priced dining establishments can garner five stars. Until yelp realizes that a fast food joint cannot possibly be ranked equally with a $100 per person place, I need to draw the line somewhere. If we were only talking about the quality and presentation of the food, it would be a different story. But, as we know, yelp's rankings take into account the entire dining experience.
Therefore, I divide restaurants into three categories (and I wish yelp would do the same):
1) fast food and "fast-casual", low-priced (no table service).
2) casual, mid-priced dining (table service, average entrée price: $10-$20).
3) fine, high-priced dining (linen napkins, no plastic cups, no TV's in dining room, average entrée priced at more than $20, can vary depending on the city).
High-priced dining can earn a max of five stars. Mid-priced dining can earn a max of four stars. Fast food can earn a max of three stars.
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