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| - My husband had read the reviews of Sel and we decided to try it out. Wow, what a disappointment! The food was good, when it finally arrived, but the prices are not worth it, service was bad, and to force people into a tasting menu is counter productive. Here is my breakdown:
Service: terrible! We waited 45-1 hour between courses. We asked for bread after 3 hours sitting and 3 course in (and still starving!) - it took 4 requests before the bread arrived. We asked for tap water when our San Pellegrino was out, it never came. Multiple waitstaff, bussers, hostesses etc came by to check in, but somehow none of them could get us bread or water?
Price: Ridiculous! I am happy to spend $400 for dinner, great service, wine, and an amazing experience - non of that was here. I had a late lunch and wasn't hungry enough to eat 4 courses, but the way the menu is structured, the price of 2 courses is basically the same as 4 ($80 vs $76 for 2 courses and the portions are the same!!). They try to force you into having their 'experience tasting menu' when having the entree and one other course would be a much better experience. Price each course as appropriate to the quality and let your guests choose what 'experience' they want.
Food: my food, when it arrived (eventually) was good. I had the 'chicken caesar' without the chicken skin, which was the best part of the meal. The parmesan crisp with a bit of spice was great with the lettuce. The brussel sprouts were good, but the same as anywhere else... I had the salmon crudo (called something else on the menu) without the foie gras and it was OK - not worth $19 al la carte price. The black cod was good, though not worth the $55 al la carte price.
Try this restaurant when they have sorted out their problems with staff and they restructure their menu to allow either a tasting menu or a meal as you choose.
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