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| - After going to White to see some dresses, I decided to take my bridesmaids and MOH for dinner - we had just found the dress and celebrations were in order.
I really wanted to go to DBar for something more modern, young, and lively but for a Thursday night at 8pm, the place was packed and looked like a club!!! Loud dance music was blaring out and I found it weird that this music could be heard anywhere from the hotel.
Café Boulud is directly above so first impressions were you can't really have a quiet meal because you have techno music blasting from below. "Fine Dining" turned trashy club.
Positives:
1. Lots of goodies brought before your actual dinner. The bread was delish and this cheese biscuit thing was oh so good. I could have had a larger portion of those.
2. The menu is quite varied and I was so excited to try the Truffle Risotto. Not sure if this is a seasonal dish, but this was FANTASTIC! Lots of truffle shavings and the risotto had the consistency of creamed polenta. I actually prefer my risotto to be on the creamier side and this dish did not fail. You can order appetizer or main portion - I almost wish I ordered the regular sized because I devoured this dish in no time.
3. Great wine list selection, although, very expensive. Nothing less than $90? I splurged and ordered An Amarone della Valpolicella which was ugh...in the three digits but it was yummyyyyyy
Kind of a let down:
Service. We had a sommelier pour us our wine plus 3 different waiters clearing and bringing our plates and the main waiter. I can't fault the additional waiters as they did their jobs. One even obliged by taking lots of pictures for us! Our main waiter, although courteous and offered lots of suggestions in the beginning, was MIA for pretty much the whole dinner. The biggest no-no of the night was when our water glasses remain unfilled and I had to ask him to please bring more water. Really, a sign of a good restaurant is glasses (water and wine) always filled. We also had to fetch him for the bill. Not sure if he had other larger (and more $$$ tables), but buddy, I just ordered $150 bottle of wine.
The music. Not Café Boulud's fault but because it's open concept, you can hear the clubbing from below at DBar. Sort of ruins the fancy-ness of the place.
I would come here again, but hoping we get a more personable and attentive waiter. Would love to try their brunch and other dinner menu items.
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