I should start by saying that my biggest problem with this restaurant the is price. Our dinner was good and we were served very well.
We were led down to our table by a young guy in a suit. There were many guys in suits. It shocked the crap out of us when one of them started talking into his sleeve like secret service. That was weird. Another guy in a suit wheeled a glass topped case in front of our table and began telling us about the restaurant and the fish specialties. This was one of the weirdest, most awkward dudes I have ever had approach any table in any restaurant. He rambled on and on and on and. . . Finally he left us and the sommelier came around to take our wine order. Then our server came by to find out what we wanted to eat. Through the whole dinner we had the sommelier, two guys in suits (I still don't know what those guys do.), three servers and two bus boys. It was Valentines Day and we would have liked some more time to spend together.
For food (Yes, I'm gonna' get around to talking about food.) we started with the duck liver mousse and the octopus salad. Both of which were outstanding. The duck liver mousse was unbelievable. It was served with brioche. My girlfriend said that she wanted it for her entree. Perfect texture. The bread brought to the table was very good. It's baked fresh on site in the hotel.
For dinner my girlfriend ordered the fruite di mare with pasta. It was very nice. I ordered the lamb chops. They were served with jus, potatoes, carrots and peas. Really? For $56? Two of the four chops were well cooked past my medium rare order. When I get into the last chop I realize they gave me the end cut. Why would you give me the end cut if I ordered medium rare? For $56.
We sampled a few desserts. One of them was a lemon tart with tuille cookie over the top. It was served with a rosemary ice cream and balsamic reduction. As we ate through the tart we realized there was lemon curd in the center that flowed out when we cut into it. Very nice. We were served samples of three gelatos, three sorbets and three granites. All of which were very good.
Again, the dinner was very good besides it being somewhat pedestrian, the restaurant was beautiful and we were treated very well. It just seemed like a lot of money to pay for food that wasn't outstanding.