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| - I am so bummed to write this review. We have been wanting to try Andiron for a while and reserved a table for two for their NYE tasting. One strange thing before we even got there, you had to pay in advance for your ticket ($95.. ok, fine) AND 20% gratuity before the service even took place for a table of two. We had high expectations since they were doing this, and it ended up being a huge bust of a NYE dinner.
We selected 9:00pm and were there right on time. One of us is a vegetarian and knowing what they put out for their tasting in advance, you still needed to remove some pieces of the dish to accommodate which is fine. Always better when restaurants accommodate a vegetarian option out the door when charging so much, but no issues. Since removing the meat in one of the appetizers, it was quite boring and plain. Crab appetizer was good, a bit bland. The main issue was the entree. Roasted Mushroom Risotto with Truffle. Sounds amazing, but was so under-seasoned we couldn't believe it. We asked for salt and it helped a little, but not much. We didn't see any mushrooms in the "Mushroom Risotto" so we called the waiter over assuming the kitchen made a mistake. We were then informed that the mushrooms were pureed and in the sauce. It was basically a big bowl of rice and cheese, with no mushroom or truffle taste (despite a few shavings of truffle on the top). They could have hit it with a tiny bit of truffle oil and it would have made that flavor come out no question. $95 for a burrata appetizer, cheesy risotto with no mushrooms and three donuts.
The way they promoted the night was a DJ and dance floor and tons of fun. The gentleman at the front with a laptop playing music was ok, but it sounded like any other restaurant music through a typical music station. We ended up getting our deserts to go and were out the door well before their champagne toast.
We wouldn't return based off the flavor profile and we definitely feel ripped off for this dinner with the courses that were served.
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