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| - It was a good foodie experience, but I remained underwhelmed. The ambiance of the restaurant is amazing, the design is top... however, there were little things here and there that interfered with the food experience and left unsatisfied. It all started with a 30 minute conversation with either maitre d' or sommelier - I could not really understand what his role was. The first 3 or 4 our choices of wine were sold out - and after each bottle the sommelier tried to say - well, it is the middle of the week, you should understand that we are low on our stock - when in fact it was Thursday. Thirty minutes later we settled on our wine - which turned out to be Canadian, merlot-cab-temp mix... very nicely bodied wine with a lot of complexity - so if you feel hesitant about ordering Canadian red - don't be. Then we were told that the tasting menu was done for the day. Ok. As a nice gesture they served us an amuse-bouche. The first course we ordered was quite nice and tasty. My second course was also very interesting. My boyfriend got a cast iron rabbit, which would have been delicious, but for a very strong smoky flavour. We both agreed that it killed the tenderness and delicacy of the rabbit meat. The service overall was good, except for the sommelier/ maitre d' leaving mid-night, without even stopping by our table to say goodbye - we pored the wine ourselves for the rest of the evening. Overall good experience, but the restaurant may need some time to fully develop.
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