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| - I went here (a few years ago) for one of their prix fixe dinners. It was a Louis Latour wine pairing & seafood dinner for something like $65 per person before taxes or gratuities.
As it turned out, there were 6 'courses,' all paired with a different wine. The chef and someone from the winery had gotten together to do the pairings, and the result was truly superb. I've had wines "go well" with dinner before, but this was downright magical.
Between me and my dining companion, the food got 5 stars. I couldn't stomach all of it--for instance, the raw Kumamoto Oyster w/tomato 'gelee.' My date raved on and on about how fresh and wonderful it was, and even went so far as to compliment the chef. I, on the other hand, almost vomited. Raw oysters are like big wads of phlegm. Blech! But, I powered through (in the interest of not spitting out my food in front of strangers) and made it on to bigger and better things. Memorably, they had a seafood 'patty' with spaetzle (jiggly and unattractive, but delectable), a terrific striped bass, and a mind-bogglingly amazing lobster.
My problem with Harvest that evening was the tables were arranged such that you had to sit with strangers. On our right were two snobs trying to out-impress each other with their blase attitudes about how rich and important they are. I would've had a MUCH better experience if I wasn't forced to sit next to those two. I don't know if it's always like this or if it was just for the special prix fixe dinner--hopefully not!
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