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| - At Botero, I experienced a first: I ate scallops while staring at the butt crack on the famous Botero statue. Memorable, for sure.
The food, or whatever, was good too. I ordered the bay scallops, a side of the truffle macaroni and cheese, and the s'mores brioche doughnuts for dessert. The bay scallops were phenomenal and accompanied by flavorful chanterelle mushrooms and oxtail ravioli. I was scraping the plate it was so good. The truffle mac and cheese was also good but didn't live up to my heightened expectations. I'd heard it was life changing. Lies, I tell you, lies.
The s'mores brioche doughnuts were also a disappointment. Everyone at my table was hyperventilating over them but they were kind of blah to me.
Also, the service was the kind you dread at "fancy" restaurants. None of the waitstaff smiled and the managerial crew stalked around the restaurant looking grumpy. It took forever (30 minutes) to get our drinks and the waitress seemed in a hurry to get away from us. Tipping her was really painful.
So, overall, the restaurant is beautiful, the food is good, but the service blows. There are a dozen other great restaurants in town to spend your money.
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