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| - A friend and I decided to go to celebrate my birthday. We chose Eleven because we both had Big Burrito restaurant group coupons, and Eleven's menu sounded enticing.
Lately I'm in the habit of going in to try restaurants during the dead period around 2-3 PM for late lunch... The benefit is that places are usually slow and there's no issue finding a table. The downside is, many places are short-staffed during this time, and this is the exact issue we had on our visit.
There was just one waiter for the 'tavern' side. Although he was very gracious and polite, he had to juggle 3 tables, the bar, and a gin vendor all at once. It took a while to order dessert because he was talking gin!
But now, to the meal:
Cocktails were a must. I ordered a "Newton's Apple". It was alright. The apple pieces within were a bit brown and soft... not disgustingly so, just enough to be disappointing. My friend's "Starry Night" was much better; I'd absolutely recommend that drink.
I ordered the Lobster Roll with a side salad. The salad took up a full half of the plate and was beautiful and colorful, loaded with arugula... My favorite! The lobster roll was stuffed full of a generous portion of lobster. Although it wasn't anything revolutionary, there are some things that are just so exquisite in their usual form. Lobster rolls are one of those things.
My friend got the Eleven Burger (a veal sandwich). It too was jam-packed with so much meat. He got a Cesar side salad; again, quite a generous portion.
We ordered a dessert to split: the Crème Fraîche Brûlée. (I triple-checked their menu to make sure I got all those little accents right, FYI). It came with a Raspberry Almond Macaron, which was preety good, and fresh raspberries, which were Wonderful. Nothing about a restaurant impresses me more than very fresh, perfectly ripe raspberries... Nothing is better. The Crème Brûlée itself was fluffy goodness under a crisp, warm blanket of wonderful caramelized sugar.
After dessert, the waiter surprised us with a special treat: Truffles filled with a Banana Cinnamon mixture and a chocolate sign that read "Happy Birthday"! I loved the combination, and the waiter even ran back and grabbed me two more! My pal wasn't as fond of the truffles, but Banana Cinnamon is a bold combination that isn't really for everyone.
In conclusion, even though at times it was a little wait before we could get something ordered, the experience here was very pleasant and it felt like the staff here put a lot of effort into making things special.
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