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| - This is the review of the Restaurant Week 2010 prix fixe menu.
The Skinny: I've had airplane food that was better than this... when they used to serve food on planes... (2) service = white glove, silver dome service, friendly staff (4) value: normally this place charges $125+ for their regular menu. Quite frankly, I'd rather save my money and eat at In-N-Out (1)
I was super stoked to try this place despite my hubby's reservations. As soon as I got up there, my hope dwindled to despair.
The view is fantastic up there meaning one thing... the food's going to be terrible. Despite the friendly welcome and silver dome service (yeah, they lift silver domes off your food), it doesn't detract from the overall lack of imagination and platings at the restaurant. The food and menu looks like it hasn't changed in 20 years.
We ordered a couple of things: Lobster Bisque with Puff Pastry Croutons; Field green salad with caraway cracker and goat cheese; Pan Roasted Chicken Breast with Potato Croquant and Butter Poached Leeks and Bacon Coq au vin; Grilled Ribeye with Gruyère Potato Purée, Braised Asparagus.
The lobster bisque did not have a strong enough lobster flavour. In addition, the minisule puff pastry bits scattered on top lost all the flakiness and became very soggy very quickly.
Salad was okay (although not properly dressed) but really ungainly to eat - the caraway cracker was way too hard to break with a knife and fork. Because it was so hard, it wasn't nice to eat either. The goat cheese was relatively bland.
The ribeye was okay but the sauce was singularly uninteresting - lacking both acidity and richness. The braised asparagus and the gruyere potatoes were in the same boat.
The worst dish of the evening - the chicken dish. It was like the food you'd get in the 80's at a really bad wedding. Dry and bland as the Sahara (you can see all the clear chicken jus on the top of the plate which means that it's not inside the chicken), the skin had an unpleasant soggy texture.
FYI, leeks are an aromatic and should not be served alone like a vegetable. Quite frankly it's like getting a plate full of sauteed onions... not appetizing at all. The potato croquant was not crispy (I've had tater tots that were better). The bacon coq au vin was not appetizing in texture or flavour.
I didn't finish my food.
Dessert came and I was hoping for some redemption.
The chocolate chip souffle was good but the chocolate sauce it came with didn't match with the souffle. It's like pouring chocolate over chocolate - it's a little too much. Not to mention, the chocolate sauce wasn't rich enough. The tiramisu was a little too heavy on the marscapone cheese and lack the lightness of a great tiramisu. Overall, an average dessert and I've had better.
Although I appreciate them participating in Restaurant week for the first time, their food isn't good enough to warrant a return visit at regular pricing. Sorry Alize... I can't help but give a 2 starred review.
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