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| - First off, don't get me wrong: this was an excellent, well-executed meal in a lovely, somewhat rustic environment. Each dish had an incredible amount of thought put it into every single detail and was well worth the $39 tasting menu. When I alerted them of my allergy to arthropods, they were more than willing to accommodate me on one of the dishes.
Unfortunately, my experience was soured by the service. When I made a reservation, I was told on the phone that their banking system was down when I went, meaning they were accepting cash only. I'll admit it: I should've remembered, but a reminder before we were seated (and more importantly, before we were slammed with a $150 check) would have been nice to avoid the awkward post-meal run to the ATM. What if we hadn't reserved, or had reserved online instead? What then?
Furthermore, the gap behind dishes was quite substantial, sometimes lasting up to an hour. Hey, I enjoy long and slow meals as much as the next person, but an hour? Really? I'd assume that if there is a set menu that's decided upon in advance, the kitchen should've made the appropriate preparations to streamline the process such that some tables aren't waiting for an hour for the next dish. The servers did very little to address or apologize for this, instead choosing to chat amicably amongst themselves or with larger, more mature parties.
Overall, an exceptional gastronomical experience provided by a clearly knowledgeable culinary team that was unfortunately marred by the execution. Likely won't be back.
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