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| - My son & I had dinner reservations for 8pm and arrived promptly. Service from the start was very good, attentive, and somewhat formal. We noticed as we were being seated the ratio of diners to staff was about 3:1, but that being said, there were still a couple of misses in the service, the first and most forgivable, as it was in our favor after all, was the double delivery of the canapés to our table, to which I advised our server that we had already been brought the canapés, the second and the one that really didn't settle well with us was the forgetfulness of the mignardises! This is my favorite and almost the most anticipated part of the meal and the last chance for the chef to leave a good impression.
I of course did not bring this to the attention of the staff, as to save mine and their embarrassment. I just couldn't bring myself to politely bring it up, so I let it be... they brought me the check, and as I paid I sadly watched the other diners tasting their mignardises... that was for me a big miss.
Regarding attire, I will say that we were probably the best dressed people there, so I doubt that had anything to do with it, there was a good amount of people in street clothing, sweats & sneakers...I'm not even joking... it true! Very badly dressed people, I'm sure it wouldn't bother most, but if I am paying that type of $$$$, I don't want to be seeing others in sweats... people should make an effort
ok, on to the food...
Coming from a day and a half of heavy eating, we decided to each go with the a la carte instead of the tasting menu... appetizer, main & dessert, which was plenty.
The bread service was ok, bacon bread was tasty but none of the offerings sampled seemed fresh, they would have really benefited from a light oven warming.
The amuse was a delightful chestnut soup. Regarding the apps ... I had emailed the restaurant 2 weeks prior requesting their Foie Terrine... to which I received no response... I had gotten very busy at work, and really just forgot to follow up, as did they. But being that it was still showing up in their online menu, I didn't really worry. However, as I perused the menu in the restaurant, I realized there was no Foie Terrine, to which I was informed that it has been replaced with a Foie Gras Parfait... as in mixed with Heavy cream, as in Restaurant Saving $$... half the Foie, twice the profit. I felt a bit ripped off.
I did end up ordering the Foie Parfit, which was pretty small in comparison to the pictures I've seen of the Terrine, but It was tasty & smooth... but very light in taste (obviously by the heavy cream) I would have loved the terrine, but oh well... it was served with pretty good brioche bread and atop slices of beets, to which I didn't really like... not sweet enough or tangy enough in comparison to say berries or bitter orange marmalade ... that's my fav combination!
My son had the Panko crusted egg which was superbly done, and it didn't hurt that it had a nice little dollop of caviar! I could have that for a decadent brunch anyday!
For our mains, my son's Lobster was over cooked and rubbery, a sad dish and if you are going to charge a supplement ($15) you better make sure it's worth it... but it wasn't. I had the good but safe Prosciutto wrapped monkfish. Yummy, but really nothing I couldn't do at home.
For dessert, son had the Chocolate Ball and I had the Grand Marnier Soufflé to which we both agree were both overly sweet. There's a word in Spanish "empalagante" which doesn't really have a proper translation, but really describes the desserts perfectly... Great taste, but way too sweet.
Overall, we both gave it 7 out of 10... there's plenty of room for improvement. Really want to try Twist next for excitement and Picasso for upscale "comfort" food.
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